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They Said It!: Sens. Kennedy (D-MA), Lautenberg (D-NJ), And Bradley (D-NJ) On Samuel Alito (In 1990)
Republican National Committee ^ | October 31, 2005

Posted on 10/31/2005 5:58:11 AM PST by RWR8189

They Said It!: Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), And Former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) On Samuel Alito
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SEN. TED KENNEDY (D-MA): “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. Ted Kennedy, Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 4/5/90)

SEN. FRANK LAUTENBERG (D-NJ): “I Believe Mr. Alito Has The Experience And The Skills To Be The Kind Of Judge The Public Deserves – One Who Is Impartial, Thoughtful, And Fair. I Urge The Senate To Confirm His Nomination.” (Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Congressional Record, 4/27/90, p. S5281)

FORMER SEN. BILL BRADLEY (D-NJ): “[T]he Confirmation Of Sam Alito As U.S. Attorney For New Jersey Is Testimony To The Commitment He Has Shown And The Success Of His Efforts As A Law Enforcement Official. I Am Confident That He Will Continue To Do All He Can To Uphold The Laws Of This Nation With The Kind Of Determination And Vigor That Has Been His Trademark In The Past.” (Sen. Bill Bradley, Congressional Record, 12/8/87, p. S17427)


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
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To: RWR8189

Schumer gets the poor taste award for saying that Alito would undo the work of Rosa Parks.


61 posted on 10/31/2005 10:53:39 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (NY Times headline: Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS, Fake but Accurate, Experts Say)
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To: Benkei
Much easier for the Dem's to appose him and his record than JRB

True, but as in another thread, The Senate republicans need to grow a backbone and push and fight like they haven't in the past. We should write our Senators and let them know we are firmly behind them. They need to make a stand and not capitulate to the dems.

62 posted on 10/31/2005 10:56:04 AM PST by Coffee_drinker (Since Bush became president, the taliban are gone, saddam is gone, Khadaffi is neutered, arafat died)
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To: RWR8189

Oh, they will all now change their tunes on him. He IS RADICAL RIGHT WING NOW YOU KNOW.


63 posted on 10/31/2005 10:56:32 AM PST by RetiredArmy (Socialist Dems, the MSM and Islamic murderers, ALL threats to the Republic!)
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To: RetiredArmy

They will say that at that time, they didn't know how "radical" he would turn out to be.


64 posted on 10/31/2005 10:57:24 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Mo1
Well this should be interesting to watch .. who's got the popcorn?

LOL! I haven't been able to wipe the smile off my face ever since I heard the news.

I just started a new job but believe me, I'll tape the hearings... Bring it on!!

65 posted on 10/31/2005 10:59:08 AM PST by proud American in Canada
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To: kennedy

A kennedy would say that. ;>)


66 posted on 10/31/2005 11:01:15 AM PST by Gumlegs
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To: RWR8189

I hope they stand firm against against these radical libs and do not back down.


67 posted on 10/31/2005 11:03:08 AM PST by Cougar66 (If I wanted a woman to be President, I'd have voted for John Kerry)
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To: kjam22

100 unanimous votes in the US Senate. TWICE!


68 posted on 10/31/2005 11:23:46 AM PST by FormerACLUmember
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To: ohioWfan

You're right! This is a good thread to bookmark.
Great "reminders" here for some senators.


69 posted on 10/31/2005 11:25:51 AM PST by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: RWR8189

Pres. Bush should have used those quotes when he introduced Judge Alito. Would have shut them up before they could even begin.


70 posted on 10/31/2005 12:31:25 PM PST by imskylark
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To: cantfindagoodscreenname

"I'm sure the MSM will hold their feet to the fire now and constantly remind the American people that they all supported him in the past. :-)"

ROTFLOL!!!!!


71 posted on 10/31/2005 12:33:03 PM PST by imskylark
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To: shield
The Radical Left is whining today that the President should have picked a "consensus" nominee, or someone who represented "mainstream" America.

