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July 01, 2005
I guess he's Michael Peroutka's brother
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Right-wing anti-abortion nuts, led by Stephen G. Peroutka, put out this press release. Peroutka has this to say:
"We cannot let history repeat itself. In 1981, Ronald Reagan was persuaded to choose O'Connor over Judge Robert Bork-an esteemed and highly regarded constitutionalist-in the name of political expediency," stated Peroutka. "President Bush must resist the temptation to nominate an Alberto Gonzales. We have learned that not all 'conservatives' are truly conservative. Instead, he should select a nominee who has a true understanding of constitutional law and its Biblical underpinnings; a judge with the integrity to defend objective truth no matter the consequence. Someone like Judge Roy Moore. "
Wow, some historical confusion there. Not to mention that Alberto Gonzales is plenty conservative for the 95 percent or more of Americans who aren't completely insane.
Michael Peroutka ran for President on the Constiution Party ticket in 2004; he was closely linked to Moore. He, too, is a lawyer from Maryland. Stephen must be a relative.
Posted by Mac Thomason at July 1, 2005 02:34 PM
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Imagine my surprise when Bork appeared on a BBC documentary supporting the idea that the American people require a national myth to save them from the corrosive effects of individualism. Any remaining respect I had for the guy was finally flushed down the toilet.
Posted by: Paul at July 1, 2005 04:03 PM
Michael and Stephen are definitely brothers cut from the same cloth...the nuts don't fall far from the tree so to speak.
Here is what Michael's website bio says: "Founder of The Institute on the Constitution, a nation-wide program teaching the principles incorporated in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, Michael has, for 18 years, been a partner with his brother Stephen in the Pasadena, Maryland law firm of Peroutka & Peroutka..."
I looked up some of the stuff these guys have said. They need professional help.
Posted by: Davy at July 1, 2005 08:42 PM
Hm. I would have thought Bork didn't believe the BBC exists.
Posted by: Susan at July 1, 2005 09:02 PM
Wouldn't it be nice if they'd actually consulted a short bio of either O'Connor or Bork? Bork was nominated in 1987.
Posted by: Bill McCabe at July 1, 2005 10:28 PM
Yeah, that's what I was talking about with the "historical confusion". Too subtle? These guys are living in a parallel universe, though. Maybe in that one Bork was nominated in '81.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at July 1, 2005 11:19 PM
Gee, and I was so pleased that I remember the Bork nomination so clearly although I was (apparently) only 20 at the time. Guess I wasn't such a politically aware college kid after all.
Posted by: Del at July 2, 2005 08:39 AM