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 Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject: Alito: Day Two |
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Democrats grilled Samuel Alito with questions on executive power, privacy rights and abortion as the Senate Judiciary Committee opened confirmation hearings today continually pointing out that Alito was replacing Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Several Democrats expressed misgivings about Alito’s 15 years of decisions and opinions.
In true to form Democratic style these ideologs has this to say,
| Quote: | | "Your record raises troubling questions about whether you appreciate the checks and balances in our Constitution — the careful efforts of our Founding Fathers to protect us from a government or a president determined to seize too much power over our lives,’’ said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. |
| Quote: | | “In an era when the White House is abusing power, is excusing and authorizing torture and is spying on American citizens, I find Judge Alito’s support for an all-powerful executive branch to be genuinely troubling,’’ said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. |
Republican Sen. Mike DeWine of Ohio offered a counterpoint.
| Quote: | | “Your modest approach to judging seems to bode well for our democracy." |
Republicans defended the president’s choice to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, describing him as a fair-minded and brilliant jurist who would be a welcome addition to the court.
Politics loomed large in the confirmation process, but Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah urged his colleagues to put them aside in assessing Alito’s qualifications.
| Quote: | | “We must apply a judicial, not a political, standard to this record,’’ Hatch said. |
Specter, said,
| Quote: | | “This hearing will give Judge Alito the public forum to address the issue, as he has with senators in private meetings, that his personal views and prior advocacy will not determine his judicial decision.’’ |
It will not matter what Alito says, some Democrats will oppose him, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, predicted in his opening statement.
| Quote: | | “I am reluctantly inclined to the view that you and any other nominee of this president for the Supreme Court start with no more than 13 votes in this committee, and only 78 votes in the full Senate with a solid, immovable and unpersuadable block of at least 22 votes against you, no matter what you say or do.’’ |
Read: Questionnaire of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, Nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. [PDF]
To be continued........
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GM Strong
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The dumbest man in the Senate, Biden, bloviated for 12 minutes and said nothing. Ol' Teddy was nailed to the wall by "Judge Aly-oto". The Honorable Judge Alito did very well and will be a great SCOTUS Justice.
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I managed to listen to audio snippets on Hugh Hewitt's show.
When Alito was asked about the "child strip search" decision, he not only answered the question well, but (IMHO) blew the questioner out of the water.
He clarified that the incident happened in a private room, was conducted by a female police officer, under a warrant that allowed searching all individuals on the premises, and then added that constructing laws against this sort of thing would result in more drug dealers, since they would tend to hide drugs on the minors, and that would therefore result in more child abuse.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| GM Strong wrote: | | Ol' Teddy was nailed to the wall by "Judge Aly-oto". |
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It was almost painful to watch and listen to that pitiful drunk stagger through the material his staff had written for him. I hope his staff told him he had been had by the judge when it was over. I doubt if Teddy realized it.
The human oil slick, Schumer, thought he was going to get an opinion on Roe from the judge. He failed.
It looks to be about over unless the Dems roll out an Anita Hill or some other bombshell.
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GM Strong
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Russ Feingold (as in McCain/Feingold) tried and failed his miserable tactic as well.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Alito: Day Two |
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He is looking less and less like a justice that will overthrow Roe V Wade.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Kennedy has practically been foaming at the mouth.
Is it possible he doesn't realize how big a fool he is making of himself?
Alito makes his questioners look like intellectual midgets. He has refused to roll around in the gutter with Kennedy, et al.
My respect for him continues to climb.
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The Liberals were an overwhelming embarrassment today. Any responsible Democrat should feel humiliated by these clowns. On the Republican side we suffered the buffoonery of Lindsay Graham (McCain's sidekick and lapdog).
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The Kennedy, Schumer & Biden Railroad Co.
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