Daily Kos: "Huge Overlooked ALITO Issue"

[understandinglife]

Huge Overlooked ALITO Issue: Let's Bring it to the Fore
by BenGoshi

Wed Jan 11, 2006 at 06:22:44 AM PDT

I've been banging this drum since hearing Scalito's tesimony yesterday. I hope today you, dear readers, will bang it along with me. Discuss it, do LTE's about it, shout it from the rooftops: it's huge, it's real.

First of all, I caught Judge Alito's at least twice contradicting himself in his yesterday's testimony, we're talking under oath here, people.

Second, where he contradicted himself was not on some "technicality", but regarding a fundamental issue in, and problem with, American Jurisprudence over the past 20-25 years: Right Wing Judicial Activism.

Third, he busted himself, and needs to be called on it.

Keep going . . .

Link:
http://www.dailykos.com/hotlist/add/2006/1/11/82244/3121

It's at the top of the recommended list for good reason. Do read it and consider spreading it to others.


Peace.

[bear425]

1. Let's hope the Dems are watching. k & r

[peacetalksforall]

2. I've been trying to figure out what k & r is - Kellogg and Root? Please

clue me in. Thanks.

[Lars39]

3. kicked and recommended

Took me a while, too. :hi:

[mdmc]

5. kellog and root are some sort of investment firm

Perhaps affiliated with the carlye group / halliburton. not sure...

[ellenfl]

7. kbr - kellog, brown & root is a subsidiary of halliburton.

k&r is 'kicked and recommended'.

ellen fl

[druidity33]

18. ah,yes...

took me awhile too. To Recommend a thread click on the link at the bottom of the OP (original post)... to kick it, post a reply and that will bump it back up the GD page... to K&R, do both.


...little bathroom stickers...

[Roland99]

4. Link didn't work for me for some reason. This one does.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/11/82244/3121

[Wordie]

6. Activist RW judges-excellent catch by Kos. Has this been sent to Judiciary

Dems??? Does anyone have a direct link to them so this is sure to get to them while hearings are still going on???

Recommended!

[FreedomAngel82]

9. I would just either Email or fax

to Kennedy, Leahy and Feingold. I went to Biden's site but there wasn't a place to Email him at. :shrug: I don't know about Spector but maybe it wouldn't hurt.

[Wordie]

11. Done...Biden's is there too, if you want to contact him.

[Nothing Without Hope]

8. K & R - thanks, UL! n/t

[realFedUp]

10. Republicans don't care about lying under oath....

unless it's Bill Clinton about a blowjob.

[InsultComicDog]

12. k/r

:kick:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/11/82244/3121

[greiner3]

13. I agree with you;

He committed perjury and he will probably get away with it. It sure does not look like the Dems are all fired up to do a filabuster.

[samhsarah]

14. thanks n/t

[Lorien]

15. Call Dem Senator Bill Nelson (considered a "swing vote") at:

1-888-671-4091.

[Sydnie]

16. Lincoln Chaffee too! Another swing vote.

United States Senate
141A Russell
Washington, DC 20510
[phone]

170 Westminster Street
Suite 1100
Providence, RI 02903
[phone]

320 Thames Street
Room 272
Newport, RI 02840
[phone]

[Wordie]

17. Note new thread with Kennedy asking for our comments:

The thread is here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2363454

And the direct link for comments to Kennedy about Alito is here:
http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/s/askalito

I've already emailed him, but others may want to take advantage of this new opportunity.

[Trevelyan]

19. links to email members of the Judiciary Committee on Alito

http://www.boomantribune.com/?op=displaystory;sid=2006/1/8/134922/4200

has links to email members of the Judiciary Committee. Going to some of these Repuke's sites is an eyeopener:

The Honorable Charles E. Grassley*
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Ph. [phone]
Fax [phone]
http://grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm

"Judge Alito, I’d like to welcome you and your family to the Judiciary Committee. Congratulations on your nomination to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

"The Senate has an important responsibility to confirm to the federal bench well qualified individuals who will faithfully interpret the laws and Constitution. Confirmation should be limited to those individuals who will be fair, unbiased, devoted to addressing the facts and the law before them, without imposing their own values and political beliefs when deciding cases. Nominees shouldn’t be expected to pre-commit to ruling on certain issues in a certain way, nor should Senators ask the nominees to pledge to rule on issues in a particular way.":puke:

:spank:Judge Alito has imposed his lack of values already on those unfortunate enough to appear before him. In direct opposition to Jesus statement against lawyers and judges who rule for the rich and powerless and steal the homes of the widow and orphan, which is literally taking place in New Orleans, Alito has ruled in favor of those oppressing the poor in 100% of the cases he has ruled on.

Stop the Imperial Presidency and restore the Constitution by rejecting this elitist and dishonest judge :argh: