Alito Confirmed

[bailunrui]

It's official. Alito has been confirmed. CNN:
The Senate confirmed Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court on Tuesday by a vote of 58-42, a day after an attempt by some Democratic senators to block his nomination fizzled

Comments

[thisficklemob]

As I said yesterday: so long, uterus. It's been nice knowing you.

Not that I'm getting it removed, you understand. Getting my tubes tied... maybe.

[xiaomi]

*sigh* so much for the Supreme Court being a final arbiter of "justice." With it tilted so conservative now, unless the theories that Roberts isn't as conservative as they hoped are true, a majority of roberts/scalito/scalia/thomas/kennedy will be able to do pretty much whatever they want. Honestly, the way it used to be was appropriate - 4 liberals, 4 cons, and a moderate who split either way. Not ideal, but at least it prevented anomalous opinions from either flank.

Let's hope we don't go back to the Lockner era. :(

[aberranteyes]

The Lochner era, based on that article, is actually not a bad piece've shorthand for the "meocon" (™ bellatrys) program: when they had it best, what they want to bring back.

[anne_jumps]

Unfortunately, it sounds exactly like what they're going for. They remind me of robber barons.

[kookypoodle]

Holy shit. I can feel my impending rights as a woman rapidly disapating as we speak. We're all doomed. Fucking Senate. .__.