Reading the headlines out of D.C. these days, it’s clear that Congress and the judiciary are headed for a showdown. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced he will participate in a telecast from a Kentucky megachurch that will attack Democrats as being “against people of faith,” for blocking President Bush’s judicial nominees.
While Congress readies for the fight, religious conservatives are jumping into the fray. Last week, political stalwarts from Phyllis Schlafly to Allan Keyes came together with Jewish and Catholic leaders to form something called the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration. They are calling on Congress to reign in, what they call, “activist judges” they believe are keeping God out of the courtroom. The judiciary on trial: letting God be the judge.
Guests:
Nancy Gertner, Federal Judge in the US District Court in Massachusetts
Kay Daly, President of Coalition for a Fair Judiciary.