Family Research Council: Shameless Partisan Democrats Committed to Politics Over Process
Posted on: Thursday, 19 January 2006, 18:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today and in recent days, several Senate Democrats have announced their intent to vote against Judge Samuel Alito to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Connie Mackey, vice president for government affairs, Family Research Council, issued the following statement:
"Following a week's delay on the nomination of Judge Alito for the Supreme Court, it is quite clear why breaking the 'good-faith' agreement was necessary: to provide partisan Democrats an opportunity to announce their shallow opposition to Judge Alito before a sympathetic audience of their most extreme supporters.
"Judge Alito appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for over 18 hours, answered more than 700 questions, was determined to be unanimously 'well-qualified' for the position by the liberal American Bar Association, and was characterized by associates and colleagues as a fair minded and judicially restrained judge.
"Unable to derail and destroy the nomination, Senate Democrats have instead used his nomination as a vehicle to attack the policies of President Bush. Once again, it is clear that shameless partisan Democrats, beholden to their extreme liberal base, are committed to politics over a fair constitutional process.
"It should be noted that not all Democrats join the ranks of the extreme left. I commend Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) for his open support of Judge Alito, and I call upon other fair-minded Senate Democrats to follow Sen. Nelson's example. It is time for liberal Democrats to pursue the best interests of the nation and abandon the interests of the extreme left."
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