Consequences of a Second Bush Administration

There were many fears that the election of George W. Bush to the presidency would mean a sharp tilt to the right on the Supreme Court after he nominated a Supreme Court Justice or two - but that never happened. For whatever reason, no one retired. The chances of that happening through a second Bush term is rather unlikely, however. So what might happen if George W. Bush is re-elected and is able to nominate one or more justices to the Supreme Court?

David describes some of the possible consequences of a second Bush administration:

1. Abortion is likely to be outlawed!
2. Unmarried sex might become illegal.
3. Gay sex might become illegal (Bush said it should be illegal in his 1994 campaign for governor).
4. Sex toys might become illegal.
7. Instead of 7 words you can't say on TV, who knows how many will be illegal.
9. All pornography might become illegal.
11. The wall between church and state might be destroyed.

Such predications sound extreme - and perhaps they are. On the other hand, they may less extreme than we realize. Sex toys are illegal in some places in the South. The right to obtain an abortion could be struck down with the votes of a one or more justices - it really wasn't all that long ago that it was legalized in the first place.

The reason why these things aren't necessarily extreme is that for most of them (and the ones I didn't quote) there are already three or four justices who could support such action. Thus, the nomination of one or two more who also support the changes will mean that they stand a good chance of becoming reality. You only need five justices to do some of this - and if you already have four, the possibility of getting a fifth isn't bizarre.

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