I just received an email from Sen. John Kerry concerning the confirmation of Judge Sam Alito. It starts:

Dear Robbie,

I’ve studied Judge Alito’s legal record. I met with him one-on-one. After all this, I am left with one simple conclusion: if Judge Alito becomes Supreme Court Justice Alito, he will move the Court backwards.

I will vote against Judge Alito’s confirmation, and I hope a majority of Senators choose to join us on the Senate floor, voting and speaking out against him. I know we face tough odds, but this is an important fight.

The bottom line is Judge Alito cannot be trusted on the Supreme Court. We can’t trust him to stand up to government abuse of power. We can’t trust him to ensure all citizens enjoy equal protection under the law. We can’t trust him to protect our right to privacy. We can’t trust him to defend mainstream American values.

To muster enough Senators to defeat Judge Alito, the American people have to make it clear that they are against his nomination.

Actually, Sen. Kerry, what the American people have made very clear is that they don’t trust you. We couldn’t trust you to lead our country. We couldn’t (and still can’t) trust you to keep our nation safe from terrorists. We couldn’t trust you to appoint Supreme Court Justices who wouldn’t use the bench to make law, rather than interpet and uphold it. And as for mainstream American values, Sen. Kerry — Please…you wouldn’t know mainstream American values if they pissed on your leg.

In 2004, we weren’t prepared to trust you to make your own SCOTUS nominations, Senator. We’re even less inclined to take your recommendations against obviously and exceptionally qualifified nominees like Judge Samual Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Monday, January 23rd, 2006 | Trackback |