Macswain

Monday, January 09, 2006

Scalito is "THAT BAD"

Scalito is a America's worst nightmare as a nominee for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

- He is clearly against a woman's right to choose specifically and against a right of personal privacy more broadly (at least when it comes to private sexual behavior).

- He believes in absurdly high standards for proving employment discrimination specifically and more broadly supports corporations over individuals and employers over employees.

- His prior testimony before Congress on conflicts of interest and his spin regarding his subsequent nonrecusal activities show a disregard for the truth.

- He believes in an imperial presidency.

- He has so little regard for the rights and freedoms granted individuals under the Constitution that he would allow a strip search of a 10 year old girl who is not named in the relevant warrant.

- He is a Federalist Society true-believer with a history of participation in other conservative reactionary groups like CAP.

He is in Priscilla Owen/Janice Rogers-Brown territory.

How can any sensible Democrat or moderate Republican vote for a guy whose views are so out of touch with our American values?

2 Comments:

  • macswain:

    at a time this important for the future of the American judiciary, I suggest you take the unusual step of recirculating your prior Scalito posts and comments.

    The future of the Court may depend upon it.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:32 PM  

  • I'm glad you recognize the power of this blog.

    By Blogger Macswain, at 3:35 PM  

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