Thursday, June 27, 2013

Article: What the G.O.P. Can Learn From DOMA and the Roberts Court

What the G.O.P. Can Learn From DOMA and the Roberts Court
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2013/06/what-john-roberts-can-teach-conservatives.html

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"...Act strategically, avoid looking like radical ideologues, don't pick fights you can't win, and when you have to give ground, do your best to describe it as a victory of conservative values. These are the rules of the Roberts Court. In principle, they could serve well any right-leaning institution looking to prosper in a society that is growing steadily more liberal on social issues but which still has some distinctly conservative instincts, especially on matters having to do with law and order, government efforts to help individual groups, and national security. The Roberts Court has provided the template. But is the G.O.P. willing to adopt it?"

If you're conservative, this will make you feel a little better about recent events.

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