Drudge: Alito rejected abortion as a right; paper shows personal view

Drudge ^ | November 13, 2005

[Tree of Liberty]

...developing

[flashbunny]

oh no, what will the hand wringers who didn't understand the concept of "abiding by supreme court precedent" do now?

[thoughtomator]

Oops. What will the iconoclasts who've staked their pride on Alito being another Miers do now?

[thoughtomator]

LMAO... great minds.

[decal]

"...what will the hand wringers who didn't understand the concept of 'abiding by supreme court precedent' do now?"

They will ignore this as they've ignored everything else that doesn't jibe with The Agenda.

[RobbyS]

Trying to abide by a O'Connor precedent was hard. That's why she didn't try to do it herself.

[Mount Athos]

is that really happening? Haven't seen anyone say that yet

[msnimje]

Did the paper come from a Kinkos in Texas?

[indianrightwinger]

You are right. A strange comment. I have not seen any sane or insane people compare Alito to Miers.

And, to the point made in the headline, of course abortion is not a right. Sure, it is a SCOTUS precedent for whatever it is worth.

[thoughtomator]

Yeah believe it or not.

[Mount Athos]

It must be a tiny few because I haven't even seen it here!

[COEXERJ145]

You are right. A strange comment. I have not seen any sane or insane people compare Alito to Miers.

There are at least a dozen on FR who have done just that.

[Lexinom]

How true, how true! Alito himself admitted to great mental extertion in penning his disent in Casey because he did not understand O'Connor's "undue burden" criteria - so distinct from the more traditional "liberty interest" vs. "fundamental right" bifurcation.

[woofie]

[thoughtomator]

There are some that are so bitter over the Miers affair that they are willing to do anything to undermine this nominee out of some twisted sense of revenge.

[pillut48]

I smell a litmus test coming on...

[RobbyS]

In Casey O'Connor gave conservatives a bone. Then she snatched it away. The woman is a great gal, but an embarrassment as a jurist. Ginsberg is a lot easier to stomach. At least you know where she stands.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

is that really happening? Haven't seen anyone say that yet

Yes, a FReeper by the name of Crusader (since banned) has been trying to portray Alito like some moderate.

[RobbyS]

An appellate judge is not supposed to behave like a supreme court justice. The CJ of a state court can claim some historical right to do so, but not a judge on an INFERIOR federal court! The people on the 9th Circuit do it all the time.

[Jedidah]

"At least you know where she stands."

A judge shouldn't have a stand until after a case is heard.