"History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat one another." Max Beerbohm
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
What the Democrats should do about Alito
Hopefully the Democrats will filibuster Alito, at the very least because he--like John Roberts--was either evasive or displayed questionable honesty throughout his confirmation hearing. The fact that he didn't come off as a crazed man shouldn't mean he gets an automatic confirmation. Still, it seems that is the moderate Republicans' standard of confirmation. These moderate Republicans--a dying breed, yes--but still enough that their votes would make a difference in Alito's confirmation, are ostensibly pro-choice, among other things. In confirming Alito, they are voting for someone who will almost certainly overturn Roe v. Wade, and therefore aren't really pro-choice. Thus, they should be challenged. The Democratic party should let all so-called moderate Republican know that if they vote to confirm Alito, they will receive a tough challenge to their seat in the next senate elections. Essentially, they are misrepresenting their views to their constituents and therefore deserve to be challenged.
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