Comments on: Alito Confirmed For Supreme Court

By: Idiongo Udoh

Idiongo Udoh — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:55:44 +0000

With sincerity I want to know why there is so much furor over throwing babies away? In my opinion throwing a baby away is gruesome.
Why is it that women are not arguing about the right to have more time with their children that are lucky not to have been thrown away? How about the right to have more time after giving childbirth away from work? The right to have more time to work on their marriages?
What’s all this hue and cry about throwing babies away?

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:34:16 +0000

Rhode Islanders–You need to get rid of pro-abortion Chafee–the only R to vote against Judge Alito.
He’s like retiring Jeffords–a former R turned I who votes with the Ds every time. Try Laffey instead.

By: Tel-Chai Nation

Tel-Chai Nation — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:35:07 +0000

Samuel Alito is now Chief Justice

It’s certainly quite pleasing that judge Samuel Alito’s now been nominated for Chief Justice. With any luck, he’ll go on to be an inspiration for many law systems in many other places.

By: The Right Nation

The Right Nation — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:45:35 +0000

A-L-I-T-O

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is the 110th Supreme Court justice, after the Senate confirmed his nomination with 58 favorable votes (every Republican except one) against 42 (every Democrat except four). Yesterday a filibustering attempt by the left wing o…

By: BIRDZILLA

BIRDZILLA — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:31:35 +0000

They will need the smellin salts for Ted Kennedy he has passed out

By: Jeremy Pierce

Jeremy Pierce — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:27:20 +0000

He explained all this quite clearly in the hearings. When he was answering what political policy he prefers as a lawyer for the chief executive, he says he’s opposed to Roe v. Wade. As a judge on the 3rd Circuit, he’s had to treat it as binding precedent and has indeed done so while trying to limit abortion according to O’Connor’s own rules for doing so. As a Supreme Court justice, he’ll be able to raise the question of whether the precedent of Roe v. Wade can be considered for reevaluation. Some principles count against doing so. It is a precedent of the Supreme Court with a 7-2 vote, and its central holding has been upheld (albeit by a smaller margin of 6-3). On the other hand, it was wrongly decided, and the opinion that upheld the central holding explained exactly why the original reasoning was terrible. Current medical science undermines some of the reasoning behind it as well. There are also some issues of workability. He’s said that he’d have to evaluate any case by its own merits, but he’s willing to countenance the possibility that those principles would lead to a reconsideration of Roe v. Wade, though he’s willing to countenance the possibility that in a given case it might not. Then finally once he gets beyond those issues he’d have to see if the case in question happens to be of the sort that would merit overturning or severely limiting the results of Roe. He’s perfectly open to that, but it would have to be based on the case, and you can’t know something like that until all the arguments are on the table.

By: cassandra

cassandra — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:58:14 +0000

His explanation to DiFi, even on the face of it, makes sense for even a prolifer, because the Roe decision was so bad. It is highly possible to be pro-abortion and find fault with Roe. The case has been a joke even among liberal law professors ever since 1973.

By: Vincent Montoya

Vincent Montoya — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:21:01 +0000

I don’t see where his comments necessarily indicate backtracking even if they are accurately related by Senator Feinstein. I take it to mean that he doesn’t let his political or personal views influence his jurisprudence.

If his political views are the same now as then, and I haven’t seen any strong evidence to the contrary, I doubt he would have fully disclosed them to the Senator. The lefties were determined to portray Justice Alito as the one to bring about the demise of the Roe vs. Wade precedent. I wouldn’t have given them more ammunition if I could at all help it.

It would be nice to get abortion out of the federal courts and back to the state legislature where it’s supposed to be decided.

-VM

P.S.
Big Howdy to La Shawn from Idaho. I love your blog!

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:55:38 +0000

A win and a disaster averted

Congratulations to Justice Alito.

By: Uncle Sam's Cabin

Uncle Sam's Cabin — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:29:22 +0000

Justice Alito

Judge Samuel Alito has been confirmed to the SCOTUS despite various chicken little performances by opponents of his nomination. Better him than me.

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:16:34 +0000

I don’t think there’s such an amendment, Lisa, but here’s my theory: the pro-life movement is closely associated with the Republican party and “white evangelicals,” both of whom are considered historically racist. Even to protect the lives of the unborn, black liberals will not “cross over” and speak out vehemently against the slaughter.

However…child killing is one of many issues that can and MUST unite black and white evangelicals. I pray for major changes during Alito’s tenure.

By: Lisa Gilliam

Lisa Gilliam — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:09:13 +0000

LaShawn can you tell me where I can find more information about roe v.wade and how some sort of amendment to the 1965 civil rights bill is somehow connected? Because a minister that I know and I have been puzzled too, why the Black church has been very quiet about this, given our opposition to abortion, I would like to know if some sort of amendment was added when roe v. wade became law.

By: The World According To Carl

The World According To Carl — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:39:47 +0000

ALITO CONFIRMED!

It’s finally over. All the hoopla, all the bickering, all the liberal whining…Alito is confirmed and will be the newest Justice on the Supreme Court. Liberals have been trying the chicken little “sky is falling” tactic trying to get people to …

By: mj

mj — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:36:23 +0000

Let’s just hope he doesn’t end up behaving like the liberal-pleaser O’Connor.

By: THE GALVIN OPINION

THE GALVIN OPINION — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:26:20 +0000

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALITO: FINALLY

Democrats use filibuster as a “legitimate” way to block Supreme Court nominees. Will it be so shocking if 41 Democrats favor a filibuster for the next nominee? I don’t think so.