[peyton randolph]

"He was trying to anticipate what she (O'Connor) would uphold and he said obviously he got it wrong,"

Yes...he made the mistake of trying to read the mind of a woman...and expect A, B, and C to logically flow into D instead X.

[rwfromkansas]

well, he appears to actually know how to get confirmed...just lie to the Dems.

[inquest]

Alito told Snowe that his lone dissent on a 1991 abortion case mistakenly interpreted Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's opinion on what constitutes an undue burden.

Can't say I blame him too much. Trying to make heads or tails out of what the hell O'Connor's talking about is probably not an enviable task.

Alito agreed that, as in the Miranda case that came before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2002, a precedent-setting case should be upheld because it has become part of national culture even though the roots of that case might be built on shaky constitutional footing, said Snowe

Ugh. But predictable, I guess.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Snowe, who supports abortion access.

Kill the babies, burn the babies, ooo Yey! Cut the babies, vac the babies, rah rah!

[puroresu]

#####Alito told Snowe that his lone dissent on a 1991 abortion case mistakenly interpreted Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's opinion on what constitutes an undue burden. He believed her support of parental notification could be extended to include spousal notification, Snowe said.#####

Which only goes to show how silly and arbitrary the "undue burden" criterion is. I have a much smarter rule based on the Constitution itself: There is NO constitutional right to an abortion, therefore states are free to do whatever they want on this issue.

#####"He was trying to anticipate what she (O'Connor) would uphold and he said obviously he got it wrong," Snowe said.#####

What??!!!??? He failed to anticipate what a shallow, vain, arrogant woman with little regard for the Constitution would do on this issue??!!

####He would not answer whether he would vote to uphold Roe v. Wade, if confirmed, she said.#####

Let's see...Roe is unconstitutional, unscientific, and unpopular. Sounds like a good candidate for reversal to me.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

"...Pennsylvania law that women needed permission from their husbands to get an abortion..."

Didn't the law in question simply require informing the husband (with lots of exemptions)?

[Atlas Sneezed]

He is simply saying that his ruling was trying to predict what the high court (swayed by O'Connor) would rule. This is how lower courts are SUPPOSED to rule.

He admits that his prediction was proven incorrect.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"...a precedent-setting case should be upheld because it has become part of national culture even though the roots of that case might be built on shaky constitutional footing, said Snowe..."

hmmmm

[pissant]

The more I hear, the less impressed I am.

[Sir Gawain]

Alito agreed that, as in the Miranda case that came before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2002, a precedent-setting case should be upheld because it has become part of national culture even though the roots of that case might be built on shaky constitutional footing

The downfall of the Republic.

[irishjuggler]

Saying that he incorrectly anticipated O'Connor's position is little more than a statement of the obvious. Of course, he got that "wrong." She ruled the other way. It's not the same as admitting this his underlying reasoning was wrong.

[jla]

...a precedent-setting case should be upheld because it has become part of national culture even though the roots of that case might be built on shaky constitutional footing, said Snowe, who supports abortion access.

Typical Snowe job.

[R.W.Ratikal]

Alito should pull a Democrat trick. He should say at his confirmation hearing that he is in favor of abortion on demand, believes the Constitution is a "living" document, and is in favor of affirmative action.

Then after he is on the bench, vote to overturn Roe, faithfully follow Original Intent, and strike down affirmative action.