Re: Alito vote- he voted in favor of the Missouri courts rights

[wisteria]

not the defendant.



ST. LOUIS — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted a stay of execution for Michael Anthony Taylor and agreed to hear arguments in his case.
Just hours before Taylor was to be executed, the appeals court voted 9-1 Wednesday to grant his petition for a rehearing by the full court.

A few hours later the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overrule the appeals court and lift the stay.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/13768113.htm

[bbinacan]

1. Interesting. n/t

[DCal]

2. It's just one vote, but ...

maybe Alito will turn out to be more independent than expected.

Roberts, on the other hand, has consistently sided with Thomas and Scalia since he joined the court. Roberts was more glib in the confirmation hearings than Alito, which allowed him to get through easier. But, Roberts may be the more conservative of the two.

[wisteria]

4. I doubt it. These rulings are typically insignficant and normally

we would not of heard about it. I think this is more hype than anything else.

[JWS]

3. hmmm...

I respect that he voted for states rights instead of just voting for the death penalty.

Good choices make bad precedent, however, and Souter, Stevens, Breyer & Ginsburg voted for staying the execution rather than rubber stamping federal powers. With Bushco it seems not just the line between right and wrong is being blurred but the distinction between liberal & conservative.