Alito is not another stealth nominee. He has a very clear record of rulings. For starters, he would vote to overturn Roe and Casey. In fact,
he already voted to overturn Casey:
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Alito was the sole dissenter on the Third Circuit, which struck a Pennsylvania law that required women seeking abortions to consult their husbands.
That, in and of itself, should be enough of a reason for every Democratic senator to oppose this nomination. Also, it should be made very clear that the right has openly made such ideological tests acceptable.
Of course, that is not all. Think Progress details Alito's terrible record on civil rights.
Reid and Kennedy have already come out hard in opposition. This is going to be a fight--a big one. Conservatives got their wish.
Rolling updates:
- Again, for the third nominee in a row, Bush has selected someone with ties to a previous Republican administration. Scalito worked in the SG office during the Reagan administration. This means another argument over documents that should be released. This time, failure to comply should result in Democrats invoking real consequences.
- You can find Reid's statement here.
- Nothing like nominating an anti-choice man to replace a pro-choice woman on the Supreme Court. All your bodies are belong to us.
- Now Bush wants an "up or down vote." I wonder if other conservatives will start to revive that talking point as well, after abandoning it during Miers.
- Here are some key votes on Alito: Chafee; Collins, Hutchison, Murkowski, Ben Nelson, Snowe, Specter, and Stevens. Obviously, especially Specter, since he is on the judiciary committee.
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