Five Questions for Judge Samuel Alito

Sometimes asking a question is a most effective means of making a point than giving a lengthy speech or write-up. The National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC) formally resubmitted the following five questions to every member of the U.S. Senate and the Senate Judiciary Committee that are certainly worth careful consideration:

• Do basic human rights come only from government or are they rooted in something that transcends government?


• Is man's inherent human nature fixed or does raw political power determine who is and is not a member of the human family?


• Is law merely the construct of jurists and lawmakers or is it based on first principles of morals and justice?


• Is the proper role of the judiciary to restrain/limit itself to interpreting law or does it possess de facto legislative powers?


• Should the judiciary share power equally with the other two branches of government (the legislative and executive) or should its powers transcend them?