Are You A Bigot? Presumption of Guilt Falls on Judge Alito
Written by Gary on January 12th, 2006After watching the confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel Alito over the past three days, I am not surprised by the disgracefulness of the Democratic “questioning.” Nearly every Democratic senator worked from the premise, when questiong the judge, that he is racist, sexist and bigoted. They reflexively accepted the tired and completely unfounded stereotypes of conservatives: we are all greedy capitalists who are opposed to legal equality for women, homosexuals and minorities. At least six Democrats inquired about Alito’s membership in Concerned Alumni of Princeton (a university group opposed to coeducation and affirmative action and supportive of campus ROTC programs), desperately searching for any way to reveal Alito’s supposedly racist and bigoted beliefs.
In the liberal mindset, all conservatives are closet bigots. It doesn’t matter what the facts say. It is an inalienable tenet in the minds of leftist politicians. The burden of proof is always on conservatives to prove that they are indeed NOT racist and bigoted. This standard is not only applied to Supreme Court judicial nominees, but also to Republican politicians (Ex: Trent Lott had to show he was not a racist, but such a burden has never been placed on former Klan member, Democratic Senator Robert Byrd).
Senator Lindsey Graham exposed the disgraceful presumptiveness of the Democrats by asking this powerful question yesterday to Judge Alito: “Are you a closet bigot?” Alito: “No sir, I’m not any kind of a bigot.”
It was actually a friendly statement from Senator Graham, designed to expose the absurdity of the Democratic questioning. The exchange was astounding. I was not sure whether to laugh or to cry. Mrs. Alito chose the latter option, and I don’t blame her. Thankfully, we have alternative media on our side today to help dispel the liberal notions that conservatives are uncaring bigots. The liberal smears are not as damaging as they once were. Nominees like Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas were largely alone in countering the “he is a bigot” attack. But today, the situation is vastly different. We have the internet, Fox News, and talk radio on our side. It is partly for this reason that Judge Alito will enjoy easy confirmation next week.
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Watch for the filibuster though, the Dems are against the ropes. I don’t think they expected to be humiliated like this.
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I don’t they are going to filibuster. They can’t make a legitimate case for it. I think a filibuster would hurt their chances in November and I think they know that.
The filibuster is going to come if Bush has to make another appointment. That will be the all out war because one more appointment may very well overturn Roe.
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We need to focus on Casey and then Roe. Roe is just banner on which we hang our hat.
If Bush gets to set another appointment the s#&t will realy hit the fan. Dems will fight with everything they’ve got. So why not give them Luttig to chew on? Force the ideological debate.
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I don’t think the administration would appoint Luttig if they had the opportunity.
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I think the next nomination - assuming Justice Stevens retires, which is unlikely - will be a woman. Hopefully, it will be either Janice Rogers Brown or Priscilla Owen.
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As a Democrat, I have a question for your side.
Alito, as it turns out, is not on the records as being a member of CAP. So, he’s not a bigot. I personally thought he wasn’t to begin with, my concerns with Alito lie in the fact that he has a record of siding with corporations over American citizens. However, does it bother you that he lied on a resume, claiming that he WAS a member of CAP?
Which is worse? Being a bigot and a member of CAP, or lying about it?
Believe me, I’m not trying to come on here to “troll” and ask these questions, I’m looking for a serious answer.
Thanks!