JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO CONFIRMED AS 110th JUSTICE

With a vote of 58 - 42 Judge Samuel Alito became the 110th Justice of the Supreme Court. Yesterday Democrats led by John Kerry and Ted Kennedy attempted a filibuster of the Alito confirmation but late in the afternoon the Senate voted to go ahead with the confirmation vote and Alito was confirmed this morning. Justice Alito will take his place with Chief Justice John Roberts and the seven Associate Justices in the House Chamber for the President's State of the Union address. For those of you on the left I am sure that this day has convinced you that with the confirmation of Alito the country will fall back into the dark ages as he single handedly reverses all of the liberal causes such as abortion, affirmative action etc. Yet despite your trepidation no one can know what cases will come before the court nor how any Justice whether it is Alito, Roberts, Ginsberg or Breyer will rule on any given case as the evidence and arguments are presented to the court. Yes Alito has a conservative background but he as with any justice that is appointed to the High Court realizes that every case is approached with an open mind to the law and the Constitution. Some of the current Justices have used foreign law and opinions to rule on cases which is a slap in the face to our Constitution which is the ONLY basis for United States law. Alito has already stated that this is a practice in which he disagrees and will not be a basis for any of his opinions. For that I would hope that all of us whether from the left or the right can agree is sound judgment on the part of Alito. Now we will see how the Roberts court will approach their decisions during this session of the court. Congratulations to Justice Samuel A. Alito for his appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

Ken Taylor

(For a complete list of the Senate roll call vote on confirmation click on this post title)