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By: Marc Lindahl
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•  Block Alito!
posted on 2006-01-23 02:26 PM
Subject: A Nightmare on 1 First Street (Supreme Courted.)


TAKE ACTION NOW at http://www.emailtocongress.com

There is a classic cliffhanger you've probably seen in more than one
horror movie and it generally goes like this.  One character in the
movie is in some kind of a trance under an evil spell, and their
inaction or unwitting complicity is required for the evil plan to be
fulfilled.  And you see the hero of the movie shaking them, and yelling
at them, "Snap out of it!" because only by working together can the good
and the just prevail.  Because it is a movie at the last minute the hero
always succeeds in getting the other character to come to their senses
and everyone cheers.  And that's exactly what is going on right now with
the nightmare nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.

Is "nightmare" too strong a word?  Actually, that's the word that Bill
Frist used just the other day in referring to their own nominee.  For
decades they have dreamed of overturning every progressive precedent
since the New Deal, for privacy rights, for labor rights, for the rights
of people to be protected from socially irresponsible corporations, and
more.  And now they even want to absolve the president himself from
having to obey the laws of the people as passed by Congress, with Sam
Alito the prime mover and judicial theorist behind the so-called
"unitary executive" theory.  That is nothing more than dictatorship with
a make-over.  A dream to them perhaps, but truly said a very scary
nightmare for the rest of us.

However, YOU can put a stop to the destruction of the very foundations
of our democracy but speaking out to your senators and demanding they
stand up for us at

http://www.emailtocongress.com

There you will find a one click for that will send your personal message
to all your members of Congress at once, and you can make it a letter to
the editor of your nearest daily newspaper all at the same time.

Be ye not deceived by the corporate media talking heads who have taken
over our airwaves.  They speak of "done deals" to try to discourage some
from taking action, like zombies in a horror movie.  But more and more
of us are suddenly waking up now and realizing that we not only DO have
the power to put a stop to a reactionary takeover our highest court, we
have a DUTY as citizens to do so by telling our senators that they must
take a stand and will support them if they do so.

Alito's problem is that he is NOT a judge.  He is an advocate.  He has a
lifelong commitment to being an advocate, and here is the important
part, his supporters are pushing him precisely because THEY believe he
will be their advocate.  They drop kicked their own Miers because she
did not have enough proven fealty to the agenda of the extremist
Federalist society or the doctrine of a particular religious group.  He
is just like Roberts, a stealth nominee who promised to be fair in his
confirmation hearing, and then lurched to the far right to cast his
first vote on the Supreme Court to try down to strike the TWICE
expressed will of the people by voter initiative in Oregon.

In 1985 Alito stated categorically his belief that a woman's right to
privacy is not constitutional.  At his hearing he refused to say if he
still holds this view, the equivalent of taking the Fifth Amendment.
But Robert Bork said the other day that HE believes without a doubt that
Alito is still that same guy.  His supporters are only interested in
installing a lock down vote who will rule as THEY want every time,
without regard to the facts, the law or prior precedent.  They want our
country to be ruled by the kingly decree of their presidential signing
statements, one of Alito's own personal brainstorms.  And just like
Frist, they will admit it even if Alito himself will not.  In fact, they
are bragging about it.

ACTION SITE:  http://www.emailtocongress.com

What Alito's advocates fear the most is that the American people will
suddenly come to their senses, that more and more will speak out as they
are doing now, and that our representatives will listen and obey the
will of the people.  That is why they've been in such a hurry to try to
push this thing though.  But thousands and thousands and thousands ARE
speaking up.  Please add your voice to the growing chorus and the people
will surely prevail.  Together we will dispel the dark cloud over our
Supreme Court.  Because for people like Bill Frist real participatory
democracy would be the worst nightmare of all, a nightmare on Frist
Street.
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