Bush Picks Judge Samuel Alito for Supreme Court

Kennedy just asked to have letters from Specter's staff to his staff, and his staff's response to that letter, etc.
It appears . . . Specter did receive Kennedy's request for a subpoena . . . but it's not altogether clear right now . . .

Kennedy is speaking now.

Kennedy did send a letter to Specter in December asking for a subpoena to obtain the CAP records from the Library of Congress. A member of CAP is custodian of those records and would not release them without a subpoena. Specter's staff responded to Kennedy's letter stating Specter would not approve the request. Therefore, Specter's statement during the hearing that he didn't get Kennedy's letter requesting a subpoena is NOT TRUE. Kennedy's staff wrote back Specter's office and again stated it would be beneficial to the committee to obtain those records.

CAP (concerned alumni of Princeton) was an organization that opposed admission to minorities, women, disabled, and homosexuals. Kennedy states that the Library of Congress is only a 100 feet away and obtaining those records may shed light on Alito's membership since Alito claims to have no memory of his membership even though he listed it on his 1985 job application and can remember the intimate details of 65 dissents that he has written over the last 15 years.

Membership in something like CAP, depending on how active he was, could indicate an extreme ideology. One would hope he has grown out of it by now, but it's certainly relevant for a lifetime appointment.

Really guys & gals?

He's highly coached, as are all Supreme Court nominees. What makes you think he is answering truthfully?

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FreeDuck wrote:

Membership in something like CAP, depending on how active he was, could indicate an extreme ideology. One would hope he has grown out of it by now, but it's certainly relevant for a lifetime appointment.

why?

Alito has said that he joined cap for one reason.
To protect the right of the ROTC to stay on campus.

Besides,to take a page from the Clinton defenders,that is ancient history and has no bearing on his qualifications as a justice on the USSC.

squinney wrote:

Really guys & gals?

He's highly coached, as are all Supreme Court nominees. What makes you think he is answering truthfully?

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Given Specter's refusal to issue the subpoena for the CAP records and emphatically stating on the record that he didn't receive Kennedy's letter requesting a subpoena (when he clearly did get the letter and responded negatively), I'm beginning to wonder if there is something lurking in those records that Specter doesn't want the public to know about . . .

They need to get those records (hopefully, they aren't over there cleansing them right now) to set our minds at ease.

mysteryman wrote:

Alito has said that he joined cap for one reason.
To protect the right of the ROTC to stay on campus.

Besides,to take a page from the Clinton defenders,that is ancient history and has no bearing on his qualifications as a justice on the USSC.

Wrong. Alito states he doesn't remember his membership with CAP at all. He says he has racked his mind. He SURMISES that he joined CAP because he was concerned about the ROTC issue.

It is not ancient history.

FreeDuck wrote:

Membership in something like CAP, depending on how active he was, could indicate an extreme ideology. One would hope he has grown out of it by now, but it's certainly relevant for a lifetime appointment.

why?

mysteryman wrote:

FreeDuck wrote:

Membership in something like CAP, depending on how active he was, could indicate an extreme ideology. One would hope he has grown out of it by now, but it's certainly relevant for a lifetime appointment.

why?

If someone has strongly held ideologies that are likely to interfere with objectivity, then we should know about that before we appoint them to the bench for life. I'm sure you would agree if the ideological shoe were on the other foot.

Hypocritical to claim it's not OK to dig into a person's history and Ok for another based solely on party affiliation.

BBB

I would agree if that person is CURRENTLY holding those ideals and it can be demonstrated in his work that he still holds those ideals. It should be EASY for them to determine if Alito is CURRENTLY a member of some "wacko" club or CURRENTLY hold to those ideals. However, if you have to go back 15-20 years of dig for proof that one ONCE was a member... you are reaching.

Using your logic,Robert Byrds record and activities as a member of the Klan are relevant also,right?

After all,he seems to have a lifetime appt to congress.

Ted Kennedy's driving record from the past is relevant also,for the same reason as Byrds.

Are you now saying that what happened in the past in Alito's PRIVATE LIFE is relevant?

I dont remember you or anyone else saying that about Clinton or Byrd or Kennedy or anyone else with a checkered past.
As a matter of fact,you were saying the exact opposite.