A Boston Tea Party…(Political Camouflage)

You have reached the pinnacle of your career. The American Bar Association and the President of the United States both agree that your superior qualifications allow you to be nominated for a federal district judge seat. The Senate judicial committee begins to research your judicial resume. It is during this process where a major problem is found. Certain members realize you are a person with a deep religious faith. Though the members give other reasons for not supporting you, it is most certainly because of this faith that your nomination will not succeed.

This is the path the Democrats have chosen. They will not tolerate anyone with a strong faith to become a federal judge. Democrats will argue that faith has nothing to do with it. I would agree as long as the person is hypocritical in his/her faith like a John Kerry is. Yes, someone who claims to be a strong catholic but supports abortion rights. Democrats whole-heartedly support that type of faithful person. It is because a nominee with strong personal convictions of faith may come down on the wrong side of decisions like gay marriage and abortion rights that the left cannot support them. The nominee might be the most qualified judge in the land but if he/she hints at being conservative in his/her beliefs, well, he/she is deemed not fit to be a federal district judge.

What is most pathetic is how the Democrats are hiding behind the filibuster rather than voting NO on an up or down vote. There are many Democratic Senators from Bush states who would pay a hefty price by voting no. The filibuster is providing them political camouflage. In my eyes this smells of some type of discrimination. I have a feeling if these nominees were atheists there would be no problem with them. It is very easy to envision no true Catholics or Evangelicals will be allowed to serve on the federal bench. Only in the illogical mind of a Democrat can the freedom to worship be held against you. In a Democrat’s mind it may be o.k. too worship but only to a point and if you go past that point don't count on being a federal judge.