You seem to be the only one on this thread making a huge issue out of it. You claim the article has been posted a dozen times. That's obvious exaggeration. I can only find a single other instance where a similar article was posted, not this one.
I think everyone is just asking for more information and making comments. Quite obviously, this vote is somewhat jarring in the face of Alito's strong conservative and originalist credentials. But as pointed out in multiple responses, including one of mine, he seems to have responded in a cautious and responsible manner.
You can turn off the spin machine.
Here are just a few posted since last night.....all by Gina Holland, AP. I am getting irated because on every thread there are posters referring to Alito as Souter, which is just silly.
Alito Opposes Mo. Execution
AP ^ | Feb 1, 2006 | AP
Posted on 02/01/2006 10:01:01 PM EST by kddid
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the court's conservatives Wednesday night, refusing to let Missouri execute a death-row inmate contesting lethal injection.
Alito, handling his first case, sided with inmate Michael Taylor, who had won a stay from an appeals court earlier in the evening. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas supported lifting the stay, but Alito joined the remaining five members in turning down Missouri's last-minute request to allow a midnight execution.
Alito Splits With Conservatives on Inmate
Yahoo! ^ | 02.01.06 2 minutes ago | GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 02/01/2006 11:13:20 PM EST by definitelynotaliberal
WASHINGTON - New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the court's conservatives Wednesday night, refusing to let Missouri execute a death-row inmate contesting lethal injection.
Alito Sides With Mo. Inmate on Death-Row
BREITBART.COM ^ | 02/02/06 | GINA HOLLAND
Posted on 02/02/2006 4:54:21 AM EST by Bullitt
New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the court's conservatives Wednesday night, refusing to let Missouri execute a death-row inmate contesting lethal injection.
Alito splits with conservatives on first case
MSNBC ^ | 2/2/06 | AP
Posted on 02/02/2006 8:26:31 AM EST by Boston Republican
Alito splits with conservatives on first case Votes to stop Missouri from executing killer contesting lethal injection WASHINGTON - New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the courtÂs conservative wing Wednesday night, refusing to let Missouri execute a death-row inmate contesting lethal injection. Alito, handling his first case, sided with inmate Michael Taylor, who had won a stay from an appeals court earlier in the evening. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas supported lifting the stay, but Alito joined the remaining five members in turning down MissouriÂs last-minute request to allow a midnight execution.
Did you use the Alito keyword? If you had, you'd find at least a half-dozen articles related to this.
This is much ado about nothing. Nothing but the AP trying to get conservatives riled up. The original decision was 9-0.