Tragedy in the Works

Here's the money graph from the New York Times editorial objecting to the confirmation of Alito. There is no question that confirming Judge Alito to the Supreme Court will be a tragedy for America.

The real risk for senators lies not in opposing Judge Alito, but in voting for him. If the far right takes over the Supreme Court, American law and life could change dramatically. If that happens, many senators who voted for Judge Alito will no doubt come to regret that they did not insist that Justice O'Connor's seat be filled with someone who shared her cautious, centrist approach to the law.

We know clearly why he was selected by Rove and Cheney. He will overturn Roe vs Wade and he will support the expanding of the power of the executive branch. We are looking at possibly 25 years of a far right court that will embrace the most extreme interpretations of the Constitution. This is a court that will destroy the America so many of us have fought and died to preserve for over 200 years.