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And what's wrong with litmus tests anyway?
If Gore feels so strongly about Roe (which I think was wrongly decided) he should by all means make it a litmus test.
In the context of the Supreme Court, of course, "litmus test" clearly means an inquiry into a potential nominee's personal convictions--on, say, abortion or civil rights--prior to their nomination.
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."
But the library has provoked Little Rock not just because it's a litmus test about Clinton.