And is the same challenge that the Supreme Court allowed to go ahead in Florida a week ago. Allowing this challenge to go forward will allow the Supreme Court a choice on which case to take and make the ultimate ruling on. It is at that point where the rubber meets the road.
I don't disagree with you. All I want is for people to stop mischaracterizing the circumstances of the case and of Alito's participation. It's not as if any of this is going to change what kind of justice Alito is going to be. He will be what he will be so what's up with all this strained rhetoric?
The undeniable fact of the matter is that the liberals voted one way, the conservatives voted another way, and Alito voted with the liberals, and it sure as hell wasn't because he needs to "get up to speed" or whatever such nonsense. What that all means in the long run is anyone's guess.
BTW, one thing that's worth noting about Alito is that reportedly, unlike many judges, he does not have his clerks review death penalty appeals. He reviews them himself. I personally think that's very commendable. It does suggest that he has a great appreciation for the gravity of capital punishment. What more it means, who knows?