Comments on: Alito Confirmed http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238 A rough draft of my thoughts... Fri, 17 Mar 2024 14:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 by: The Right Nation http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425564 Wed, 01 Feb 2024 00:44:05 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425564 <strong>A-L-I-T-O</strong> Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is the 110th Supreme Court justice, after the Senate confirmed his nomination with 58 favorable votes (every Republican except one) against 42 (every Democrat except four). Yesterday a filibustering attempt by the left wing o... A-L-I-T-O

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is the 110th Supreme Court justice, after the Senate confirmed his nomination with 58 favorable votes (every Republican except one) against 42 (every Democrat except four). Yesterday a filibustering attempt by the left wing o…

]]> by: The Florida Masochist http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425459 Tue, 31 Jan 2024 19:55:51 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425459 <strong>A win and a disaster averted</strong> Congratulations to Justice Alito. A win and a disaster averted

Congratulations to Justice Alito.

]]> by: Dr. Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425419 Tue, 31 Jan 2024 17:30:22 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425419 In all fairness, Thomas doesn't actually just follow Scalia. Thomas is, for example, far less interested in precedent. His judicial philosophy is actually somewhat different from Scalia's. Having said that, I would agree that Scalia is the more impressive of the two in terms of intellect and such. And also to be fair--I don't think it is just the current occupants of the WH who thrive on divisiveness in the current political climate. In all fairness, Thomas doesn’t actually just follow Scalia. Thomas is, for example, far less interested in precedent. His judicial philosophy is actually somewhat different from Scalia’s. Having said that, I would agree that Scalia is the more impressive of the two in terms of intellect and such.

And also to be fair–I don’t think it is just the current occupants of the WH who thrive on divisiveness in the current political climate.

]]> by: The Misanthrope http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425417 Tue, 31 Jan 2024 17:27:00 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=9238#comment-425417 Scalia, whose views I dislike, but he at least has a mind of his own unlike Thomas who just follows Scalia. Nominees were once able to sail through during a time when administrations did not have to create a gap between parties to get elected. The current white house gang thrives on confrontation and divisiveness, which will hurt this country for years as others try to seek a middle ground. Scalia, whose views I dislike, but he at least has a mind of his own unlike Thomas who just follows Scalia. Nominees were once able to sail through during a time when administrations did not have to create a gap between parties to get elected. The current white house gang thrives on confrontation and divisiveness, which will hurt this country for years as others try to seek a middle ground.

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