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Join the Anti-Alito Brigade!

by Cedwyn rcs1
Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 09:18:14 AM EST

[editor's note, by Cho] promoted Cedwyn's commentary..
crossposted from A Faerie's Farthing.

Those crazy kids over at Booman Tribune have an anti-Alito campaign to convince the Senate to reject his nomination.

There will be a series of diaries, each addressing a different issue on which Alito should not be trusted with the fate of the nation.

Please visit the diary and use the information to influence your Senators:

Day 1

More below the fold


commentary :: :: :: buzz-it!
Today's is about his disrespect for the legislative branch and his judicial activist tendencies.

Congress had passed the law in a reasonable and deliberate fashion. A genuine practitioner of judicial restraint would have allowed them a wide enough berth to do so. Alito's colleagues did just that. But Alito used his own logic to call for its overturn, arguing that the possession of machine guns by private individuals had no economic activity associated with it, and that no real evidence existed that private possession of guns increased crime in a way that affected commerce -- and thus Congress had no right to regulate it. That kind of judicial reasoning often is referred to as reflecting the "Constitution in Exile."

Whatever it is, it's not judicial restraint.

His nomination needs to go the way of Harriet Miers'.

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Join the Anti-Alito Brigade! | 18 comments (18 topical, 0 hidden)
Thanks Cedwyn! (5.00 / 2) (#1)
I would have missed it without your post herein!

by kfred on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 12:32:33 PM EST
Today is Day 1 (5.00 / 2) (#2)
of a 12-day response to Alito's judicial activism.  Volunteers are being sought to help us promote the campaign, help us take down this nomination!

by Man Eegee on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 12:43:30 PM EST
This is great! (5.00 / 1) (#3)

There are a few graphics that anyone can use to add to their letter if they want to. Here is one, the others are posted over at the Boo Trib.

Feel free to use this one, or any of the others in any cross posts... And if you are the creative type go ahead and make your own! I know that it took ePluribus media all of 5 minutes to put up a great yellow feather for OYF last time, for which we were and still are greatful.

I note that judybrowni had a diary with lots of actions and contacts to fight the Alito nomination a few days ago at Epluribus Media.

Taken from judibrownie's diary:

[TELL YOUR SENATORS, STOP ALITO: http://petition.savethecourt.org/fwd/campaigns/savethecourt/register/fc3c4e7fd9e7c7702f2d1c855b206fc
5]

AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, SIGN PLANNED PARENTHOOD'S ANTI-ALITO PETITION, TOO:

NARAL IS SHOOTING FOR 500,000 SIGNATURES, PLEASE ADD YOURS:

AND DON'T FORGET: URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT PLAN B:

Note: I edited the links to make them fit in the blockquote a little better

To everyone that participates: Thank you!

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 02:51:28 PM EST

Took some liberties (5.00 / 2) (#12)
If you can use, feel free to.


It's yours and Military Tracy's work, but this is smaller ( a jpeg )
so that folks can throw it into their internet posts on Kos and booman etc.

Feel free to use or not.

by Cho on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 06:21:38 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Awesome!!! (none / 0) (#13)
I love it! I am sure Militarytracy will too!

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 08:10:51 PM EST
[ Parent ]
CTMan1 (5.00 / 1) (#14)
Go ahead and link if you guys want, just like with the yellow feather.

We are happy to help.

by Cho on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 08:17:33 PM EST
[ Parent ]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! (none / 0) (#15)
right now Cedwyn, myself, and some others, seem to have our hands full across the net! lol

X-posted at dKos, My Left Wing, Booman Tribune , My Left Nutmeg, Political Cortex

And also Front Paged or posted by Cedwyn at: Dembloggers, ePluribus Media,   MyDD, and TPM Cafe reader Blogs as well as by shermanesqe at Street Prophets and C&J

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 10:02:08 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Post here and we will front page. (5.00 / 1) (#16)
One of us will try to stay on top of it.

You probably know this, but right click the graphic for the url..

by Cho on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 10:15:36 PM EST
[ Parent ]

great stuff, thanks for keeping us in the loop (5.00 / 1) (#17)
on this Cho, CTman, and Cedwyn.  

wait, shouldn't it be the seven C's?

;-)


by luaptifer on Tue Dec 13, 2005 at 09:13:17 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Ouch. (5.00 / 1) (#18)
seas?

by Cho on Tue Dec 13, 2005 at 09:53:30 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Should have previewed (none / 0) (#4)
BEFORE I clicked on post!  lol

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 02:52:27 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Link pretified (none / 0) (#5)
OOPS

TELL YOUR SENATORS, STOP ALITO:



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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 02:55:44 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Thanks for all this great info! (5.00 / 2) (#6)
Glad you provided the links too...

And thanks to Cedwyn for alerting us to this action!

by Cho on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 02:58:15 PM EST
[ Parent ]

thank YOU! (5.00 / 2) (#9)
i can't believe i forgot my password!  lol

by Cedwyn on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 05:54:01 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I had so little sleep last night... (none / 0) (#11)
I am typing like I have ten broken fingers. Even when I proof-read I miss the mistakes. lol

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 06:00:50 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I didn't provide them... (none / 0) (#7)
Those were lifted straight from your communities diaries. ePluribus Media is awesome!

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 03:03:44 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Who did the graphics? (5.00 / 1) (#8)
They are wonderful!

by Cho on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 04:38:22 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Military tracy hand drew the pic (5.00 / 1) (#10)
I added the words to it. (for the one you see here.) I thtought it would be a good opening for someone that wanted to write a letter on their own. Print the pic and tell your Seanotrs what you think below it.

There are others done by Tampopo (hand drawn as well) and supersoling has one up, and others in the works.

Anyone that wants to write a diary or help me for day 5?  I have to write one for "Roe v Wade". I have a good start on it. But I haven't had time to finish yet! lol

We want people to pick up the banner from within every community. I had mentioned that in judybrownies diary. I know that ePluribus Media has more than enough great writers that they could be putting up their own diaries each day. Check out the themes here and contact the BooTribber in charge of any of the days actions that are already in motion if you want to help in this co-ordinated effort.


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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 05:58:23 PM EST
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