In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Samuel Alito’s Supreme Court nomination was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Commitee on a strictly party line vote:
WASHINGTON — The Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Samuel Alito’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate on a party-line vote Tuesday, ensuring prospects the conservative jurist will join the high court bench.
All 10 Republicans voted for Alito, while all eight Democrats voted against him. The partisan vote was almost preordained, with 15 of the 18 senators announcing their votes even before the committee’s session began.
Like, I said completely unsurprising. As are some of the things that the Democratic members had to say:
“Judge Alito’s record as a professional _ both as a Justice Department official and as a judge _ reflects something more than a neutral judicial philosophy,” said Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. He noted that Alito has refused to call the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision “settled law.”
Alito’s record “suggests a judge who has strong views on a variety of issues, and uses the law to impose those views,” Kohl said.
A judge who actually believes in something ? God forbid.
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