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Board of Education be a legitimate litmus test in picking a Supreme Court justice?
For this reason, Gore's "litmus test" position is not merely defensible; it's the only sensible one to take if you seriously intend to get rid of "don't ask, don't tell."
Gore said he had "rejected the notion of litmus tests on the Supreme Court by saying there are ways to find out the kind of judgment somebody has without posing specific litmus tests."
Whether one uses his phrase “established treatment” or “proven therapy,” we urge caution in using such a litmus test to decide whether the use of placebo is or is not acceptable.
The piece suggests that gay rights may become the same kind of ideological litmus test for electoral candidates as abortion.