Yes, Giok, that's true. You won't hear the Bush administration admit it (it's too much of a "hot button" issue), but Roe v Wade is a major item on the agenda of things that the Right wants to ram through the Supreme Court. I, personally (and I know I'm not alone in this), regard Bush's opportunity to appoint two justices to the Supreme Court a disaster with possible long-term consequences (these appointments are for life).

My only hope is that, in the past, when conservative judges have been appointed, somehow the black robe and the august surroundings remind them that the Supreme Court is supposed to be one of the major guardians of the Constitution, and it's far too important to be the battleground for partisan issues. A couple of consevative judges have turned out to be a bit of a disappointment to those who appointed them because they did rise above this kind of partisanship.

Let's hope!

Don Firth