New poll on Supreme Court: Americans think conservative
Today Americans United for Life released fascinating poll data by Kellyanne Conway’s group, the polling inc./WomanTrend. AUL detailed the findings in a letter to senators:
By overwhelming majorities, Democrats, Republicans and Independents agreed that judges should exercise restraint and check their own beliefs and predispositions at the courthouse door.
They agreed on upholding common sense abortion regulations already in place in the states, including parental consent laws, and objecting to late-term abortions and taxpayer-funded abortions in the US and overseas….
Further, this consensus was held even among Americans who self-described themselves as “pro-choice.”…
Finally, when asked whether the next Justice should be a man or a woman, the tri-partisan consensus also volunteered that it does not matter (79% of Republicans, 78% of Independents, 61% of Democrats, 78% of conservatives, 67% of moderates, and 62% of liberals — as well as 66% of women.)
All the poll findings are well worth reading. I was invited on a conference call to journalists this morning, wherein Conway indicated one of 7-8 questions asked of every recent SC nominee has been on abortion, so this issue is important.
Conway said those polled rejected Obama’s “empathy standard” or that the court was the place for representation. “Americans say in this survey they know justice is blind,” said Conway. “The constitutional place for representation is in the legislative branch.
“We found one thing that frustrates people is jurists who put their own pictures into opinions,” continued Conway. “People have limited tolerance for personal opinion in justices. They believe they are there for their credentials.”
The majority of those polled opposed partial birth abortion, supported parental notification of minors before abortion, opposed using tax dollars to fund abortion in both the US and internationally, and believed the people, not the courts, should make abortion policies, particularly on the state level.
Obama stands in stark contrast to all these beliefs and is anticipated to nominate a SC candidate who thinks like him, not the majority of Americans.
Prepare for pro-lifers to make a big deal about that.
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I don’t get it. The recent poll showed that more people are pro life than pro abortion. Another recent poll said that people want less government in their lives, not more. A majority of people opposed the bailouts and don’t agree with reckless government spending. This poll indicates the majority want a conservative or moderate Supreme Court Justice.
Yet six months ago the most radical pro abortion fraud was elected along with his party getting big majority in Congress.
I don’t get it.
Joanne: I think it’s because the Republican’s simply did not have a good candidate to offer to the American public.
Who wants a 75 year old man as a President? The Democrats on the other hand offered a young man with a family.
I also think the media did a bang-up job demonizing the Bush government and made all Republicans the scapegoat for every problem in America.
The thing is when Obama fails, it will still be the Republican’s fault!
Because, and I hate to say this, but I think that Americans aren’t that bright on the whole and are easily influenced with bandwagon propaganda. This poll is what you get when they are asked specifically to think for themselves.
Despite “magical thinking” and phony polls by GOP operatives, the majority of Americans are in line with Obama on the criteria for SC justices, as they are on the rest of his policies.
Angel and xalisae you both made valid points. It’s true McCain was not the best candidate. It certainly appears, however, Barry’s honeymoon is short indeed.
Bystander….. what proof do you have of what you claim? Sorry I dont think the majority of Americans are socialists and anti-life. In fact recent polls show the opposite.
For someone who has such disdain for conservatives and pro life, you sure spend a lot of time here.
Joanne, Hi. Bystander has been on this blog for 3 years! He’s also been on Operation Rescue for 3 years, another PL site. I’m sure there are more. So, I must conclude that he is an undercover conservative wanna be! Haven’t you heard? It’s coooool to be conservative! *tapping my sunglasses*!
If I really believed that I was interacting with a bunch of wing dings, I’d be inclined to leave.
Because, and I hate to say this, but I think that Americans aren’t that bright on the whole and are easily influenced with bandwagon propaganda. This poll is what you get when they are asked specifically to think for themselves.
Posted by: xalisae at May 21, 2009 9:10 PM
I think I rather agree with this. Remember when those polls were done asking people about Obama’s position on certain issues, most people had no clue as to what he believed. Some even thought he was the Republican candidate and that he was prolife.
There’s often no limit to the stupidity of people, these days.
Heather, off the meds again. I have never been on a “Operation Rescue” site, or any “PL site” other than this one. I study right wing extremists, and this site suits my purposes. Perhaps you can recommend another, as I am sure you frequent many.
