I'm a bit behind on this but I want to add my congratulations to Justice Alito for his confirmation. Very nicely done during the hearings and the "Inquisition," I must say. The fact that he could keep a straight face during Kennedy's rants was nothing short of amazing!
This bologna about Alito "bucking" the Conservatives in his opinion on the recent death penalty case is getting out of hand, by the way. Alito clearly said (and had to repeat ad nauseum) during the confirmation hearings that he decides cases on the merits of each case. Folks, that's what a judge is SUPPOSED to do! Evidently he saw merit in allowing a stay of execution or he would not have dissented on that particular case. And let's get this straight now, the Supreme Court is meant to be apolitical. Period. It is the Liberals who have turned the Court into a political dog and pony show by legislating from the bench. If the founding fathers had meant the Supreme Court to be a legislative body, I have no doubt they would have structured it that way. Let's get back to the original intent of the Court and of this system of government, shall we?
This bologna about Alito "bucking" the Conservatives in his opinion on the recent death penalty case is getting out of hand, by the way. Alito clearly said (and had to repeat ad nauseum) during the confirmation hearings that he decides cases on the merits of each case. Folks, that's what a judge is SUPPOSED to do! Evidently he saw merit in allowing a stay of execution or he would not have dissented on that particular case. And let's get this straight now, the Supreme Court is meant to be apolitical. Period. It is the Liberals who have turned the Court into a political dog and pony show by legislating from the bench. If the founding fathers had meant the Supreme Court to be a legislative body, I have no doubt they would have structured it that way. Let's get back to the original intent of the Court and of this system of government, shall we?
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