Judge Samuel Alito is President Bush's early Christmas present to the radical right and his Halloween scare to the rest of America. Justice O'Connor provided the deciding vote in nearly 3/4 of the roughly 200 5-4 decisions during her time on the Court. If we replace her with a judge who constitutional experts are already saying is to the right of Scalia, we are in deep trouble. We can not let this happen or most of what we consider our democratic rights will go out in the trash with all those left over candy wrappers. It is time to go into Bork mode.
Here is just a sampling of the positions he's taken:
Choice
Alito ruled that the government can require a woman to get her husband's permission before having an abortion. The Supreme Court, led by Justice O'Connor, disagreed.
Environment
Alito would literally shut the courthouse doors to citizens who can prove that polluting corporations broke the law but can't prove they were personally/individually harmed. The Supreme Court led by Justice O'Connor, disagreed.
Guns
Alito ruled that Congress does not have the power to ban the sale of machine guns. The Supreme Court, led by Justice O'Connor, disagreed.
Race Discrimination
Alito ruled that racist employers should be immunized from employment discrimination suits even if they chose the "best candidate" as a result of "conscious racial bias." The Third Circuit, on which Judge Alito currently sits, disagreed.
Health Care
Alito ruled that key provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court, led by Justice O'Connor, disagreed.
Disability Rights
Alito ruled in favor of a standard of proof that would allow "few if any cases to [even go to trial]." The Third Circuit, on which Judge Alito currently sits, disagreed.
Privacy
Alito ruled that police officers did not violate Constitutional rights when they strip-searched a mother and her ten-year-old daughter while executing a search warrant covering only a man and his home. The Third Circuit, on which Judge Alito currently sits, disagreed.
Immigrants' Rights
In two cases involving deportation of immigrants Alito was accused by a majority of his court of issuing dissents that "gut the statutory standard ... ignore our precedent ...[and contradict] well-recognized rules of statutory construction." The Third Circuit, on which Judge Alito currently sits, disagreed.
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