ACLU Dissapointed With Committee Approval of Alito
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, Supreme Court | 7 Comments
The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed its disappointment with the party-line approval of the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be the new associate justice on the Supreme Court, and urged the full Senate to reject his confirmation.
The following can be attributed to Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office: [...]
ACLU urges no retrial for Islamic Jihad Leader, Sami Al-Arian
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 7 Comments
Sami Al-Arian was the North American operative for Palestinian Islamic Jihad. An ACLU-led campaign to exclude incriminating evidence seized by the FBI in the 1990s evidently played a decisive role in Al-Arian’s surprising acquittal this December.
The FBI raided the WISE headquarters and seized 500 videotapes of Al-Arian’s “conferences” where funds were raised to aid terrorism [...]
Mexican Military Invades Texas?
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News | 16 Comments
Apparently so, and it seems to be happening with some regularity.
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – Men dressed as Mexican Army soldiers, apparent drug suspects and Texas law enforcement officers faced off on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande, an FBI spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Andrea Simmons, an agency spokeswoman in El Paso, told The Associated Press that [...]
Committee Confirms Alito, 10-8
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under News, Supreme Court | 5 Comments
Hat tip: Michelle Malkin
The Judiciary Committee recommended Tuesday Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito’s confirmation to the full Senate on a 10-8 vote.
All committee Republicans voted for the nomination, saying Alito was “one of the most qualified” nominees ever. Democrats warned that he could swing the court to the right and all eight members voted [...]
Open Post
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU | 1 Comment
Busy day, create your own linkfest.
If you have something that you would like to share with us, and our readers, please leave a trackback to that post, and link to this post so others can join in on the linkfest.
If you don’t understand what a trackback is go here for a good explanation. If [...]
Alito To Receive Committee Vote Today
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 11 Comments
Update: Committee Confirms him, and the ACLU are pissed off.
If all goes well, Judge Alito will be voted to the full Senate today.
Half of the committee’s eight Democrats _ Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Dianne Feinstein of California _ have announced their opposition to his nomination. [...]
“Ragged Old Flag”
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, History | Comments Off
I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench, an old man was sittin’ there.
I said, “Your old court house is kinda run down”,
He said, “Naw, it’ll do for our little town”.
I said, “Your old flag pole is leaned a little bit,
And that’s a ragged old flag you got hangin’ on it”.
He said, “Have [...]
