יא ער איז שוין איינגעשוירן
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samuel Alito was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after a divided Senate confirmed the second conservative selected by President George W. Bush in his effort to move the high court to the right.
Chief Justice John Roberts, Bush's first Supreme Court nominee, administered the constitutional and judicial oaths in a private ceremony at the court, a spokeswoman said.
Just hours earlier, the sharply divided Senate confirmed Alito, 55, a federal appeals judge since 1990, to the nation's highest court on a largely party line vote of 58-42.
Alito became the 110th member of the Supreme Court, replacing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate conservative who retired. He is expected to align himself with the court's solidly conservative bloc and could affect the outcome of votes on key social issues such as abortion and civil rights.
Bush said in a statement: "Sam Alito is a brilliant and fair-minded judge who strictly interprets the Constitution and laws and does not legislate from the bench.
"He is a man of deep character and integrity, and he will make all Americans proud as a justice on our highest court."
Successful Supreme Court nominees have traditionally received broad bipartisan support, but Alito ended up with one of the lowest votes for confirmation in the past 100 years, and the fewest since conservative Clarence Thomas was confirmed 52-48 in 1991 after accusations he sexually harassed a former aide.
Four Democrats joined 54 Republicans in voting to confirm Alito, while one Republican, one independent and 40 Democrats opposed him.
In September, Roberts was confirmed 78-22.
Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the swearing in of Alito occurred around 12:40 p.m. (1740 GMT), and that it was attended by his wife, members of the court and their spouses.
Alito was expected to attend Bush's State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night with fellow justices
נשלח ב-31/1/2006 21:24
שוין איינגעשוואוירן אויך !
נשלח ב-31/1/2006 20:05
ער איז אריין מיט 58-42
נשלח ב-29/1/2006 05:22
קלינטאן איז יא פאר א פיליבאסטער
Hil's for filibuster
Takes rebel stand to oppose Alito OK for Supremes
By RICHARD SISK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday backed a rebel band of Senate Dems seeking to filibuster a vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito.
Democratic leaders had warned that filibuster efforts were going nowhere and would let President Bush score easy political points, but Clinton said, "I oppose his nomination and support efforts to block his confirmation."
"I do not think Judge Alito would advance the principles Americans hold most dear," she said, adding she would vote against a move to cut off a filibuster should one occur.
Any senator can filibuster - or command the floor to block a vote. It takes 60 votes to invoke cloture to end a filibuster.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made it clear earlier in the day that the party didn't have the votes to defeat a cloture vote, so a filibuster was doomed to failure.
Nevertheless, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) have pushed for a filibuster, a move that delights Republicans.
"If the Democratic left does a filibuster led by Kerry, that's found money for us," a top GOP official said.
The filibuster tactic could have repercussions for Clinton. Her move is bound to be seen as an appeal to the liberal base that dominates the Democratic presidential primaries, following several Senate votes that could be seen as attempts to move to the center.
In an interview on the "CBS Evening News," Bush said of Clinton's 2008 chances, "She's formidable."
A spokesman for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he had made no decision on a filibuster and declined comment on Clinton's move.
Originally published on January 27, 2006
נשלח ב-27/1/2006 23:04
אויבערפלעכליך גערעדט, אז די דעמאקראטען זיינען אנטקעגען איז א סימן אז ער דארף זיין א גוטער.
נשלח ב-27/1/2006 20:59
זיי זאגן יעצט אז עס וועט נישט זיין קיין פיליבאסטער
נשלח ב-27/1/2006 00:18
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry will attempt a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN has learned.
Kerry, in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum, was marshaling support in phone calls during the day, he told CNN.
Kerry said he told a group of Democratic senators Wednesday, and urged that they join him. Kerry said he has the support of fellow Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Some senior Democrats told CNN they are worried that the move could backfire.
Republicans would need 60 votes to overturn a filibuster -- a procedural move that extends Senate debate indefinitely, effectively blocking a vote. Senior White House officials said the move would make the Democrats look bad, and that Republicans believe they have enough votes to overcome any filibuster attempt.
Nearly all 55 Republican senators have said they will vote for Alito. Only three Democrats -- Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota -- have said they will vote for the nominee.
Earlier Thursday, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said she would oppose a filibuster.
"Because we have such a full plate of pressing issues before Congress, a filibuster at this time would be, in my view, very counterproductive," said Landrieu, who is pushing the Senate to focus on the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Party line vote
נשלח ב-26/1/2006 23:24
KERRY CALLS FOR FILIBUSTER ON ALITO
נשלח ב-12/1/2006 19:13
קענדי האט זיך שלעכט אנגהויבן
Washington -- For a moment Wednesday, Sen. Edward Kennedy seemed poised to take down Judge Samuel Alito's Supreme Court nomination. But he fired a blank. Within the span of a lunch break, Kennedy's demands to subpoena documents that could verify whether Alito was lying to the Judiciary Committee about his involvement with Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP) had melted into jokes about Kennedy's absence from the Senate gym. But not before the White House, the Republican National Committee, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Alito's army of supporters opened a full-court defense to smother the controversy before it could gain momentum. The documents in question were quickly released by San Francisco resident William A. Rusher, 82, a founder of the conservative Princeton group and former publisher of National Review. Rusher could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but he told National Review he hadn't looked at the files in 30 years. "I hope there is nothing discreditable in them," he said. "Of course, Sen. Kennedy can always hope."
ALITO WIFE LEAVES HEARING IN TEARS AFTER DEM ATTACK Wed Jan 11 2006 17:22:11 ET
**Exclusive**
Judge Samuel A. Alito's wife Martha left the confirmation hearing room in tears this evening, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) apologized to the Judge's family for the behavior of his fellow committee members during the course of the last three days.
Sen. Graham said: ''Judge Alito, I am sorry that you've had to go through this. I am sorry that your family has had to sit here and listen to this.''
Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have attacked Judge Samuel A. Alito over his membership in Concerned Alumni of Princeton and his involvement in the Vanguard case.
One senior Republican in the hearing room said of the situation: ''After three full days of attacks against her husband's character, Mrs. Alito had enough. Democrat behavior during this hearing has not only been wrong, it's been embarrassing. Ted Kennedy is nothing but a bully.''
Developing...
נשלח ב-11/1/2006 19:04
זיי "קענען", נישט אז זיי "וועלן".
וואס גיבט זיי די תירוץ צו טאן אזא עקסטרעמע זאך?
נשלח ב-11/1/2006 18:51
זיי וועלן מאכן א פיליבאסטער
נשלח ב-11/1/2006 18:43
די דעמאקראטן קענען זיך האקן די קאפ אין וואנט, זיי זענען די מיינאריטי, און אלע רעפובליקענס פלאנען איהם צו קאנפורמען.
נשלח ב-11/1/2006 18:39
גייע ער עס מאכן? Democrats Say Alito's Answers Inconsistent
Story
Jan 11, 10:46 AM (ET)
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
(AP) Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito testifies on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 before the... Full Image
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they were troubled by what they see as inconsistencies in Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's answers on issues ranging from voting rights to ethics to his membership in a conservative organization. On the third day of confirmation hearings, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Democrats would press President Bush's choice to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on several statements he made in his earlier testimony. "A number of us have been troubled by what see as inconsistencies in some of the answers," Leahy told Alito. Republicans hold the majority in the Senate - 55-44 with one independent - and Alito, a federal appeals judge, is expected to win confirmation to the high court unless some GOP lawmakers oppose his nomination http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060111/D8F2IGHG4.html
