The Battle, Not The War

The most important fact about today's success in the Supreme Court that it can disappear in less than two or three years. Remember George Bush's promise to appoint justices like Scalia and Thomas. Bush will say little, if anything, about today's decision, but he will attempt to install new justices who will fulfill Scalia's thinly-veiled promise to overturn Roe and Lawrence. If Bush is elected in 2004, he probably will have the opportunity to fill three vacancies, if not more. Only one of those, Rehnquist, will be a wash. Even if he isn't elected, he might get a crack at two. And if you think the new Chief Justice, Scalia, won't tell Bush who to pick, you're just fooling yourself.