[Vision2020] Linda Pall On KGO AM 810 San Francisco Speaks Regarding US Supreme Court?

[Ted Moffett]

All-

Late last night when listening to the John Rothman show (1-5 AM Saturday) on
KGO AM 810 from San Francisco, the recent Supreme Court 5/4 decision on
employment discrimination, and justice Ginsberg's dissenting opinion, was
the topic.  Much to my astonishment, a call came in from a certain Linda in
Moscow, Idaho!  I don't think there is a violation of privacy in mentioning
this on Vision2020, given that someone talking to tens of thousands of
people from Alaska to Baja on the public airwaves certainly expects their
comments to be public.

The caller said they were "appalled, no pun intended" at the Supreme Court
employment discrimination ruling, revealing that they had worked with
employment legal issues, and that the 180 day time limitation on citing
instances of discrimination in a suit, that this Supreme Court decision
supported, would render employment discrimination suits very difficult,
given that establishing patterns of discrimination over periods of years is
often necessary.  Could it be that the comment "appalled, no pun intended"
was a reference to Linda Pall's name?  The caller never did actually give
their full name, that I heard, but they certainly implied they were a
lawyer.

Was that you, Linda?

Another caller mentioned that this US Supreme Court decision was a gift to
many corporations, who may have been facing serious financial penalties for
past employment discrimination extending back over decades.  It was also
suggested the US Congress should pass legislation to address this
unfortunate US Supreme Court ruling.

The issue of the five member Catholic majority on the court (Kennedy,
Scalia, Thomas, and recent Bush appointees Roberts and Alito), which was the
majority in the employment discrimination case, also came up as as issue,
especially in regards to attempts to overturn Roe v. Wade, which with this
current court is seriously threatened.  It is well known, of course, that
the official position of the Catholic Church on abortion is what is termed
"pro life," not "pro choice."

Ted Moffett
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