| Baalzamon said: Just wow. The supreme court is about all there is that holds back Congress from completely destroying everything that America is based upon. |
As is true with the Supreme Court in most western nations, this statement heavily depends on which political ideology you support and which party appointed the Supreme Court ... While they tend to be somewhat independent, and are not simply pawns, if one party controls supreme court appointments for long enough they can stack the court. If you oppose the party in power and support the party that appointed the supreme court you may see this as a good thing, if you support the party in power and oppose the party that appointed the supreme court you may see this as a bad thing.
To demonstrate my point more clearly, suppose the Republicans are politically very successful over the next 16 years and stack the supreme court in their favour and most of the justices have demonstrated track records that are opposed to gay marriage and abortion rights. How many Democrats or independent voters who support these issues and are bashing Newt for an honest response would have a problem with a Democrat president taking the same stance to push for gay marriage and/or abortion rights.
Back to my original point, if all presidential candidates were honest they would say the same thing as Newt, and if most voters were honest they would admit that they would support such a move as long as it was in line with their political worldview.
