Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Hmm
Let's compare who wants Alito confirmed, and who doesn't, in The Chron:
Reasons given for having Alito confirmed:
"Commitment to rule of law."
"Qualified."
"Ethical."
"Impressive command of the Constitution and various milestone cases."
Reasons given for not having Alito confirmed:
Could possibly, maybe, not throw a fit about wiretappings by prez, might possibly consider Roe vs. Wade to be a court case instead of a biblical law, has a small but nonzero probability of not leaving civil rights in the hands of Congress.
"Arch-conservative."
Might possibly exercise the power granted to the courts in the Constitution, rather than doing exactly as I say.
Too white and male.
I dunno... I think I'm going to have to side with the pro-Alitos on this one. By the way, concerns about "unchecked power of the president" are pretty funny. The assumption seems to be that while the president will be doing his fascist takeover of the country and ignoring the demands of the legislature, he could be brought to a screeching halt by the Supreme Court. "Gavel Power... ACTIVATE!!!"
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