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Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton on the Nomination of Samuel Alito
Hillary Clinton ^ | 11/1/05

Posted on 11/01/2005 8:11:58 AM PST by areafiftyone

The President’s selection of Third Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor must initiate a thoughtful and deliberate process of closely examining and scrutinizing Judge Alito’s record to determine whether he merits a seat on the highest court in the nation. What we currently know about Judge Alito raises serious questions about whether he will be steadfast in protecting our most fundamental rights. I intend to closely examine Judge Alito’s record and qualifications and carefully monitor the Judiciary Committee hearings in order to determine whether he intends to be a guardian of the rule of law who puts fairness and justice before ideology.

I hope that both the President and Judge Alito will be forthcoming during this process so that my colleagues and I can fully discharge our constitutional mandate of providing the President with meaningful 'advice and consent' on his nomination."


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To: areafiftyone

What we currently know about Judge Alito raises serious questions about whether he will be steadfast in protecting our most fundamental rights.

since when is killing babies a fundemental right?


61 posted on 11/01/2005 8:55:13 AM PST by JohnLongIsland
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To: areafiftyone
What we currently know about Judge Alito raises serious questions about whether he will be steadfast in protecting our most fundamental rights.

What are these "most fundamental rights" for hillary and the other Democrats? Are they "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"? I don't think so.

Behind these appealing words lie some unpleasant realities. The most fundamental right for Democrats is the "constitutional right" proclaimed in Roe and Casey to kill babies whenever it is convenient. The other "fundamental right," proclaimed by SCOTUS this past year, is to commit buggery, advocate it publicly, teach it to small children in public schools, and persecute anyone who disagrees with you as a homophobe guilty of committing hate crimes.

62 posted on 11/01/2005 8:55:42 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

She ought to be struck by lightning for invoking any loyalty to the words "RULE OF LAW" which she and BillyBob trampled again and again throughout his governorships and presidency.


63 posted on 11/01/2005 8:57:49 AM PST by princess leah
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

bingo
She is trying to get the center.
She knows she has the left sewn up no matter what she says.


64 posted on 11/01/2005 8:57:55 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: kabar

OK. Got it. I took you out of context, I was thinking of Alito and your so statement made no sense. My bad.


65 posted on 11/01/2005 8:58:56 AM PST by Michael.SF. ('That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy Sheehan")
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To: JohnLongIsland

What fundamental right?! Why, the right to privacy adumbrated in Griswold v. Connecticut!
Do you see now?
No?
OK, imagine an umbrella. I mean, imagine a penumbra cast by that umbrella.
Get it now?
No? The "right to privacy"--admittedly, mentioned nowhere in the Constitution: it's just a `made-up' term--casts a penumbra that allows us to rip living babies with forks from their mothers and chop them up with abortion shears.
Now do you get it?
No?!
OK, again--listen closely `cause I'm using big words like "adumbrated".
There's this umbrella, I mean penumbra . . .


66 posted on 11/01/2005 9:11:59 AM PST by tumblindice (1st sarcasm tag ever)
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To: yoe

Thanks, good article.


67 posted on 11/01/2005 9:14:15 AM PST by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: areafiftyone
Dang you make alot of noise when you sleep! ;-)

Sorry, didn't mean to wake YOU up!! :-)
68 posted on 11/01/2005 9:16:46 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: DustyMoment

LOL


69 posted on 11/01/2005 9:20:04 AM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Me thinks none on the left was in the celebrating mood. They probably just gathered to plot and scheme.


70 posted on 11/01/2005 9:22:46 AM PST by proudpapa (of three.)
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To: yldstrk
Woops, I meant "hangs".

Hags worked for me! :)

71 posted on 11/01/2005 9:26:00 AM PST by IamConservative (Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times will pick himself up and carry on.)
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To: 1Old Pro

I will stack up Alito's 350 cases against Hillary's 5 (that's right, FIVE) courtroom appearances any time.


72 posted on 11/01/2005 9:37:41 AM PST by Carolinamom (Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning......Psalm 30:5)
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To: areafiftyone
I have a theory, maybe someone can confirm.

Hillary is playing it safe because Alito is the son of an Italian immigrant from NJ. The Bush administration covered its base by nominating Alito and now if the confirmation fight goes into 06 then she could stand to lose the support of some of her immigrant vote.
73 posted on 11/01/2005 9:41:14 AM PST by nettuno
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To: areafiftyone
I have a theory, maybe someone can confirm.

Hillary is playing it safe because Alito is the son of an Italian immigrant from NJ. The Bush administration covered its base by nominating Alito and now if the confirmation fight goes into 06 then she could stand to lose the support of some of her immigrant vote.
74 posted on 11/01/2005 9:42:42 AM PST by nettuno
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To: areafiftyone
I intend to closely examine Judge Alito’s record and qualifications and carefully monitor the Judiciary Committee hearings in order to determine whether he intends to be a guardian of the rule of law who puts fairness and justice before ideology.

It's too bad you don't apply such standards to liberal nominees as well, b*tch.
75 posted on 11/01/2005 9:43:20 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Darwinism is a belief in the meaninglessness of existence - R. Kirk)
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To: areafiftyone
"... our most fundamental rights"

HillarySpeak for abortion-on-demand.

76 posted on 11/01/2005 9:44:24 AM PST by manwiththehands
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
And how did the witch celebrate Halloween?

She buzzed NYC on her broom. How else could she celebrate? Kissing Lurch Kerry under the mistletoe?

77 posted on 11/01/2005 9:49:52 AM PST by Centurion2000 ((Aubrey, Tx) --- America, we get the best government corporations can buy.)
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To: areafiftyone

"What we currently know about Judge Alito raises serious questions about whether he will be steadfast in protecting our most fundamental rights."

Doesn't it make you feel all warm and fuzzy about 2008, knowing that the Beast labels abortion as a fundamental right?


78 posted on 11/01/2005 9:56:06 AM PST by lotsaguns
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To: lotsaguns

Hillary will not win in 2008 if we get a good candidate that is liked by both moderates and conservatives that can beat her. We have to make sure we can do that.


79 posted on 11/01/2005 10:06:40 AM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: sanjacjake

I was referring to Betty Jane's questions. I don't know what caused you to go ballistic and lose control. Your statements make no sense.


80 posted on 11/01/2005 12:18:21 PM PST by Jane Austen
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