Posted on 10/31/2005 3:12:28 AM PST by kcvl
"A New Jersey native, the 55-year-old Alito received a bachelor's degree from Princeton and graduated from Yale Law School. He worked in the solicitor general's office during the Reagan administration and was a U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey when George H.W. Bush nominated him to the Third Circuit. "
I should have known Luttig had no chance : )
At least Bush didn't pick a liberal. This guy seems straight out conservative.
"Their third attempt will be an attempt to divide conservative support with something that could be construed as a liberal position by Alito."
BINGO-They tried that with Roberts, hope we are all smart enough not to fall for that trick again.
Can't unring the bell, and I don't see the Miers events as diminishing Alito's chances in any way whatsoever.
Well, wait and see, but I'm not betting on it.
Well I've never heard of him, but the first 10 posts have favorable information on him. He is certainly more qualified than Harriet Miers.
"Scalito" Alito
YIPEE!!!!!!
Is Alito Italian?
My Italian fratello?
Yes, on every day. 8)
What good news!
Precisely WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS for a person to be seated on the Supreme Court?
I have always maintained that Miers far exceeded the qualifications mentioned in the Constitution.
The subterfuge of saying "she withdrew" that people have adopted is extremely disingenuous. There is only one reason that Brownback and other conservatives demanded the clearly executive-privilege-protected documents from the White House, and that was to deny her a vote. This is precisely the strategy Krauthammer (and others) described. Had they held the line to protect that important Constitutionally-based principle, Miers would have had her vote, and they would have been free to vote against her at that time.
I have steadfastly maintained that we ALL be faithful to the Constitution throughout all these judicial nomination processes. A filibuster by the Senate is unConstituitional, blackballing by demanding the executive branch give up their perogatives is unConstitutional, imposing a "litmus test" for experience is unConstitutional, demanding a certain political leaning is unConstitutional, etc.
You all who fought Miers by making such demands were just as destructive to this process and just as reprehensible as the Demodogs when they were filibustering Brown, Owens and Pryor, and just as unConstitutional with that behavior. All bets are now off as to what will go on in the future. My concern is NOT with the single issue of Alito whether he is confirmed or not, but with the whole process now being driven by unConstitutional issues, instead of being faithful to the Constitution. Prior to Miers, ONLY the Demodogs were behaving in an unConstitutional manner - now the self-designated "conservatives" who inexplicably maintain they care about what the Constitution says have themselves abandoned it in the confirmation process.
I'm relieved that The President didn't choose Gonzales, but EVEN HE deserved an up-or-down vote had he been nominated.
I hope Specter is strongly willing to go to bat for Alito - if not, this particular nomination will go down in flames. Such an occurrence is likely to forever cripple the Constitutional power of The President to appoint USSC justices with the Senate's "advise & consent". I am definitely not comfortable that we've given Specter this much power.
LOL. Bonus round!
His father has apssed away. They were immigrants, mom was a teahcer.
There are loads of "rural poor" deep in those woods.
Nothing at the DNC site. Weren't they prepared for this?
I can hardly wait for Alito's replys!
Of course she would say that. Casey's father was a solid pro-lifer, a devout Catholic, and a principled man who was shut out of the 1992 Dem convention because of his pro-life views.
So was she at the time. She went to Catholic school for 12 years. She was the same kind of dem he was. Now, she's a pubbie, her son is a republican political consultant. She was speaking about him as a person, not a politician.
He had such a natural genuine way about him, I was instantly impressed.
The hearings are going to be great with him schooling the RATS!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.