Tuesday, January 17, 2006
C'mon... just say it...
"Why Alito is the wrong choice"... don't be shy... we all know you want to say it... we all know you're thinking it... it makes more sense than what you're writing... just say "because Bush picked him."
He is the wrong choice to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the nation's highest court.
In some ways, Alito's taciturn approach to questions about the great constitutional issues of our time was similar to that of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. But the distinction between the history of the two judges -- and the role of the justice they were nominated to replace -- are important.
It is important to always nominate a justice exactly like the one that is being replaced, apparently.
Of the two, Alito had far more explaining to do about his past, and his answers fell short of satisfying concerns about his record of advocating repeal of Roe vs. Wade, highlighting his membership in a Princeton alumni group with retrograde views of women and minorities and all too frequently siding with government and businesses against individuals seeking redress.
Only The Chron could believe these issues, especially the Princeton thingie, are still standing strong.
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