Alito Filibuster: It Only Takes One- By Robert Parry

[kpete]

Alito Filibuster: It Only Takes One
By Robert Parry
January 22, 2006


With the fate of the U.S. Constitution in the balance, it’s hard to believe there’s no senator prepared to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, whose theories on the “unitary executive” could spell the end of the American democratic Republic.


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“Can it be true that any President really has such powers under our Constitution?” asked former Vice President Al Gore in a Jan. 16 speech. “If the answer is ‘yes,’ then under the theory by which these acts are committed, are there any acts that can on their face be prohibited?”

The answer to Gore’s final rhetorical question would seem to be no, there is nothing prohibited to Bush. The “unitary executive” can assert authoritarian – even dictatorial – powers for the indefinite future.

Under this government envisioned by Alito and Bush, Americans would no longer have freedoms based on the Constitution and the law, but on Bush’s tolerance and charity. Americans would, in essence, become Bush’s subjects dependent on his good graces, rather than citizens possessing inalienable rights. He would be a modern-day king.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/012106.html

[mom cat]

1. I bet that we get the 41 we need to sustain a filibuster!

[Vinca]

2. I hope so. I'm sick over this. nt

[mom cat]

5. Here are some petitions that you can sign:

Anti Alito Petition list:

http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/opposealito

http://www.democrats.org/alito

https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?id=367&page=UserA

http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/roberts_roeCall/forwar

http://www.usalone.com/alito.php

http://www.moveonpac.org/stopalito

http://ga4.org/campaign/alito_petition

http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?ite
(then search for Alito petition…on list of petition actions)

http://www.naral.org/

http://www.emailtocongress.com/no_rightwing.htm

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/ccr/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2104

http://ga3.org/campaign/opposealito


And call toll free to the Capital Switchboard:1-888-818-6641

[annabanana]

3. Alito is truly the last brick in the wall...

Who was it in the basement hearings last week that said that b*sh, under these rules, could steal your car and bring it across state lines "if he decided that "National Security" was involved.

[oneold1-4u]

4. Take a car -Hell-

Hitler took children, and put them early, in military training camps! * won't ever need a draft. He will just come get your kids!
I visualized nearly everything that * has done simply because he was never elected president in the beginning. When one steals, cheats, lies, and kills, he needs all the protections that he has already created and even more to not be tried for crimes of realm! If there ever is another president and congress, they will have to get rid of the supreme court the first thing. That wouldn't matter because they have had so little to do of any importance for a long time!