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Alito Is Sworn in for Supreme Court
AP on Yahoo ^ | Jan 31, 2006 | Jesse J. Holland

Posted on 01/31/2006 10:28:22 AM PST by katieanna

WASHINGTON - Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate in one of the most partisan victories in modern history.

Alito was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court building across from the Capitol at about 12:40 p.m., EDT, court officials said.

Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, along with other members of the court and their spouses, attended the ceremony in the justices' conference room. The 55-year-old New Jersey jurist took both the constitutional and judicial oaths so he can immediately participate in court decisions.


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To: Steve_Seattle

"Notice how he describes it as a "partisan victory", as if the partisanship was somehow only characteristic of the Republicans? Or am I reading too much into that?"

My guess is partisan in that the final vote broke mostly on party lines which is a real shame considering the caliber of judge Alito is. More than 4 dems should have voted for him.


41 posted on 01/31/2006 10:49:12 AM PST by katieanna (Money is a good servant but a bad master.)
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To: marajade

I don't think so Mara. The state doesn't matter, it's the state dinners that gets them.


42 posted on 01/31/2006 10:49:29 AM PST by jwalsh07
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To: linda_22003

And? It still took one day short of seven months before she would be replaced.


43 posted on 01/31/2006 10:50:05 AM PST by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: Phantom Lord

Machine Gun Sammy!


44 posted on 01/31/2006 10:50:08 AM PST by Flavius Josephus (Enemy Idealogies: Pacifism, Liberalism, and Feminism, Islamic Supremacism)
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To: Mr. Mojo

The legal analyst (the woman) on Fox News, said this morning after the confirmation that she has heard that Justise John Paul Stephens has told some that he was appointed by a Republican president (Ford) and he would like to be replaced by a Republican president. I almost fainted.


45 posted on 01/31/2006 10:51:05 AM PST by nightowl
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To: katieanna
Image hosting by Photobucket Ted Kennedy could not be reached for comment
46 posted on 01/31/2006 10:51:09 AM PST by mystery-ak
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To: jwalsh07

Actually, I was j/k. I admire Ms. O'Connor. She has done a lot to further to cause of women.


47 posted on 01/31/2006 10:51:11 AM PST by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: Inwoodian
It's one thing replacing a conservative with a conservative (Roberts for Rehnquist) and a conservative with moderate (Alito for O'Connor), but replacing a liberal with a conservative would be political armageddon -- the Donkeys would go absolutely ape and the GOP would have to use the nuclear option. ......if they're able to. (I suspect if either Ginsburg or Stevens plans on retiring soon they'll at least wait until after the midterms, hoping the Dems can regain control of the Senate).
48 posted on 01/31/2006 10:51:26 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: katieanna
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate in one of the most partisan victories in modern history.

Gotta love AP. Republican victory = "partisan", with no comment at all on who made it that way...the Democrats.

49 posted on 01/31/2006 10:52:14 AM PST by Turbo Pig (...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
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To: katieanna

I'm sure she is a sweet lady, but she was a horrible justice during the latter part of her tenure. It got to be that the law was whatever Sandra Day O'Connor said it was.


50 posted on 01/31/2006 10:52:55 AM PST by half-cajun
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To: marajade

Well, since the original reference was to "this" nomination, I took it to mean Alito. I think this one actually went through pretty well, considering how contentious it was. And that's all I'll say about that. :)


51 posted on 01/31/2006 10:55:29 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: nightowl

Sounds too good to be true.


52 posted on 01/31/2006 10:55:38 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

Yes, but if he nominates Janice Rogers Brown, how are the liberals going to trash her? Though, I guess if they trashed Thomas, they can trash anyway. They have no shame.


53 posted on 01/31/2006 10:56:08 AM PST by conservatrice
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To: detsaoT
Careful now.. neither can we at this point. Never Forget Souter.

Note to Alito: non dimenticare mai

54 posted on 01/31/2006 10:56:13 AM PST by oldbrowser (We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow......R.R)
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To: conservatrice

Leftists reserve their most hateful vitriol for blacks who've strayed off the plantation, so they'd have no problem attempting to trash JRB.


55 posted on 01/31/2006 10:59:33 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: linda_22003

I don't believe you can figure in the death of Chief Justice Renquist dying while serving.


56 posted on 01/31/2006 11:00:29 AM PST by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: marajade

I didn't, even figuring in that it's spelled "Rehnquist".


57 posted on 01/31/2006 11:02:10 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: linda_22003

Sorry for misspelling. My original post of the timeframe stands for itself.


58 posted on 01/31/2006 11:03:55 AM PST by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: marajade

That's not entirely the Dems' fault. Rehnquist died, so Justice Roberts' nomination was moved to the chief justice position. Then the White House came out with the extremely bad Miers nomination, so it took almost 4 months before Alito was even nominated for her seat.


59 posted on 01/31/2006 11:04:06 AM PST by KarlInOhio (During wartime, some whistles should not be blown. - Orson Scott Card)
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To: Blueflag

if this was a demorat nomination the 58-42 vote would be hailed as a non-partisan vote by the moderate republicans


60 posted on 01/31/2006 11:04:37 AM PST by italianquaker (Democrats and media can't win elections at least they can win their phony polls.)
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