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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Scales of Justice Tipped

" PRESIDENT BUSH'S SECRET authorization of wiretapping of US citizens, revealed earlier this month, was shocking enough to derail renewal of the USA Patriot Act, at least temporarily. Could it be enough to deny the appointment of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court? The limits of presidential power should be at the center of questions for Judge Alito when he appears before Senate confirmation hearings Jan. 9."

"....the American people need independent thinkers on the court who will continue to assert the judicial role of checking presidential power."Read rest of this Boston Globe editorial

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