[Davis Democrats] about Alito?Petition and STOP ALITO- message from Howard Dean, DNC

[John Chendo]

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From: Howard Dean <democraticparty at democrats.org>
Reply-To: <dnc-0037m036vU at mailer.democrats.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 18:17:21 -0500
To: <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: What about Alito?

 
       
     Dear John,  <http://www.democrats.org/alito> We now know that George
Bush personally ordered American intelligence services to spy on American
citizens without the consent of any court and repeatedly directed officials
to take actions that explicitly violated the law. Our courts are the last
line of defense against abuses of power like this, and every judicial
nominee must demonstrate that they will honor their most important
responsibility: protecting our rights and freedoms. Samuel Alito will not.
During the course of his judicial career, Samuel Alito has compiled a record
of looking the other way when abuses of power threaten our basic freedoms.
He has deferred to unscrupulous prosecutors who constructed all-white juries
to try black defendants. He repeatedly failed to protect our right to
privacy. He was even the lone judge voting to uphold the illegal
strip-search of a 10-year old girl. Next week Judge Alito's confirmation
hearings will begin. Already over 750,000 people have signed a petition
asking Senators to oppose Alito -- today I add my name. Please join me:
http://www.democrats.org/alito A broad coalition of groups will deliver this
petition to Senators in less than 48 hours. You and I have the chance to
push the total over a million if we spread the word. Moderate Republicans
who have expressed concern about the domestic spying program also have
serious questions about Judge Alito, and an outpouring from ordinary
Americans could force them to do the right thing and vote against him. Even
before the domestic spying story broke, Senators in both parties had
expressed concern about Judge Alito's credibility. On everything from his
ideological streaks to his rulings in cases where he had a clear conflict of
interest, Judge Alito seems to be willing to say whatever it takes to get
confirmed. After bragging about his membership in an ultra-conservative
group on his college campus to boost his right-wing credentials, he's now
waffling on exactly what his relationship with the group was. And he
explicitly broke a promise he made under oath to the Senate that he would
recuse himself from cases where he had a personal financial interest. Across
the country more and more people are realizing that if Judge Alito is
confirmed, the impact on our rights and our lives will be felt for
generations. Join the drive for a million people calling on the Senate to
reject the Alito nomination: http://www.democrats.org/alito Judge Alito's
record of currying favor with the extreme right and favoring government
power over individual liberties might make him qualified as a favorite
speaker at conservative think tanks, but it does not qualify him to sit on
the Supreme Court. People who put politics over the rule of law cannot be
trusted to guard our freedoms. Every American should shudder at the prospect
of a judge with a history of ethical lapses and appeasing right-wing
extremists getting a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land.
Send a message to Senators now and join the 750,000 Americans speaking out
against this dangerous nomination: http://www.democrats.org/alito The Senate
must reject Samuel Alito. Thank you. Governor Howard Dean, M.D. P.S. -- For
more information about Judge Alito's deeply concerning ethical lapses and
ideological rulings, see these resources:
http://www.democrats.org/alitoresources

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