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ORNSTEIN: Judge Alito Doesn’t Show Congress Enough Deference
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| Contributor | mtrz |
| Last Edited | mtrz Nov 02, 2005 11:21pm |
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| Category | Perspective |
| News Date | Thursday, November 3, 2005 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Let me start today by writing about the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. To borrow and adapt a phrase, I know John Roberts; John Roberts is a friend (all right, an acquaintance) of mine. And Sam Alito is no John Roberts.
What is the difference? Roberts respects Congress and its constitutional primacy; Alito shows serious signs that he does not. Some time ago, Jeffrey Rosen, a superb legal scholar, pointed out Alito’s dissent in a 1996 decision upholding the constitutionality of a law that banned the possession of machine guns. We are not talking handguns, rifles or even assault weapons. We’re talking machine guns. |
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