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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-25-05 08:22 AM
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Liberal Groups Gear Up to Oppose Confirmation of Alito
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/24/AR2005122400702.html

Campaign Includes Forums on His Record

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Liberal advocacy groups are stepping up their campaign against Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr., hoping an all-out effort before Senate hearings begin next month can slow what so far has been strong momentum favoring his confirmation.

A coalition of organizations opposing Alito has in recent weeks established a campaign-style operation to coordinate activities, including issues forums to explain his judicial record and ad buys in key states. The effort is aimed at bringing the simmering opposition to Alito to a boil, in time for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that start Jan. 9.

Some liberal organizations waited only minutes to announce their opposition to Alito after President Bush nominated him in October. Since then, dozens of other organizations -- including environmental, civil rights, gay rights and disability advocacy groups -- have come out against the nomination...

Some have produced detailed reports sounding the alarm about Alito's judicial opinions. These include opinions espousing a narrow view of the federal power to regulate state activities and making it harder for workers to bring federal discrimination complaints against employers...

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Nimrod2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-25-05 09:02 AM
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1. Good...I have been meaning to ask if anyone has declared that
he would opposed by all!!!

This is now clear, with his recent spy on people opinion and his anti choice views.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-25-05 02:57 PM
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2. More Than Just Liberals now, I Think
The have-mores don't like being spied on.
They especially don't want their confidential corporate data to be handed to a well-connected competitor.
Even Barrons is talking impeachment!

Alito wrote a brief supporting "unlimited wiretapping". His nomination hearings will become yet another
forum in which to discuss Bush**'s illegal actions.

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Democat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-26-05 12:40 AM
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3. He supports limited and unlimited federal powers depending on...
Edited on Mon Dec-26-05 12:41 AM by Democat
...which side of the case Republicans are on.

Alito is not a judge, he is a Republican politician. He supports state rights if they benefit Republicans during that argument and he supports unlimted federal power when that benefits Republicans. He has no judicial philosophy other than "Republicans are always right".

He is worse than an activist judge because he isn't a judge at all.
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