Papers Show Alito Wanted Roe V. Wade Overturned

[Newsjock]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/5624973/detail.html

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wrote in a June 1985 memo that the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion should be overturned.

In a recommendation to the solicitor general on filing a friend-of-court brief, Alito said that the government "should make clear that we disagree with Roe v. Wade and would welcome the opportunity to brief the issue of whether, and if so to what extent, that decision should be overruled."

The June 3, 1985 document was one of 45 released by the National Archives on Friday. A total of 744 pages were made public.

[edbermac]

1. Kiss your nomination goodbye, Sammy...

[Halliburton]

2. I'm sure Arlen still supports him

[still_one]

why? What makes you think that will cause the dems to filibuster?

I have no confidence

[still_one]

6. why? What makes you think that will cause the dems to filibuster?

I have no confidence

[AlCzervik]

8. I really hope you're right.

[Iris]

3. Shocking. eom

[texpatriot2004]

4. Read it and weep Alito nm

[TecnoCrat]

5. Who saw this coming?

Merry Christmas to me. This news will certainly be buried and forgotten. Friday before Christmas weekend? Great time to have a story buried.

[TheDebbieDee]

7. This same story made the rounds on this website

a couple of weeks ago, I'm sure. I know that I've read about this 1985 Alito memo previously.

[HuffleClaw]

9. i thought this was old news?

or has this 'old news' finally hit the 'real' media?

[sabra]

10. seems to be the case.

[mefoolonhill]

11. Alito - Abortion

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/23/AR2005122300565.html


Alito Argued to Overturn Roe in 1985 Memo

By DONNA CASSATA
The Associated Press
Friday, December 23, 2005; 10:16 AM

WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wrote in a June 1985 memo that the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion should be overturned, a finding certain to enliven January's confirmation hearings.....

[xchrom]

12. enliven?!?! -- i should fuckin hope that the democratic senators

have the determination to shut the motherfucker down.

and if they go nuclear on us -- then make every piece of legislation after that suffer -- make the bastards pay!

[mom cat]

13. If this does not kikk his nomination the I'm moving out of Dodge.