Cornelia Pillard

Thank goodness the Republicans have been successful in blocking the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals. Judge Pillard has problems interpreting the Constitution. One example of that is the case of Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church vs. EEOC.

The particulars of the case boil down to the church being able to hire and fire as it sees fit. The church runs a school. One of the school employees was fired. She sued. Judge Pillard said that the church's exercise of its religious freedom presented "a substantial threat to the American rule of law." Maybe Judge Pillard should go back and read that pesky First Amendment again.

Of course, the Democrats are crying foul. They claim the Republicans have rejected her merely because she's a woman and they don't want women to succeed. Patrick Leahy, in his denunciation of Republicans, dares them to reveal their true motives: "Just say we don't want women on this court." Now, everyone knows that in this day and age, a politician is not going to reject a candidate merely because she's a woman. In fact, I'll just bet that Leahy didn't vote for Sarah Palin. So why doesn't he just say, "We don't want a woman to be Vice-President."
 
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