LPA:It will probably come as no surprise that some of the people in the Liberal Party of America oppose the nomination of Judge Alito to be confirmed to sit on The Supreme Court. I respect Judge Alito, and feel that he has worked hard to get as far as he has, coming from an average middle class family. Although I admire the man and I feel that he is a testement to hard work and tenacity, his opinions as an appleate Judge of The Third Federal Court in Pa. have shown him to be overly zealous in upholding the rights of the majority over the minority. In too many cases, Judge Alito has shown an intolerance toward legitimate complaints of the average working Americans against the bigotry and intolerant attitudes of those with money and affluence. In almost all cases of racial bigotry, Judge Alito has ruled against the plaintiff.
His decisions on the Appellate court are not the only thing that are disturbing about Judge Alito's record. Besides his lack of sympathy or empathy for the little guy, he also sides with people that argue that the executive branch has lost too much power over the years. I have read articles in too many places of his need to defend this "Unitary Executive Theory" and that is a clear invitation to usher in a dictatorship of the executive branch. That in itself does not sit well with my idea of government.
I believe that Judge Alito would be a deciding vote for the far right in every case that came before the court. I believe that the way that the Supreme Court is at this moment, that the addition of Samuel Alito would be a rubber stamp for the far right to challenge any and all liberal measures thjat the court has upheld over the past few decades, including a woman's right to choose on abortion. We as Liberals must let our Seantors know that we oppose the nomination of this Judge to The Supreme Court. A phone call, or an e-mail to all the liberal leaning Senators of both parties is clearly in every Liberal's self interest in a fair Supreme Court.