Tuesday - November 01, 2005

Guess Who’s Talking?

Here’s what the Left is saying after Judge Alito’s nomination yesterday, culled from various sources around the web ....

“If confirmed, Alito could very well fundamentally alter the balance of the court and push it dangerously to the right.”
-- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy(D-MA), after the announcement of Judge Alito’s nomination yesterday.

“You have obviously had a very distinguished record, and I certainly commend you for long service in the public interest. I think it is a very commendable career, and I am sure you will have a successful one as a judge.”
-- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy(D-MA), in 1990 after voting to confirm Judge Alito to the 3rd Circuit Court

“It is sad that the president felt he had to pick a nominee likely to divide America instead of choosing a nominee in the mold of Sandra Day O’Connor, who would unify us. This controversial nominee, who would make the court less diverse and far more conservative, will get very careful scrutiny from the Senate and from the American people.”
-- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

“Judge Alito’s record on the bench demonstrates that he would go to great lengths to restrict the authority of Congress to enact legislation to protect civil rights and the rights of workers, consumers and women.”
-- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

“Judge Alito is too radical for the American people. President Bush would leave the Supreme Court looking less like America and more like an old boys club.”
-- Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)

“Now the gauntlet has been, I think, thrown down. This nomination is aimed at appeasing the most right-wing elements of the president’s political base.”
-- Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

“Alito’s record suggests an activist judicial philosophy bent on rolling back the rights and freedoms that all Americans value. Alito has sought to limit the rights of women and people with disabilities in discrimination cases, demonstrated an open hostility to women’s privacy rights even in basic reproductive health matters, has a record of hostility toward immigrants, and tried to immunize employers from employment discrimination cases. It is particularly troubling that President Bush would nominate a judge who would reverse American progress and make the Supreme Court look less like America on the same day that most Americans are honoring the life and legacy of Rosa Parks.”
-- Howard Dean (DNC Chairman)

“The nomination of Samuel Alito poses a grave threat to the protections Americans count on, including basic workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights. We call on the Senate to stand up for all of us and reject the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
-- MoveOn.org web site petition

Posted by The Skipper     on 11/01/2005 at 06:00 AM   
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