Democrats Focus on 2002 Alito Case

[electropop]

"By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Nov 10, 2005 — Senate Democrats are pressing for extensive records on the participation of Judge Samuel Alito in an appeals case involving a mutual fund company with which he had a six-figure investment.

In their first coordinated challenge to Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court, the eight Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday sent a letter to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying Alito had promised the panel in 1990 he would "disqualify myself from any cases involving the Vanguard companies."

The letter requests the original opinion in the 2002 case, which was unpublished. It also seeks any communication "from or to the White House, the Justice Department … or anyone else on their behalf" concerning Alito's decision to participate in the case, in which a three-judge panel ruled on behalf of Vanguard and other investment firms. The companies had been sued by a widow who claimed she was denied funds originally belonging to her deceased husband.


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The White House, saying Alito has acted ethically throughout his career, dismissed the suggestion that there was something wrong in this case. "Judge Alito looks forward to answering any questions that committee members may ask him at the hearing about this issue," said Steven Schmidt, an administration spokesman."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1299241

[ClassWarrior]

1. The Culture of Corruption extends to the Extreme Court.

NGU.

[electropop]

2. This case may torpedo Alito.

But some Democrats are pissed that we're pursuing it, preferring to "keep the powder dry." Yeah, let's keep napping until something more important than the Supreme Fricking Court comes along.

[Dewatson]

10. They should focus on the case where he deemed it legal

to strip search a 10 year old girl in the presence of her parents and the police.

That is disgusting and no parent in this coutry would approve his discision. His ruling in that one case shows that he could care less about the rights of not only us but our children.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

3. By all means, let's wring our hands on a "money" case

while the fact that a sick bastard like Alito would grant carte blanche to the police to strip-search little ten year old girls without the necessary warrant.

:grr: :nuke:

[WilliamPitt]

4. They got Capone for tax evasion

He died of syphilis in prison.

Just sayin'.

[CountAllVotes]

6. yeah the mob is a bitch

Kiss it Alito ... it may be your best friend STILL!

:kick:

[electropop]

7. Let's publicize his perversion too.

Both perversion and personal greed are serious character flaws, and the perversion thing ought to catch the eye of the religious nutjob right.

[mzmolly]

9. Let's get him on every damn thing we can.

So long as we "GET EM!"

[CountAllVotes]

5. nothing to see here

JUST ANOTHER CROOK THAT NEEDS TO BE CAUGHT!!!

:grr: :grr: :grr:

:kick:

[mzmolly]

8. Recommended. THIS is the kind of information everyone needs to see.

Go DEMS!