I am pretty sure that many Americans are unaware that abortion is legal during ALL NINE MONTHS for ANY REASON, many which are NOT “medical” (I’m going to a concert, I want to go surfing this summer, etc)
Bystander once again you completely dodged the question. What proof do you have that the majority of Americans are pro death and approve of socialist policies? You have none.
I guess you just like to contradict the “right wing extremists” here even with not a shred of evidence.
something Liberals love to do.
If these are “common sense” regulations this means that the organization is admitting that from here on out the anti-choice movement lacks common sense in their push for a total ban on a woman’s right to health. However, they are not common sense at all – any restriction on a womans right to health is unconscionable.
I study right wing extremists, and this site suits my purposes. Perhaps you can recommend another, as I am sure you frequent many.
Posted by: Bystander at May 22, 2009 7:31 AM
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Bystander,
Still standing by?
Are you being honest when you say you are ‘studying’ extremists who, according to your view fall to the right of center on the ideological spectrum?
What objective mesure do you use to determine the center of your metric?
Do you have some sort of social ‘compass’ that indicates the direction to ‘normal’?
Do you measure in amplitude or magnitude or both?
As the left wing extremists move further left or the right wing extremists move futher right is the center ‘dynamic’?
Is it automatically re-calculated as half the distance between the two extremes or is tne center ‘static’?
Just what is the basis for your objective standard of measurement?
Pain and pleasure, sour and sweet, hot and cold are subjective terms.
Temperature is a measurement molecular activity. We can masure temperature with a thermometer and there though are differnt scales (Fareheit, Centigrade, Celsius) we can calibrate our differing instruments using the freezing point of water or the boiling point or water at sea level atmospeheric pressure of 14.9 lbs. per sq. inch.
How do you calibrate your instrument of measure?
What is your universal standard?
yor bro ken
Posted by: Joanne at May 21, 2009 8:12 PM
I don’t get it. The recent poll showed that more people are pro life than pro abortion. Another recent poll said that people want less government in their lives, not more. A majority of people opposed the bailouts and don’t agree with reckless government spending. This poll indicates the majority want a conservative or moderate Supreme Court Justice.
Yet six months ago the most radical pro abortion fraud was elected along with his party getting big majority in Congress.
I don’t get it.
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Joanne,
Short answer: Humans are stupid!
Even highly educated, highly intelligent, highly successful, humans can be and are ‘stupid’.
Kind of like a buck during rut.
Sometimes humans ignore experience, logic, caution, religion and just go with ‘stupid’.
Humans are stupid!
yor bro ken
“…the majority of Americans are in line with Obama on the criteria for SC justices, as they are on the rest of his policies.”
Posted by: Bystander at May 21, 2009 9:26 PM
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Joanne,
The preceding is a good example of wishful thinking and the unlimited capacity of humans for stupidity, particularly, liberal humanists.
People with ‘limbic’ brains show some limited resistance to stupidity to which liberal brains demonstrate such a strong susceptability.
One might say an obsession or compulsion.
You know, like that buck in rut.
yor bro ken
Bystander,
If 56% percent of people poled agree that 2+2=5, do you then recalibrate you scale to reflect peoples ‘feeling’ or do you stick with the tried and true standard that 2+2=4?
If you need to you can poll the audience, ask a friend, or do 50/50.
YLT, Human Abstract, Devo, Reality, Danielle, Robert Berger and yourself are not reliable sources of empirical data on which to reach logical conclusions with which to make an informed decision.
yor bro ken
I study right wing extremists, and this site suits my purposes. Perhaps you can recommend another, as I am sure you frequent many.
Posted by: Bystander at May 22, 2009 7:31 AM
Oh yeah, nice try! LOL! The translation is that you like conservatives.
I’ve finally figured it out. Bystander is Janet Napoloitano!
Posted by: heather at May 24, 2009 8:57 AM
I’ve finally figured it out. Bystander is Janet Napoloitano!
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Janet,
Ha, ha, ha!
I can see how you might reach that conclusion, but I always had the impression was Bystander was ‘male’.
I have had the same impression of Napolitano.
yor bro ken