THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume VII, Issue # 278, December 16, 2005
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
LIBERAL ANTICS HIGHLIGHT CRITICALITY
OF ALITO CONFIRMATION
By Christopher G. Adamo
WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THE UPCOMING BATTLE OVER U.S. SENATE CONFIRMATION OF SAMUEL ALITO'S NOMINATION TO
FILL A VACANCY ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT: WHETHER AMERICA'S BROKEN LEGAL SYSTEM WILL EVER BE
REPAIRED & TRUE JUSTICE RE-ESTABLISHED IN AMERICA -- ALITO'S JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY: ONE OF DEFERENCE TO
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AS AN ABSOLUTE STANDARD -- WHY LIBERALS OPPOSE ALITO'S CONFIRMATION:
THEIR FEAR THAT MUCH OF THE LIBERAL PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA WILL BE RELEGATED TO THE BALLOT BOX,
WHERE IT VERY LIKELY WILL BE DEFEATED
FULL STORY:
With John Roberts safely installed as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and
with the Harriet Miers debacle fading into the past, most Americans are not
presently focused on the upcoming confirmation battle for Samuel Alito. But
a mere glance at other news stories of the day suggests that perhaps they
should be. Something far greater is at stake in his confirmation than many
people realize.
Several legal battles unfolding throughout the nation, while at present not
directly tied to the U.S. Supreme Court, nonetheless provide evidence of a major
breakdown in the nation’s legal system. Right or wrong, the precedent has
been established by which the Supreme Court is widely assumed to be the
final arbiter of such cases.
Thus, if true justice is ever to be re-established in America, the ultimate
responsibility for doing so will rest upon the nine justices of the Supreme
Court. Those on the Left, with a clear, vested interest in maintaining the
“status quo,” have no intention of allowing the system to revert to its
former, constitutionally proper role. Current news items involving the
machinations of the legal system, albeit at lower levels, should be
sufficient to make this case in the minds of the American people.
In Florida, radio talk show giant Rush Limbaugh has just won a major court
victory in an ongoing battle against the state’s inarguably politically
motivated Democratic State Attorney, Barry Krischer. According to a decision
handed down on Monday, December 12, by District Court Judge David Crow, Limbaugh’s medical
records are indeed a matter of confidentiality between himself and his
doctor.
“Fishing expeditions” by state prosecutors are not permitted as a means of
finding evidence of ostensible wrongdoing, categorized as “doctor shopping,”
by Limbaugh. Yet the situation begs the question of just how a prosecution
of this sort could have advanced as far as it did. Certainly, the common
citizen should be protected from this sort of personal attack.
Meanwhile in Texas, obvious efforts at “grand jury shopping” by Travis
County Prosecutor Ronnie Earle, in hopes of railroading Republican
Congressman Tom Delay, are themselves falling apart. After a half-dozen
attempts to find a grand jury that would indict Delay for something --
anything -- Earle finally succeeded. Delay was charged with “Conspiracy to
Violate Texas Election Code” and “Money Laundering.”
Judge Pat Priest has now dismissed the “Conspiracy” charge, essentially
contending that its imposition on the Congressman was, from the beginning,
bogus. Nevertheless, Delay lingers under indictment for the remaining
charge.
Once again, “justice” and ethics play no part in this unfolding melodrama.
Instead, the entire situation proves that Earle represents not a legal
system dedicated to public integrity, but rather one that has degenerated
into a weapon, which those with power can wield against their political
opponents.
And, of course, at this festive season of the year, news stories abound in
which the Christian foundations of the Christmas Holiday (a virtual
redundancy in terms) are systematically being expunged from public
discourse. Americans are once again reminded of those looming threats to
their freedom and heritage posed by such organizations as the ACLU, as it
pursues nothing less than to suppress, and eventually criminalize
“politically incorrect” expressions and speech.
In the midst of such tempests, Samuel Alito may represent a return to saner
and more traditional jurisprudence. Like Roberts, his judicial philosophy is
one of deference to the United States Constitution as an absolute standard. And as such,
he represents the worst nightmares of Leftwing Liberals who hope to see their agenda
set in concrete by a high court that recognizes no constitutional limits to
its power.
Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, has not ruled out a filibuster
of Alito. And Pennsylvania “Republican” Arlen Specter has expressed similar
sentiments in past weeks, specifically pointing to the possibility that
Alito might not regard abortion as sacrosanct in American law.
In truth, the question that Liberal Leftist Senators would like to ask Alito (though
none dare do so publicly) is, if confirmed by the U.S. Senate, whether his
ultimate loyalty would be to the United States Constitution, or to Roe v.
Wade.
While Alito’s critics are ostensibly concerned about the ongoing legality of
abortion, in reality they fear far more. If his belief in the U.S. Constitution
is as steadfast as present signs indicate, much of the Leftwing Liberal agenda will,
henceforth, be relegated to the ballot box, where it ever after stands no
chance of implementation. A compliant Supreme Court is Liberalism’s best
hope for continued political dominance.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Appointment of U.S. Federal Judges
Legal Issues, Lawyers, & America's Judiciary
U.S. Constitutional Law & Political Philosophy
The Constitution of the United States of America
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, & Other Leftists
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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