Wednesday, November 30, 2005

New Scalito Document Welcomes Opportunity to Overturn Roe V. Wade

People For the American Way

This man is not the person to replace Sandra Day O'Connor:
In the memo (available here), Alito advises the Administration to:
- file a brief in the case, even though the Administration was not a party to In the memo (available here), Alito advises the Administration to:
- file a brief in the case, even though the Administration was not a party to the suit, and had no role to play save for ideology.

- use the brief to promote “the goals of bringing about the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade, and in the meantime, of mitigating its effects.”

- “make clear” to the Supreme Court that we “disagree with Roe v Wade,” and “would welcome” the opportunity to brief the issue of overturning it.

- support the tactic of using extremely restrictive state laws such as those in Pennsylvania to discourage women from seeking safe, legal abortions. (In fact, the Supreme Court said that provisions of the Pennsylvania law “comes close to being state medicine imposed upon the woman.”)the suit, and had no role to play save for ideology.

- use the brief to promote “the goals of bringing about the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade, and in the meantime, of mitigating its effects.”

- “make clear” to the Supreme Court that we “disagree with Roe v Wade,” and “would welcome” the opportunity to brief the issue of overturning it.

- support the tactic of using extremely restrictive state laws such as those in Pennsylvania to discourage women from seeking safe, legal abortions. (In fact, the Supreme Court said that provisions of the Pennsylvania law “comes close to being state medicine imposed upon the woman.”)

Scalito, meet Mr. Buster - Mr. Phil A. Buster.

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