New Document Shows Alito's Devotion to Ultra-Conservative Causes
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20051114-015136-2101r.htm
Today's Washington Times article on Judge Samuel Alito's job
application for a new position in the Reagan Justice Department
demonstrates his devotion to ultraconservative causes, and contradicts
administration attempts to cast him as a mainstream conservative, said
Ralph G. Neas, President, People For the American Way. He had the
following comments:
"According to the report, Judge Alito's letter shows fervent
allegiance to virtually every pet cause of the radical right. He
opposes a woman's constitutional right to reproductive freedom. He
appears to disagree with longstanding Supreme Court decisions
underlying the 'one man, one vote' principle for drawing voting
districts. He sees a role for government in 'protecting traditional
values,' which is often right-wing code language for letting the
government interfere in private decisions about medical care, religion
and private sexual conduct.
"And unlike Chief Justice John Roberts, Alito says these are his own
strong personal views, and not just those of the administration he was
working for.
"Combined with his judicial record, Judge Alito's letter
underscores our concern that he would vote to turn back the clock on
decades of judicial precedent protecting privacy, equal opportunity,
religious freedom, and so much more. And it is further evidence that if
Samuel Alito is confirmed to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, he will
shift the Supreme Court dramatically to the right for decades to
come."
Neas urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to request the Bush
Administration to provide full access to all relevant documents from
Alito's time in the Reagan Administration, so they can have a full
understanding of his record in time for his confirmation hearing.
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