Well, your map clearly shows that mainstream America is clearly not Hollywood, Northeastern Liberals, People for the American Way (a misnomer), ACLU, or any of the other gloom and doom groups opposing a candidate who believes in the Founders' Constitution.

Out there in the "mainstream" of America, this nominee's responses in the hearings will be well received, clearly understood, and will not be seen to be dangerous to their liberty.

"We, the People" are not sheep to be herded by the "drivers" of the mainstream media, Hollywood, and liberal special interests, but citizens to be respected as the "only KEEPERS" of the Constitution, in the words of Justice Joseph Story in his "Commentaries on the Constitution."

Justice Story:
"§ 1907. If these Commentaries shall but inspire in the rising generation a more ardent love of their country, an unquenchable thirst for liberty, and a profound reverence for the constitution and the Union, then they will have accomplished all, that their author ought to desire. Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capable, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of fife, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence. The structure has been erected by architects of consummate skill and fidelity; its foundations are solid; its compartments are beautiful, as well as useful; its arrangements are full of wisdom and order; and its defences are impregnable from without. It has been reared for immortality, if the work of man may justly aspire to such a title. It may, nevertheless, perish in an hour by the folly, or corruption, or negligence of its only keepers, THE PEOPLE. Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them."

72 posted on 10/31/2005 12:36:09 PM PST by loveliberty2
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To: RWR8189

THIS is the BEST use of TECHNOLOGY.....tracking down the history of these lefties.....BBAAAAAAWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH


73 posted on 10/31/2005 1:02:42 PM PST by goodnesswins (DEMS....40 yrs and $$$dollars for the War on Poverty, but NOT a $$ or minute for the WAR on Terror!)
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To: Gumlegs
A kennedy would say that. ;>)

Kennedy used to be a good and respected name. I wonder how many generations it will take before my descendants will not have to say "we aren't related to those Kennedys" whenever they introduce themselves?

74 posted on 10/31/2005 2:49:13 PM PST by kennedy ("Why would I listen to losers?")
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To: kennedy
It was a cheap shot, I know.

Just remind people about Kennedy the Cop.


75 posted on 10/31/2005 2:52:50 PM PST by Gumlegs
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To: RWR8189

Great find!


76 posted on 10/31/2005 2:54:18 PM PST by nopardons (Today is my FR 7 year anniversary.)
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To: Mo1

We're going to need buckets of popcorn, for this one. :-)


77 posted on 10/31/2005 3:04:08 PM PST by nopardons (Today is my FR 7 year anniversary.)
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To: nopardons

I want to see these quotes put out my the Mainstream Media!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


78 posted on 10/31/2005 5:17:17 PM PST by TortReformer
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To: TortReformer

So do I, but don't hold your breath; you'll never see the MSM using these quotes.


79 posted on 10/31/2005 5:22:55 PM PST by nopardons (Today is my FR 7 year anniversary.)
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To: RWR8189
4 months ago, Slate Magazine called Alito (and Luttig) a "regulator", not a "hard-liner", like Roberts, Garza, Jones and McConnell.

Link: Front-Runners on Roe - What Bush's short list thinks about abortion

Excerpt:

Samuel Alito

Samuel Alito

The regulators: In 1991, Judge Samuel Alito (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit) dissented from the lower-court decision—affirmed by the Supreme Court in Casey—that struck down a Pennsylvania law that would have required women to inform their husbands before getting abortions. Alito read the Supreme Court's earlier decisions as holding that an abortion regulation did not pose an undue burden unless it banned abortion, gave another person a veto over a woman's choice, or had the "practical effect of imposing severe limitations." A law that had a "heavy impact on a few women" should be upheld, Alito said.
80 posted on 10/31/2005 10:59:51 PM PST by cgk (Card-Carrying, Dues-Paying Member of the VCBC {Vast Conservative Base Conspiracy})
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