tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617803227802905172.post6794977855075790809..comments2024-02-01T02:35:32.798-05:00Comments on Collins Watch: Alito: Planned Parenthood v. CaseyContrapositivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08645775885446988732noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617803227802905172.post-37403205584820871282008-09-03T19:14:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:14:00.000-04:00Hello –I’m Kathryn Kolbert, the current president ...Hello –<BR/><BR/>I’m Kathryn Kolbert, the current president of People For the American Way as well as the lawyer who argued Planned Parenthood v. Casey in front of the Supreme Court.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for focusing on this case. By the time he was nominated to the Supreme Court, Justice Alito had clearly shown how little respect he had for a woman’s constitutional right to choose. Senator Collins knew that a vote for Alito would be a vote against reproductive freedom, but she chose to support President Bush instead of standing up for women.<BR/><BR/>In fact, on a host of issues, the vote for (or against) the Alito nomination is a clear, bright line between moderation and extremism. The Roberts-Alito Court has already been devastating for choice, workers rights, voting right, the environment, and consumer protections. Mainers need to understand that Susan Collins’s votes on judicial nominees have enabled President Bush and the right wing of the Republican Party to gain unprecedented power over the lives of ordinary Americans.<BR/><BR/>Please, keep talking about the importance of the Court and keep holding Susan Collins accountable for her actions.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>Kathryn KolbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com