Alito favors imperial president LTTE: Eugene Register Guard

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Alito favors imperial president

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito enjoys strong support from the religious right wing of the Republican Party. Most supporters are convinced that Alito would act quickly to doom a woman's legal right to terminate her pregnancy, even to save her own life.

While this would be a victory for religious conservatives, it is hardly the most important issue before us. As President Bush spirals into the Nixonian abyss of self-proclaimed emperorship - admitting to illegal wiretaps on American citizens and declaring himself above the law - the real issue concerns the checks and balances of presidential power.

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Considering the unequaled corruption, secrecy, abuse of power and excesses of the Bush administration, Congress needs to determine whether Alito has outgrown these unconstitutional ideas and, if he has not, should deny confirmation.


http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/01/17/ed.letters.0117.p1.php?section=opinion

scroll down and there is another good letter concerning the War in Iraq.

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1. Couldn't agree more.

It is all about doing away with the Constitutional limits on federal and executive power. My stated position is that the limits the Constitution sought to limit have long been exceeded. Alito is there just to interpret the limits in an unconstitional manner, IMHO.

Support and defend the Constitution my ass.