ACLU is opposing Alito!

[DFLer4edu]

NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it will oppose the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the United States Supreme Court.

"At a time when our president has claimed unprecedented authority to spy on Americans and jail terrorism suspects indefinitely, America needs a Supreme Court justice who will uphold our precious civil liberties," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. "Unfortunately, Judge Alito's record shows a willingness to support government actions that abridge individual freedoms."

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The ACLU vote came after a special meeting of its 83-member national board this weekend, which has voted to oppose only two nominees in its 86-year history: Justice William Rehnquist (in his initial nomination to the Court) and former Solicitor General and law professor Robert Bork.


http://www.aclu.com/scotus/2005/23387res20060109.html

Isn't this great!

[PretzelWarrior]

1. in related breaking news: Garfield comes out in favor of lasagna

this doesn't rank right up there as "shocker of the century".

lol

[DFLer4edu]

2. Read the link, this is big

They have opposed a total of two nominations in their entire history. Alito will be the third. It isn't the "shocker of the century" but it is big.

[stepnw1f]

3. I Didn't Know That (nt)

[DFLer4edu]

4. Neither did I, I don't think anybody did

[stepnw1f]

5. thanks (nt)

[DFLer4edu]

6. kick

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. YES!

This is great! No wonder the repukes have been making their snide little remarks about "those activist organizations." :eyes: Never-mind they were the FIRST organization Rush, Oxycontin, Limpballs called to fight his medical records being released.:grr: Hypocrites.

[TahitiNut]

8. They're 100% correct in their opposition. Excellent!

:thumbsup:

[texpatriot2004]

9. Thank God for the ACLU. n.t

[leesa]

10. I love this organization. I only hope the fools in the Senate wake up!

Don't kill our country.

[Nutmegger]

11. Damn straight ACLU

Alito must be stopped. He must be "borked"!!!

[mcctatas]

12. Uh-oh...

nothing gets the base all fired up more than a little ACLU bashing by the fuckwads at FAUX. I hope this doesn't make any moderate repuke (that phrase doesn't exactly roll off the tounge) senators who were wavering in their support dig in their heels. Of course, the fact that they do this infrequently could be helpful. Fuck it...God/non-denominational deity of your choice bless the ACLU:woohoo:

[TheModernTerrorist]

13. fucking communists...

why do they hate our freedoms? </sarcasm>