Medford, Oregon editorial board opposes Alito confirmation

[FightingIrish]

Senate should reject Alito

Our biggest concern is his support for unchecked executive power
Samuel Alito’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court should be rejected, both for his shortcomings and for the shortcomings of the man who nominated him.

Our biggest fear about Alito is simply this: He has a long-standing record of supporting the power of the president — above the powers of the legislative and judicial branches — and the current president cannot be trusted with that power.

George W. Bush is slowly but surely changing the United States into a country whose priorities no longer center around liberty and equality, but instead around power and political ideology. The basic freedoms that have made the United States great have been eroded under his watch.

Judge Alito would do nothing to shore up that erosion. His record on the bench shows a pattern of support for the executive branch that suggests he sees little need for any checks on the presidency.

But the acts of George W. Bush — including spying on U.S. citizens without warrants and jailing U.S. citizens without filing charges — suggests the opposite: This president needs as many checks on his power as our government can possibly muster.

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http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/0122/edit/edit.htm

[stevedeshazer]

1. Good

:patriot:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Medford!

That's an area that usually goes Republican.