Opponents of Alito really have to do some self-examination. He wouldn't say Roe v. Wade is settled law. He basically supports originalism. But, he's heading to confirmation. Hey, their just rights that will be taken away:
The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up its weeklong confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Friday with civil rights advocates warning that he would turn the clock back, while a diverse group of former aides and colleagues praised his fairness.So Arlen, that whole pro-choice schtick of yours is over. You are supporting a justice who will overturn it. Same will be true for Olympia Snowe, Lincoln Chafee and Susan Collins.
The committee's top Democrat indicated that the panel's vote on Alito, scheduled next Tuesday, would likely be delayed for a week.
In another development, committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., a moderate who supports abortion rights, announced his backing for the conservative nominee, saying he was satisfied with Alito's answers on abortion and presidential power, the dominant issues at the hearing.
While Alito would not discuss his current view of Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, "I think he went about as far as he could go,'' Specter said as the session closed.
