Let's get the Liberal Blogosphere's top 3 questions for Samuel Alito
Although I think senators Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin have been kicking ass, I still believe "we the people" should have more part in the process of asking the questions to the Judge. So in the spirit of cooperation and the good old democratic process, help us come up with the top 3 questions our good senators should be asking Judge Samuel Alito.
I am keeping it to 3 questions because, at this point, 10 questions, although a fantastic popular culture meme, would actually detract from the real objective of passing them on to the Democratic senators in the Judiciary Committee.
We want to move on this fast, to hopefully have the final three by the end of the morning session and ready to be faxed and email during lunch tomorrow.
Do y'all think we can do this?
Yes?
Then let's get cracking.
We ought to get 10 good questions we can narrow down to 3.
Ready?
Set.
Go!
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Let's get the Liberal
Submitted by Susie from Philly (not verified) on 12 January 2006 - 12:40am.
Do you believe any forms of birth control are equivalent to abortion?
Do you believe there is a credible legal basis for states having the right to forbid the use of birth control by unmarried couples?
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Sodomy Laws
Submitted by Morgaine Swann on 12 January 2006 - 3:17am.
Does the state have an interest or a legal basis for limiting the sexual activity of its citizens?
Support the Women's Autonomy and Sexual Sovereignty Movements!
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The idea hasn't caught on with this one
Submitted by liza on 12 January 2006 - 12:21pm.
People don't seem to be feeling it. But anyway, I would ask about "Parent Rights". I think you can tell a lot about a person by how the view themselves vis-a-vis their kids.
* What do you think about 'parental rights'?
* Do parents have custodial or sovereign rigths over their children?
Which takes me to the idea of children rights:
* What is a child? How does that differ from a minor?
* Do minors have equal rights under the constitution?
* What provisions exist or should exist for protecting those rights?
* Are children individual citizens under the law or bound to parental authority?
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questions
Submitted by artemisia (not verified) on 12 January 2006 - 12:26pm.
1) is there a fundamental right to privacy that is protected by the constitution? if so, please describe it's scope. if not, please explain why not.
2) do you agree with the concept of individual bodily sovereignty that Justice Holmes described as "your right to swing your fist ends at the tip of my nose." does the concept of individual bodily sovereignty apply to pregnant women? please discuss how and under what circumstances a pregnant woman does not have sovereignty over her own body?
3) what is the basis for the government's interest in whether or not people marry? under what circumstances should people not be allowed to marry? does any part of the Constitution protect consenting adults from government interference in their choice of marital partner?
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Do you believe that Birth Control Pills cause abortions
Do you believe that Birth Control Pills cause abortions and should be illegal?
Should the police have the right to strip search a 10 year old girl who is in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Do you believe Pagans have the right to equal representation under the law?
Is gay marriage protected by the Constitution?
Is a woman legally equal to a man in every way?
Should a married man have the right to prevent or insist on his wife having an abortion?
Should a single woman have access to infertility treatments?
Which section of the Constitution gives the Federal Government the right to control the cultivation and sale of marijuana?
Support the Women's Autonomy and Sexual Sovereignty Movements!