You fighting the dems.
Posted on 10/31/2005 4:50:26 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Karl Rove to resign, and upon the President to pressure him to do so.
In response, it appears likely the President will throw Senator Reid the Senatorial bird (as opposed to Senator Byrd, but that's another rant...) by nominating Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito (another nominee that's going to take some typing practice to spell correctly, oh well).
A synopsis of the Judge's actual judicial opinions [Courtesy: FR's YaYa123]:
A majority opinion in ACLU v. Schundler, 168 F.3d 92 (3d Cir. 1999), holding that the Establishment Clause was not violated by a city hall holiday display that contained a creche, a menorah, secular symbols of the season, and a banner proclaiming the city's dedication to diversity.
A majority opinion in Fatin v. INS, 12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993), holding that an Iranian woman seeking asylum could establish that she had a well founded fear of persecution in Iran if she could show that compliance with that country's "gender specific laws and repressive social norms," such as the requirement that women wear a veil in public, would be deeply abhorrent to her. Judge Alito also held that she could establish eligibility for asylum by showing that she would be persecuted because of gender, belief in feminism, or membership in a feminist group.
A majority opinion in Saxe v. State College Area School District, 240 F.3d 200 (3d Cir. 2001), striking down as contrary to the First Amendment a public school district anti-harassment policy that extended to nonvulgar, non-school-sponsored speech that posed no realistic threat of substantial disruption of school work.
A majority opinion in Shore Regional High School Board of Education v. P.S., 381 F.3d 194 (3d Cir. 2004), holding that a school district did not provide a high school student with a free and appropriate public education, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when it failed to protect the student from bullying by fellow students who taunted the student based on his lack of athleticism and his perceived sexual orientation.
A majority opinion in Williams v. Price, 343 F.3d 223 (3d Cir. 2003), granting a writ of habeas corpus to an African-American state prisoner after state courts had refused to consider the testimony of a witness who stated that a juror had uttered derogatory remarks about African Americans during an encounter in the courthouse after the conclusion of the trial.
A dissenting opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682 (3d Cir. 1991), arguing that a Pennsylvania that required women seeking abortions to inform their husbands should have been upheld. As Judge Alito reasoned, "[t]he Pennsylvania legislature could have rationally believed that some married women are initially inclined to obtain an abortion without their husbands' knowledge because of perceived problems--such as economic constraints, future plans, or the husbands' previously expressed opposition--that may be obviated by discussion prior to the abortion." Chief Justice Rehnquist's dissent from the Supreme Court's 5-4 [corrected] decision striking down the spousal notification provision of the law quoted Judge Alito's dissent and expressed support for Judge Alito's reasoning.
A dissenting opinion in Homar v. Gilbert, 89 F.3d 1009 (3d Cir. 1996) arguing that that a state university did not violate the procedural due process rights of a campus policeman when it suspended him without pay and without a prior hearing upon learning that he had been arrested and charged with drug offenses. The Supreme Court, which reversed and remanded the case on other grounds, agreed with Judge Alito's reasoning that no hearing was required prior to the suspension because the drug charges showed that the suspension was not baseless.
A dissenting opinion in Sheridan v. Dupont, 74 F.3d 1439 (3d Cir. 1996) (en banc) arguing that a plaintiff in a sex discrimination case should not inevitably be able to survive summary judgment simply by casting doubt on the employer's proffer of legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for the adverse employment decision.
Folks--I think we have a real conservative here.
As I said on Friday, the President plays chess, and we need to stick with him.
Now, for the Gang of Seven in the Senate--we're watching. Harry Reid hates this guy. This is well worth the Nuclear Option.
In other news...
The Plamegate special prosecutor is demanding that VP Cheney testify in open court. The Administration will likely invoke Executive Priviledge--sparking a court fight on that issue.
And Prince Charles says he finds the pace of climate change is terrifying and people are becoming too dependent on technology.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Great idea.
Did I tell you they're my favorites....and I am not to proud ...and would gladly accept them if you were to send them to me....:-)
Howdy ma'am!!
Has your faith ben restored? Ready for a SC fight?
What the heck happened to the Eagles? I missed the game.
Exploding Heads [Blanton]
Word on Capitol Hill already is that the Dems are not going to be able to filibuster Alito, so they will work extra, extra hard at destroying him between now and when the hearings begin. Once he gets through -- and he will get through -- we should see all sorts of heads explode. Well done Mr. President.
Posted at 10/31/2005 05:12:02 PM EST -
I'm ready for this fight....now I can go beat up DEMS instead of my friends....LOL!
You fighting the dems.
The libs were whining loudly about the nomination on NPR (only news radion I could get, blech!). Nothing of substance, just whining.
/john
Evening John.
/john
:-)
/john
Glad you liked it. I was never into Halloween decorating but I always tried to carve a pumpkin for the trick or treaters. Didn't even do that this year, too busy.
Oh boy, do I remember. Hardly even made it worth rigging up a Halloween costume some years, when they had to put a coat on. And rain, cold rain. Yup, I remember those years.
Still, they were good years :^)
Oh brother..
That was fun! But I sure am glad that no one else could see my art work ... drawing jack-o-lantern faces has never been my strong suit, with either a knife or a pen. LOL!
I have been thinking Judge Alito is a stronger pick than John Roberts....Alito would have made a great Chief Justice.
We're finding that many hotels have the cable in the room (often hidden in the closet) ... or have wireless. Hubby still takes a cable with him though ... but somewhat shorter than 300 miles ... ;-)
Thanks for all the links, I'm marking them to read when we get back. The campground where we are staying has a chef who comes in on Monday nights and cooks. He offers about 5 different entrees and you order ahead.
The shrimp scampi I had a couple of weeks ago was delicious and we are having prime rib and the scampi again tonight. There will be fresh sauteed veggies and either rice or potato.
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