JK's Statement on the Cloture Vote

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry on the Senate Vote to End Debate on the Alito Nomination
January 30th, 2006 @ 2:51 pm

Below is a statement by Senator Kerry on the cloture vote on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States:

“This was a fight over principle. Trying everything in our power to stop an ideological coup on the Supreme Court was the right thing to do. Everything in Judge Alito’s record shows that he will actively work to erode civil rights, discrimination and privacy protections. The time to fight was now, before the irreversible decision of confirming a new Supreme Court Justice was written in stone.

“We knew we faced steep odds, but we also knew that once Judge Alito becomes Justice Alito, there’s no turning back the Senate confirmation vote. It wouldn’t matter if we spoke up after the Supreme Court has granted the executive the right to use torture, or to eavesdrop without warrants. It wouldn’t matter if we spoke up only after a woman’s right to privacy was taken away and only after the courthouse door was slammed in the faces of women, minorities, the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. This was a debate worth having, and a debate we had no choice but to have today.”

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=1802

[Luftmensch067]

1. Thank you!!!

The simple, eloquent truth.

[karynnj]

2. A sad, but beautiful statement

At least he knows that he did everything he humanly could.

[politicasista]

3. Thank you

I wish more people knew he is on our side.

[jenndar]

4. Thanks for sharing.

I'm still so glad he led this fight.

[FreedomAngel82]

5. Thank you John Kerry for caring about me

He's the only one I'm supporting in 2008. I would have anyways if he ran but if he didn't I would have supported Feingold. I hope he runs in 2008 and we should all encourage him.

[wisteria]

6. A visionary, he knows how things will be after Alito is confirmed.

He did all he could to try and stop this. Why is it that people can't see the danger or harm until after it is to late and something bad happens. I think we all know it is coming. Will the media remember how they treated the messanger, how they rediculed him and tried to marginalize him to appease the White House.