Comments on: Alito Confirmation Battle Begins Today

By: jeff tomerson

jeff tomerson — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:32:14 +0000

In a report issued Friday, the non-partisan Congressional Research Service said it would be difficult if not impossible to read congressional support for warrantless spying into the 2001 use-of-force resolution. Over the weekend, the not-at-all non-partisan Sam Brownback said much the same thing. Asked whether he believed the use-of-force resolution authorized the warrantless spying program, the conservative senator from Kansas said: “It didn’t, in my vote. I voted for that resolution. That was a week after 9/11. There was nothing you were going to do to stop us from going to war in Afghanistan, but there was no discussion in anything that I was around that that gave the president a broad surveillance authority with that resolution.”

By: The Political Pit Bull

The Political Pit Bull — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:17:47 +0000

Alito Confirmation Hearings: Day 1
Here we go.
Judge Alito introduces his family…
Specter deals with administrative issues…
Opening Statements:
…accidentally deleted Specter and Leahy’s …

By: Kevin Mark Smith

Kevin Mark Smith — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:12:37 +0000

6-3 liberal majorities with become, at best, 5-4 pluralities. Likewise for Conservative votes. Only when Stevens, Ginsberg or Breyer is replaced by a conservative will anything substantial happen.

By: Conservative Outpost

Conservative Outpost — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:15:16 +0000

Alito confirmation talking points
* President Bush Believes This Nation Deserves A Dignified Process Of Confirmation In The Senate, With A Fair Hearing. Senators have had an opportunity to meet with Judge Alito, review hundreds of opinions and thousands of votes and thousands of…

By: A Blog For All

A Blog For All — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:55:13 +0000

Running the Gauntlet
Senate Democrats are sharpening their intellectual arguments and preparing for the opening of Supreme Court confirmation hearings on Samuel Alito today. Democrats are expected to pull out all the stops, including using the threat of a filibuster to t…