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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Kennedy is a flaming liberal on social issues

Bullshit. He's at most a moderate. Do you consider these to be "flaming liberal" positions?


Boy Scouts may exclude gay scoutmasters. (Jun 2000)
1st Amendment protects church's anti-gay funeral pickets. (Mar 2011)
Sociological analysis insufficient to prove gender bias. (Jun 2011)
Wrote Citizens United:Corporate spending is protected speech. (Jan 2010)
Government is not responsible for abuses in private prisons. (Jul 2009)
Fleeing the police is reasonable grounds for a search. (Jan 2000)
First Amendment protects leafleting at abortion center door. (Oct 2002)
Death penalty OK if no mitigating evidence. (Apr 2000)
OK to lengthen prison sentences retroactively. (Mar 2000)
Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing. (Jun 1986)
Taxpayers can't fight AZ tax credit for religious schools. (Apr 2011)
Rape victims cannot sue their alleged attackers. (May 2000)
ObamaCare's individual mandate is unconstitutional. (Jun 2012)
States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools. (Jun 2001)
States have no authority to protect patient rights. (Jun 2002)
Congress authorized detaining US citizens as enemy soldiers. (Jun 2004)
No judicial limit on detaining illegal immigrants. (Jun 2001)
INS may hold deportation suspects without bail. (Apr 2003)

Like...honestly, I'd describe him as slightly right-of-center overall on social issues. He's for gay marriage, but so is Ulti--that's not exactly a flaming liberal position these days. He respected court precedence on Roe v Wade, but even if you disagree with past rulings there's reasons to respect court precedence (court flip flopping can be worse than respecting a court decision you disagree with). On all other social issues he seems to lean right.
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