| By connecticutman1 - Dec 19th, 2005 at 12:57 pm EST |
by Teacher Toni
Do you remember when you were a kid, and
members of the opposite sex had "cooties?" Some boys might have
even gone so far as to post a sign like this
on the door of their hang out.
Sadly, some boys never grow up and never want to let the girls (or
African-Americans, or Hispanics, etc.) in their club. This brings
us to today's installment to keep Alito off the Supreme Court.
Old Boys Club entry is below the fold
In the early 70's, Alito belonged to an organization called Concerned
Alumni of Princeton(CAP). This article from the Princeton student
paper does a good job getting some insight from alumni about CAP
Link
Well you say, that was a long time ago. Even that 1985 job
application was 20 years ago. People can change, right?
Sure, but let's make sure that our Senators do a good job of
finding out if Alito's attitudes have actually changed.
It was the Right's concerns that Harriet Meirs past beliefs and actions
meant that she wasn't conservative enough for them. Perhaps,
applying the same standards will reveal that Alito is too conservative.
I propose that you encourage your Senator to do the following:
Dear Senator,
The hearings for Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court
should shed light on the judge's rather long legal history. He
has written much and presided over many cases.
I urge you, however, to ask Judge Alito about an organization that he
voluntarily joined, the Concerned Alumni of Princeton. This was
an organization that dedicated itself to excluded women and minorities
from attending Princeton. It is the actions of organizations like
these that have driven the need for programs like affirmative action.
Judge Alito has even stated that he is "proud" that he has worked on
cases that argued against affirmative action. Is that still the
case?
It seems that an excellent predictor of a person's future action is to
look at past actions. This does not, of course, mean that people
can't change. It does mean, that your job is to determine if
Samuel Alito has changed his views or are his ideas so set in stone,
that no matter the case, his mind is made up beforehand.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
A concerned tax-paying citizen
Please contact your Senators, newspapers, and everyone on Monday.
Alito will probably play the amnesia card, as suggested by this Washington Post article.
Let's jar his memory.
Some suggested contacts and petitions:
Campus Progress "Stop Alito's America"
Planned Parenthood Anti-Alito Petition
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Plan B Petition
Actions and reasons for:
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
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