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November 1, 2005

Alito Nomination Showdown Begins

Nearly 24 hours after news of the Alito nomination emerged, we've had a little time to see what the reaction is going to be. As usual, the Democrats fail to offer the same respect and deference to the President's nomination that the Republicans gave to Democrat presidents. When a Democrat president nominates someone for a judgeship, even a SCOTUS appointment, Republicans will point out differences, but in the end recognize that the President is the one tasked with making the choice. When Republicans presidents nominate, Democrats insist that they should consult with them so they can get who THEY want instead of who the President wants.

That's why, in the final Senate vote, Democrat nominees get virtually unanimous support, while Republican nominees have to worry about the vote count. The Constitution says that a SCOTUS appointment is the President's job to make, and the Democrats don't care about the Constitution. Is that a strong statement? Yes it is, but history supports it. Check the count.

John Roberts, nominated by a Republican 78-22
Steven Breyer, nominated by a Democrat 87-9
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by a Democrat 96-3
Clarence Thomas, nominated by a Republican 52-48
David Souter, nominated by a Republican but considered "acceptable" by the Democrats 90-9

In fact, as you go back down the list, Democrats get to have their nominations virtually without a fight, but Republicans have to nominate someone acceptable to the Democrats or expect a battle. That the Democrats allowed Scalia to get on the bench with a unanimous vote is less a sign of comity than it is a sign that Democrats just aren't all that bright.

So, here we are again. The President has made his nomination. The Senate now gets their chance to take part in the advice and consent phase. The Senate should be concerned with how Alito interprets the Constitution of the United States of America, the controlling law of the land. The Democrats, though, have one thing they care about more than the Constitution. Abortion will be the single most important issue in this nomination fight.

Looking back at the nomination history, it becomes clear why SCOTUS fights have become so much more heated in recent years. Until Reagan, the Democrats were winning the abortion issue. If you want to kill your baby, you can do so right up until it sees light outside the womb. Heck, the Democrats have actually fought to allow the baby to be killed after it has seen light outside the womb, but that fight hasn't been won yet. Nixon didn't have to worry about the abortion issue, because his nominations were pre-Roe. Ford didn't have to worry, because he wasn't pushing the issue of protecting the children from Democrats.

It really wasn't until Reagan came along, and the Republicans realized that their political power was truly on the rise that the abortion fight became important. The left, energized by their defeat of America in Vietnam, thought that they should be the winners in politics, as well. Reagan's whipping of Carter at the polls was demoralizing, so the Democrats became hateful. Abortion, they argued, should be made legal retroactively in the cases of Reagan and Jesse Helms.

Once the left realized that a successful, popular, Republican president had the power to shift the makeup of the Supreme Court enough to possibly overturn Roe-v-Wade, they went nuts. Opposition to nominations became the battle for which they prepared every day. Roe-v-Wade became the most important issue in the nation, to the left. As liberalism turned from political viewpoint to religion, abortion became the child sacrifice and liberal senators the high priests.

So, here we are. Another nomination has rolled around. This time, the nominee is clearly anti-murder. You'd think that would be a good thing, except that the left refuses to recognize the snuffing out of a human life as murder if it just happens to be a baby in ANY pre-birth state. Because Alito is anti-murder, specifically in the case of the unborn child, Democrats will oppose him to the end. It's their way. Their faith is in danger.

Here's the funny thing about it all. If Roe-v-Wade was overturned today, abortion would still be legal tomorrow. That's how meaningless this fight is. Of course, meaningless means without meaning. That pretty much sums up the modern Democrat Party in a nutshell.

Meaningless.

Posted by Lockjaw at November 1, 2005 5:07 AM

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