Senate Votes to End Debate on Alito Nomination

Posted on January 30, 2006 - Filed Under News, Supreme Court | 5 Comments

Today the ACLU urged Senate to vote no on Alito cloture vote, saying he was too far outside American mainstream. I’m sure they are broken hearted that the majority of Senators decided the ACLU’s idea of mainstream was outside of the mainstream, which makes me happy.
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate all but guaranteed Samuel Alito’s [...]

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Democrats Fail to Filibuster Judge Samuel Alito!

Posted on January 30, 2006 - Filed Under News, Supreme Court | 1 Comment

The cloture vote was 72-25 Judge Alito’s nomination will go to the floor with 57 committed votes! They did their worst, and the Left wing Cliff-dwellers lost; this is a good day indeed.
I am sure Jay will give you more later.

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Al-Zawahri Calls Bush a ‘Butcher’

Posted on January 30, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 4 Comments

Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri said in a videotape aired Monday that President Bush was a “butcher” and a “failure” because of a deadly U.S. airstrike in Pakistan targeting the bin Laden deputy, and he threatened a new attack on the United States.
Al-Zawahri, shown in the video wearing white robes and a white turban, said [...]

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CAIR Seeks Apology For Radio Host Exercizing Free Speech

Posted on January 30, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, News, War On Terror | 8 Comments

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Muslim civil liberties group demanded an apology Thursday from the host of a Los Angeles-area radio show for making fun of a stampede that killed hundreds of Muslims during an annual pilgrimage.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations asked for an apology from KFI-AM 640 host Bill Handel, who allegedly made fun of [...]

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ACLU Up and Arms Over New Patriot Act Provision

Posted on January 30, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Border Control/Homeland Security, News, War On Terror | 9 Comments

Via Fox News
A new provision tucked into the Patriot Act bill now before Congress would allow authorities to haul demonstrators at any “special event of national significance” away to jail on felony charges if they are caught breaching a security perimeter.
Sen. Arlen Specter , R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sponsored the measure, which [...]

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