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Bush Nominates Alito
« on: October 31, 2005, 09:32:06 AM »
Man I just think it's funny to watch the democrats squirm.  



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173968,00.html

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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2005, 10:31:38 AM »
They say he is a "strict interpreter of the Constitution", in which case I would support him regardless of the rest.  I havent looked into his decisions or opinions much yet though.

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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2005, 12:18:51 PM »
I saw the word "radical" several times in the article but there was nothing there to back up that label.  :huh

I did see a couple things I definately like in a Supreme nominee.  

"He understands judges are to interpret the laws, not to impose their preferences or priorities on the people."

As well as:

"Alito's 15 years on the federal court and say his record shows a commitment to a strict interpretation of the Constitution, ensuring that the separation of powers and checks and balances are respected and enforced.

They also contend that Alito has been a powerful voice for the First Amendment's guarantees of free speech and the free exercise of religion."

I hardly find this to be a sign of a "radical". IMO this type of position is what the SCOTUS is supposed to be. They are a check in the checks and balances. Their main emphasis is to determine the constitutionality of what comes before the bench, based on OUR constitution not another countries, again IMO.

What I have quoted here is all based on a single article. The disenting vote in the PA. case didn't have sufficient info to determine exactly what he was dissenting about. It may have just been a specific section of the law rather than the "principal" or intent of the law. There is insufficeint info to tell in this article.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2005, 12:54:51 PM »
yeah he looks good at first glance to me too.

Wonder what dirt the dems with digup/makeup about him.

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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2005, 01:25:11 PM »
Just a "quick glance" search turned up these

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1046288236052

http://www.sctnomination.com/blog/archives/candidates/alito/index.html

The blog showing some of his case decisions has links to the actual court documents.  His words are really very illuminating as to the way he thinks.

I have to say, I like this guy so far.

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2005, 01:32:19 PM »
Im sure that whole miers things was just a cheney con job.  They (even she) knew she wouldnt make the confirmation but that her losing the spot opened up the way for a far more right leaning conservative (anti abortion).

Smart and deceitful politics for sure.

I like the guy and hope he gets confirmed.
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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2005, 01:43:59 PM »
the louder the dems holler, the more I like him

it will be a huge waste of tax dollars this go round ending in the nuclear option by the Reps ... too bad we have to waste all the time and money 1st
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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2005, 06:29:54 PM »
I saw a 30 second blurb on him and another guy as possible nominees early this morning. Of the two I liked him better. Let's see if he has any skeletons in the closet before we get all gushy.
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2005, 08:27:26 PM »
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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Man I just think it's funny to watch the democrats squirm.  


Yeah, that is a favorite pastime of mine.  :D

Of course, you want a Supreme Court Judge to rule based on a literal interperatation of the Constitution.  That is the problem the liberals will have with him, they will only want to accept someone who interperates it their way, the way they want it to be, not the way it is actual written.
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2005, 09:23:18 PM »
What is the literal interpretation of the US Constitution as regards abortion?    Just askin' - I don't think there are any direct references to it in the text.    So what's a literalist to do?

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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2005, 09:52:32 PM »
"What is the literal interpretation of the US Constitution as regards abortion? Just askin' - I don't think there are any direct references to it in the text. So what's a literalist to do?"

The info is in there if you look:


"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. "

And:


"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. "


Those two amendments (the 10th and the 9th) are probably the two most abused portions of our Constitution, even moreso than the 2nd.


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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2005, 08:31:58 AM »
sounds like a good un.   Sounds like he will get in too.  

oboe... Abortion?  who cares... I think only a few extremests on either side really think it is a litmus test for something as important as the SC.

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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2005, 08:52:30 AM »
Harriet Miers... The most qualified candidate due to her lack of experience.
Judge Alito.... The most qualified candidate due to his wealth of experience.


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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2005, 09:00:32 AM »
or... from your side of the isle..

meirs... not qualified because of lack of experiance..

alito... not qualified because of too much experiance..

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« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2005, 09:14:34 AM »
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Originally posted by lazs2
sounds like a good un.   Sounds like he will get in too.  

oboe... Abortion?  who cares... I think only a few extremests on either side really think it is a litmus test for something as important as the SC.

lazs


Abortion is just an example, cuz it seems to me all the issues I'm hearing about that people want to question his views on - abortion, civil rights, environmental protections - well it seems like this issues weren't addressed specifically be the Constitution - even indirectly.   I mean, in the pre-Industrialized era that the Constitution was written in, environmental protection wasn't even a concept.    So it seems there could be no intent for that specific issue for the literalists to even begin to interpret.

Though the framers were smart enough to know they couldn't anticpate everything, and it looks to me as pointed out by J_A_B, that for all these issues the ball is thrown right back to the States (or to the people - which I assume means either there should be no legislation at all, or, that the 'people' should use the legislative process to address anything that needs addressing.