Today, just before President George W. Bushs State of the Union address, the United States Senate voted 58-42 to confirm Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Michigans U.S. Senators, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow both voted No on Judge Alitos nomination despite widespread public support for conformation.
Today, Right to Life Michigan thanked all the prolife citizens who voiced their support for Judge Alito during his confirmation process, stating,
Even though pro-abortion groups vigorously protested this nomination and called for a filibuster, Judge Alito will soon be sworn into his position on the U.S. Supreme Court and take Justice Sandra Day OConnors place on the court. Judge Alitos fifteen years of service on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals shows that he understands that judges arent supposed to write new laws but to strictly interpret the Constitution.Roe Myth Continued
When Justice Sandra Day OConnor announced that she was retiring from the Supreme Court, pro-abortion organizations quickly attempted to resurrect a myth regarding the position of Roe v. Wade, one of the two U.S. Supreme Court decisions which legalized abortion in the United States through all nine months of pregnancy. The myth is that the justices in favor of Roe v. Wade hold a razor-thin 5-4 majority, meaning that if one judge who would overturn the Roe v. Wade replaces a judge in favor of Roe (such as Justice OConnor) then 5 justices would be in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade. Unfortunately, this is simply not true.
With the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, only two of the Supreme Courts current members (Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia) are on record as favoring the overturning of Roe. If Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito favor overturning Roe, then there will still be only 4 justices who hold that position, not the necessary majority of 5. Our prolife activities must continue.
Source: Right to Life Michigan
