My Thoughts: The Alito Supreme Court Confirmation
1. Would the appointment of alito push forward an already Republican controlled government? Why? The appointment of Alito will make a reasonably balanced court more conservative, but not excessively so due to the recent appointment of a more moderate Cheif Justice Roberts to replace the very conservatice former Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
2. What do you think a confirmation of Alito will mean for the U.S. Supreme court and even the justice system in general? My opinion is that Chief Justice Roberts will now replace Justice O’Connor as the pivotal swing vote. Slightly more conservative but younger and with youth comes new experiences. That youth has improved our Constitution progressively over the last 200 years and my hope is that improvements will continue.
3. What sorts of concerns does Alito's nomination raise for you, as a Democrat? That he would vote to ban abortion, that he would continue to uphold the ban on gay marriage, that he would rubber stamp the President’s spying on innocent Americans without warrant, and most of all, we never really know how a Justice will vote until they lay their gavel down for the first time under a lifetime appointment.
4. Do you think there are any better candidates? If so, who and why. Do you think that Bush should've nominated a less conservative, more middle ground judge? Why? Alito’s qualified as a judge based on work experience but I’m sure the Justices that upheld slavery and segregation were too. The important thing is Ideology, and well, that Depends on what one believes is right and wrong and where those beliefs enter their legal perspective. As I stated in the previous question, you never know for sure until the Justice takes off their robe and lays their gavel down a couple of times.
5. How do you think this probable appointment will affect students today, if at all? The Supreme Court interprets the Supreme Law of the Land. What we as Americans can and cannot do. They have only been amended 27 times in over 200 years. They have the power to govern the governing from the President down to the City Council. And they can only be removed by death or criminal impeachment. That’s true power.
6. Do you think this nomination and confirmation process has been fair? No, it has not. It has been governed by partisanship on both sides and that is unfair to the American people. When the Senate investigates, they better do their job to the fullest extent possible because over 280 million lives now and more in the future depend on it.
7. Do you think Alito will be confirmed? Why? Yes, for three reasons. One, the numbers in the Republican led Judiciary Committee and Senate seem to point in his favor. Two, Alito appears committed to continue through with no major political bombshell having appeared to derail him. And third and probably most important, Alito is more conservative than O’Connor but Chief Justice Roberts appears to be more moderate than Rehnquist and Alito making the now younger court only slightly more conservative.
8. What are your hopes for our future if Alito is confirmed? My hope is the same for any Supreme Court Judge. That our Constitution continue to grow as it has in the last 200 years to better respect our independence as individuals, our privacy to lead our own lives and businesses, and equality for all. We, as Americans, still have a ways to go, especially on the issues of equality (i.e. gay marriage).
2. What do you think a confirmation of Alito will mean for the U.S. Supreme court and even the justice system in general? My opinion is that Chief Justice Roberts will now replace Justice O’Connor as the pivotal swing vote. Slightly more conservative but younger and with youth comes new experiences. That youth has improved our Constitution progressively over the last 200 years and my hope is that improvements will continue.
3. What sorts of concerns does Alito's nomination raise for you, as a Democrat? That he would vote to ban abortion, that he would continue to uphold the ban on gay marriage, that he would rubber stamp the President’s spying on innocent Americans without warrant, and most of all, we never really know how a Justice will vote until they lay their gavel down for the first time under a lifetime appointment.
4. Do you think there are any better candidates? If so, who and why. Do you think that Bush should've nominated a less conservative, more middle ground judge? Why? Alito’s qualified as a judge based on work experience but I’m sure the Justices that upheld slavery and segregation were too. The important thing is Ideology, and well, that Depends on what one believes is right and wrong and where those beliefs enter their legal perspective. As I stated in the previous question, you never know for sure until the Justice takes off their robe and lays their gavel down a couple of times.
5. How do you think this probable appointment will affect students today, if at all? The Supreme Court interprets the Supreme Law of the Land. What we as Americans can and cannot do. They have only been amended 27 times in over 200 years. They have the power to govern the governing from the President down to the City Council. And they can only be removed by death or criminal impeachment. That’s true power.
6. Do you think this nomination and confirmation process has been fair? No, it has not. It has been governed by partisanship on both sides and that is unfair to the American people. When the Senate investigates, they better do their job to the fullest extent possible because over 280 million lives now and more in the future depend on it.
7. Do you think Alito will be confirmed? Why? Yes, for three reasons. One, the numbers in the Republican led Judiciary Committee and Senate seem to point in his favor. Two, Alito appears committed to continue through with no major political bombshell having appeared to derail him. And third and probably most important, Alito is more conservative than O’Connor but Chief Justice Roberts appears to be more moderate than Rehnquist and Alito making the now younger court only slightly more conservative.
8. What are your hopes for our future if Alito is confirmed? My hope is the same for any Supreme Court Judge. That our Constitution continue to grow as it has in the last 200 years to better respect our independence as individuals, our privacy to lead our own lives and businesses, and equality for all. We, as Americans, still have a ways to go, especially on the issues of equality (i.e. gay marriage).
posted by mrholmes | 12:03 PM
1 Comments:
look forward to it. sadly, he's already confirmed. little late.
of course, i'm sure you'll say he's an exceptional judge with a "fair and balanced" record accompanied by many years of dedicated service to the law and this country.
and then we laugh.
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