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Monday, November 14, 2005
Finally, they're getting it
Looks like some progressive groups are finally realizing that abortion can not be the exclusive focus of liberal politics and are actually thinking of challenging Alito based on the rest of his scary conservative court resume. The NYT writes:
A coalition of liberal groups is preparing a national television advertising campaign against the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. that seeks to move the debate over his selection beyond abortion rights and focus instead on subjects like police searches and employment discrimination, several leaders of the coalition said. ... Among the issues raised by the poll was Judge Alito's support as a lawyer in the Reagan administration for an employer's right to fire someone who had AIDS. Another issue was a judicial opinion he wrote supporting a police strip-search of a suspected drug dealer's female companion and her 10-year-old daughter. Others included his votes as a judge against employment discrimination suits and an opinion overturning part of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Now, Give Up Blog has been ahead of the curve on this issue pointing out previously that Sam Alito thinks it's ok to strip search 10-year-old girls. You can read his minority opinion in this decision, here. |
3 Comments:
It dawned on me thusly that abortion cannot be the sole focus of liberal politics:
1). A majority of Americans support the right to safe, legal abortions.
2). A majority of Americans vote for the party that ostensibly opposes the right to safe, legal abortions.
Therefore, to a majority of Americans, abortion really isn't that big of a day-to-day deal. That leaves the rest split into the two factions that dominate the political chatter.
Discuss.
1:14 PM, November 14, 2005
Ding! Give that boy a fish!
3:26 PM, November 14, 2005
I seem to remember a lot sound bites from the Terri Schaivo case of Republicans trashing "activist judges." It would be fun (although not in the spirit of Give Up) to see some Democrat senators oppose Alito using quotes and arguments from Frist & Co, circa 3/05.
--Jeff
3:33 PM, November 14, 2005
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