Friday, December 23, 2005

Of course

It makes perfect sense that Alito, in the same premise as his memo denouncing Roe v. Wade, would have also backed the idea of using domestic wiretaps to get the skinny on our private lives.

The memo dealt with whether government officials should have blanket protection from lawsuits when authorizing wiretaps. "I do not question that the attorney general should have this immunity," Alito wrote. "But for tactical reasons, I would not raise the issue here."
And this guy will be going through the confirmation process beginning January 9th. Oh yay. I can't wait.