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Still, for the moment, most politicians and activists on the left are keeping their powder dry, trying their best to express reservations about Alito without lashing out and sounding shrill. Absent a number of Republican defections, the Democrats will be unable to block Alito unless they resort to a filibuster that will prolong debate and prevent a full vote. And if they go that route, many Republicans have vowed to pursue the "nuclear option"--using a simple majority to pass a rule ending filibusters for judicial nominations...
Then, of course, there is the abortion-rights litmus test. Despite the shrill cries of the left-wing Cassandras—who have rushed to condemn Alito as a fire-breathing Roe-overturning conservative—he has a decidedly nuanced record. In his four abortion-related cases, he has ruled in favor of abortion rights three times. Even in the exception, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Alito merely ruled that spousal notification was not an “undue burden” on a woman’s right to an abortion, given that the law provided exemptions for unusual...
...punch” (the students who wish to join the club) and, as one could imagine, the comments are rarely based on any sort of merit. The Isis’ book is rife with vapid and positive evaluations, as well as harsh critiques based on punches’ accessories, shrill vocal tones, social faux pas, and dating infidelities...
...mail lists have claimed that The Salient represents a broad trend to demonize Islam in American society. I beg to differ. As the reaction to our parody amply demonstrates, any assertion that women in the Islamic world do enjoy fewer rights than their Western counterparts is met with instantaneous, shrill outrage. There is no debate, no consideration of reality.Instead of taking out their ill-reasoned rage on The Salient, campus Muslims would be wise to focus their attentions on those places from whence their faith came, those places where what is called “moderate Islam?...
...three students at Seton Hall University died in a dormitory fire. Such tragedies are avoidable, however, and we call upon the University to raise awareness of fire safety—and for students to react more responsibly when they hear the shrill wail of a fire alarm...