Posted on 01/31/2006 5:48:48 AM PST by ken5050
Edited on 01/31/2006 5:55:34 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Good morning, all.
Join us today for the final victory lap, the vote to "confirm Samuel Alito, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court."
It's all over except the final vote tally.
Lots of surprises yesterday at the HUGE vote to impose cloture, so perhaps there are still some surprise votes to come?
Yes, and did a few High Fives, I'll bet.
Or he is on another covert operation in Cambodia.
Thank GOD!
Oh it is a GOOD day to be on the right side of history yet again!
Thank you Mr. President! Thank you thank you thank you! Your legacy is not set in stone! I for one will hold the monument dear in my heart the rest of my life! Thank you!
Oh today is a Great day! </jumping for joy>
LOL :)
I can't resist
They can go back to their wacko base and say "I voted against Alito" ha ha
LOL! Excellent victory dance!
I want to SEE the swearing in; will they show it at the Supreme Court?
I can't get into DU either. They haven't officially shut it down, but I guess too many people going there to laugh at their nonsense right now.
LOL!!!
'Kohl just voted no!'
No surprise.
Do you know who the 4 gutless Senators are who think they can pull a fast one by NOT voting are?
How? All of the Justices in favor of it are still on the Court. That hasn't changed. O'Connor wrote the dissent in that case.
And Senator Sessions is a great person to boot. My dad walks (and that's using that term loosely - more like strolls) here in Mobile and he loves when the Senate is out of session. The Senator runs in the same park most days but if he sees my dad, he always stops running and walks with him. Dad has known him since he was a brand new Assistant US Atty and says he's never changed. I'm sure proud of his work on the Judiciary Committee.
Even if Roe is overturned, abortion in some form or another will remain legal in most states. For me, it's always been the principal of the thing, i.e., that Roe is a constitutional abomination, not that overturning it would stop most abortions. That's why I've always been amazed how strongly the Dems fight for Roe - it's as if they don't believe their own rhetoric that their position on abortion is the clear majority position. In my state, and many others, overturning Roe would make virtually no difference in abortion law, much as I hate to say it.
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