Sometimes it is hard to recognize and pay attention to the elections in odd numbered years, but in 2007, Democrats made some significant gains around the nation.
In my home state of Pennsylvania, Democrats won both Supreme Court races that now flip its majority over from the Repubicans. Additionally, as of this morning Democrats flipped [...]
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party has released a video called Don’t Let Pennsylvania Become a Joke. With Election Day being tomorrow, voters in Pennsylvania will get to elect two state Supreme Court Justices along with an array of other judicial and local offices.
I am sure we all remember what happened in Florida in 2000 and [...]
The New York Times editorial page gets it right about the stakes of Alito’s confirmation and its impact on executive power:
Both of the offensive theories at work here – that a president’s intent in signing a bill trumps the intent of Congress in writing it, and that a president can claim power without restriction or [...]
The Washington Post has a great summary of yesterday’s Alito hearings, including this section on Alito’s impact on Roe:
Alito edged closer to suggesting that he might be willing to reconsider Roe if he is confirmed to the high court, refusing, under persistent questioning by Democrats, to say that he regards the 1973 decision as “settled [...]
The other big story in today’s Alito hearings (besides the multiple factors that effectively confirm that Alito will overturn Roe v. Wade) was the heated argument between Senator Kennedy and committee chair Senator Specter over whether to issue a subpoena for documents from the Concerned Alumni of Princeton.
Think Progress has the video
DailyKos has the letter [...]
Armando from DailyKos on Alito’s response to Durbin this morning:
Unlike, John Roberts, Alito refuses to say that Roe is the settled law of the land.
It is very simple. Alito will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and anyone who supports his confirmation; any SENATOR who votes for his confirmation, has no excuse — they are [...]
Lots of great posts about Alito today:
Scott Shields from MyDD on “Robolito” and the lack of emotion Alito showed while talking about the case involving a strip searched 10 year old girl: “It’s one of those situations where you want to grab the person by the shoulders and start shaking them, just to get them [...]