Alito
Supreme Court nomination bad decision
Molly
Stewart
During a “Desperate Housewives” commercial this Sunday, I happened
to flip the channel to CNN. Well, more like I accidentally sat on my remote
and it landed on that channel.
Anyway, I watched for long enough to learn about a decision that affects everyone
in America and I had no clue it was even going on. The news is that the conservative
appellate judge, Samuel Alito, has just been confirmed as our nation’s
110th Supreme Court justice.
Why would that fact tear me away from seeing a shirtless Jesse Metcalfe or
deciding which housewife is the most anorexic this week? Well, because Alito’s
confirmation means his views will impact the future of the Supreme Court’s
decisions from now on.
It means that his right-wing, closed-minded beliefs I strongly disagree with
will impact my rights.
He is known for being pro-life, pro-religion, anti-immigrant and anti-women.
His strong stance against abortion could even overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark
abortion case. I don’t want some old, rich, white guy telling me what
I can and can’t do to my body.
Alito’s most notable position was in the case of Planned Parenthood v.
Casey, where he voted to uphold a part of a Pennsylvania law requiring a woman
to notify her husband before obtaining an abortion. This case alone shows Alito
takes a pro-life stance on abortion, a view that could endanger every woman’s
freedom to choose what happens to her own body.
Is he for real? Why should I have to tell anyone what happens to my uterus?
That’s between my doctor and I. Next he’ll make our parents sign
a release form before we buy thongs from Victoria’s Secret or condoms
at Target.
Come on, we all know what goes on behind closed doors. Accidents happen, but
that doesn’t mean women everywhere aren’t entitled to decide whether
that drunken one-night stand becomes a needy, smelly, self-absorbed mistake
that takes over your life. No, not a boyfriend. I’m talking about a baby.
New Jersey, New York’s ugly stepsister, is known for two things: “The
Sopranos” and Alito. He’s an upper middle-class, married Catholic
Republican judge who knows nothing about what it’s like to be a woman,
so why should he be making decisions that could harm women’s health?
When was the last time he got a Brazilian bikini wax, bought a Wonderbra or
read Cosmopolitan cover to cover to see the “Top Ten Things Guys Crave
in Bed?”
Alito is more likely to be driving a sports utility vehicle, listening to news
radio and golfing with his Washington buddies in a hideous pair of plaid pants.
It’s not his religion, income or sex that I object, it’s his close-minded
views that could hurt me personally.
I want to be able to have an abortion if I happen to find myself in that scary,
awful position. The truth is, I am way too selfish and immature to be having
a baby at 19. I spend my free time watching reruns of “Beavis and Butthead” and
eating Hot Pockets at 1 a.m., not to mention I am horrible with kids. All they
ever seem to do is slobber, cry and take your money. Thanks, but I’ll
pass.
Alito will be the current court’s eighth male. The nine-member court
consists of only one black, one female and no Hispanics.
Isn’t it a little pathetic the people making decisions about our freedom
and rights as Americans are all loaded, bloated bureaucrats?
As a woman and citizen of the United States, I feel as if I am entitled under
the Constitution to be in charge of my own health. I don’t want that
protection to be taken away by Alito or anyone else. Does the court really
need another wealthy, middle-aged man who has no idea what it’s like
to be a woman or get pregnant deciding the future of a woman’s right
to have an abortion?
Why doesn’t Bush nominate an African-American or a Hispanic or a woman
judge who has an open mind, will fight for our rights and isn’t another
conservative Republican?
The United States is a diverse country, but our highest court isn’t.
While our leaders lunch on lobster, we citizens dine at Denny’s. Personally,
I’d rather have a moderate, meat-and-potatoes-eating judge who cares
more about my opinions than my ovaries.
Molly Stewart is a freshman journalism major.
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