It’s Samuel Alito for SCOTUS!
by Travis H. on October 31st, 2005
AP News Headlines:
Bush nominates conservative for Supreme Court
“Judge Alito is unquestionably qualified to serve on our nation’s highest court. And on the bench, he has displayed a judicial philosophy marked by judicial restraint and respect for the limited role of the judiciary to interpret the law and not legislate from the bench.” – Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.
“Unlike (Miers) nomination, which was derailed Thursday by Bush’s conservative allies, Alito faces vocal opposition from Democrats.”
“The nomination of Judge Alito requires an especially long, hard look by the Senate because of what happened last week to Harriet Miers. Conservative activists forced Miers to withdraw from consideration for this same Supreme Court seat because she was not radical enough for them. Now the Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people.” – Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Samuel Alito’s conservative views
earned him nickname ‘Scalito’
Alito has endorsed abortion restrictions
However we must remember that…
A new justice will not make the difference on Roe v. Wade in the court’s present configuration. Besides the moderate O’Connor, five of the eight other justices have endorsed a woman’s right to the procedure.
As an appeals court judge, Alito was required to follow Supreme Court precedent, which he did.
In 2000, for example, Alito was among the judges who ruled that a New Jersey law banning late-term abortions was unconstitutional, following high court precedent.
Just one more pro-life justice can’t overturn Roe v. Wade. We need one or two more to flip that.
Mr. Alito’s Speech following his nomination
Bloggers Reaction:
Powerlineblog:
Alito is a solid choice. Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid have already come out against him; another good sign
We’re about to get the fight over Constitutional principles that conservatives have looked forward to for years.
Hugh Hewitt: (no link due to questionable ad)
“Judge Alito is a great nominee, and as a result a great political battle lies ahead.”
“This is a nominee the Right can get behind.”
Sen. Bill Frist on Fox News (via Jason Smith): “If the Democrats are looking for a fight, we’ll be up for the fight. We won’t back down… We’re gonna get an up or down vote on the Senate floor and if the Democrats want a fight, they’ll get one.”
“For my own part, I’d also like to thank President Bush. He’s given us a nominee worth fighting for. Before the Miers nomination, one of our bloggers (I believe it was feddie), asked the President to “cowboy up.” He has. And it’s time for us to do the same.”
As well as…
“Dems — filibuster this!”
The Confirm Alito Coalition is up @ GOP Bloggers
Travis’ Comments:
YIPPEE!
This is the kind of justice the U.S. conservative movment has been dreaming of!
Now, let’s get him confirmed!
Square Talk Radio’s comments on Miers downfall should be up today. Look for a new show soon. Also, Virtue Mag is sure to have an article.
9 Comments
tgage
October 31st, 2005 at 11:57 am
This is what we needed the first time!
Tim S.
October 31st, 2005 at 12:22 pm
Actually, if you see the bottom of my post, Bush may have made a brilliant move. You’ll also want to listen to the ironic Square Talk radio show.
Sam Ashwood
October 31st, 2005 at 6:54 pm
I’m pretty skeptical of anything Bush does, but on the surface, this looks like a good pick. I just hope we’re not disappointed…
Derek W.
October 31st, 2005 at 10:35 pm
“Actually, if you see the bottom of my post, Bush may have made a brilliant move.”
Um, no. Arguing that the whole Miers fiasco was a “brilliant move” is laughable, and the only people who’d advance such an idea are those who worship Bush like a false idol and are convinced he can do no wrong.
t_gage
November 1st, 2005 at 12:01 am
The Miers move ended up as brilliant. It effectively killed any possibility of a Gonzales nomination EVER.
Travis H.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:55 am
“Um, no. Arguing that the whole Miers fiasco was a “brilliant move” is laughable, and the only people who’d advance such an idea are those who worship Bush like a false idol and are convinced he can do no wrong.”
Sir, such a comment is uncalled for and totally incorrect. Your implication of “Bush worship” is unworthy of this conversation and utterly degrading to your hearers. The same comment could be worded in such a way as to express your point without implying that a young Christian man is a idol worshiper.
Derek W.
November 1st, 2005 at 9:21 am
“The Miers move ended up as brilliant. It effectively killed any possibility of a Gonzales nomination EVER.”
Yes, but that wasn’t because of Bush, it’s because the conservative base decided to actually show a backbone for once. Tim and whoever else seem to be arguing that BUSH HIMSELF made some sort of brilliant move. (BTW, the fact that you admit there was a huge possibility of someone like Gonzales getting nominated shows exactly what kind of man Bush is.)
“Your implication of “Bush worship” is unworthy of this conversation and utterly degrading to your hearers.”
It’s perfectly worthy of this conversation, because that’s what it is. Bush just made one of the worst decisions of his presidency, nominating an unqualified close friend who was only picked because she was a woman; who was not even a conservative and after her nomination demonstrated just how unqualified she was; and after he FINALLY picks the candidate conservatives have been looking for ON HIS THIRD TRY, we have some Bush-ites claiming this was somehow a “brilliant move” on Bush’s part. Give me a break!
Travis H.
November 1st, 2005 at 10:38 am
The ojection raised was not to your comments premis, but to its wording of saying that a young Christian fellow was an idol worshiper.
Other then that point, I find your comment in agreement with my own opinion. I don’t think that Bush scored some kind of “grand stratigic move”. I think he over overestimated the “trust” of the conservative movment in a Republican President. I think he was unprepeared for his nomminee to be combed over as well as she was by conservative bloggers and others, and was not ready for the American public to call him on this issue.
Derek W.
November 1st, 2005 at 2:55 pm
OK, point taken. I take back the “false idol” comment as inapropiate, although I stand by my general statement.
: )
On a different note, Alito is definitely a good choice. Much better than Miers and an improvement over Roberts as well.