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January 19, 2006
Washington, D.C. - Wendy E. Long, counsel to The Judicial Confirmation Network, today made the following statement regarding Senator Edward Kennedy's official announcement opposing Judge Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court:
"It is always a welcome day when the American people are presented with clear choices. Senator Kennedy's announcement today demonstrates once again the intellectual and moral bankruptcy of the opposition to Judge Alito. The character assassins of the Left have the perfect spokesman in Senator Kennedy. Not content with his embarrassing display of intemperance, ignorance and generally boorish behavior during hearing week, Senator Kennedy summarized his opposition to Judge Alito by claiming Judge Alito was not 'committed to equal justice under law.'
"This is a despicable charge to level at a sitting federal judge. But that is what America has come to expect from Senator Kennedy. That is why we welcome his announced opposition. The choice is clear.
"The ABA - no conservative organization - and his fellow judges and former law clerks, including many Democrats, all sing the highest praises for this good man and his decision making as a judge. Most major newspapers around the country, even liberal ones, have endorsed Judge Alito. It is only the Ted Kennedy-ACLU wing of the Democratic Party that persists in opposing him. Senator Kennedy's Democrat colleagues now need to make their choice.
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