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Too bad abortion has become the focus when considering Supreme Court nominations. Much more is at stake, whatever our party affiliation.

The Supreme Court is the last refuge of our rights. New laws give government the right to snoop through library records, intercept mail, tap phones and even enter our homes–all in the name of anti-terrorism.

President Bush even wants to lock up Americans accused of being “terrorists” indefinitely, without being charged or given a trial.

Just as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez were once branded as “communists,” so anyone can be branded a “terrorist.”

We desperately need a justice who will stand up for our civil liberties.