Today begins the nomination hearings of Sam Alito, arch conservative. After the Miers debacle, Bush should be happy we have gotten this far with a nominee. Everything I have read on this man indicates him to be farther right than John Roberts, whom I supported (along with Russ Feingold) as chief justice. Without having heard him actually speak I have no idea if Alito will have the same knowledge of judicial law as Roberts. We shall see. Expect the Dems to come out swinging. And they should.
Executive power. This should be the most vital issue in american minds. Alito, believer in the "unitary" approach, which holds that the president holds some powers that are unchecked by the courts or congress, needs to quickly become humble when it comes to presidential power. Not convinced? This will help, from the WSJ:
"Although the Supreme Court has not always agreed, he said in his speech, 'I thought then, and I still think, that this theory best captures the meaning of the Constitution's text and structure."
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