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We rejoin Jack Cafferty and Wolf Blitzer in the Situation Room:
CAFFERTY: All right. Let's go back to this Alito thing. Because the good stuff starts tomorrow. There will be a lot of questions about his stand on Roe v. Wade. But I would like to see one question answered. And the question is, Judge Alito, based on your knowledge of the law, is it legal or illegal for President Bush to authorize the NSA to wiretap Americans' telephone conversations without a warrant? Without a court order? Yes or no.
It's either against the law or it's not. And I would love for these senators to pin this guy down and make him answer that question. Say if you want to leave these hearings in one piece, you're going to give us an answer on whether or not the NSA eavesdropping against Americans without a court order is against the law.
You want to bet 10 bucks it doesn't happen? That would be the easiest $10 I ever made. But it sure would be nice to see if they could get him to answer that question.
BLITZER: Here is what he is going to say, Jack. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to know this. {... gropes down pants, surreptitiously checking payoff from RNC...} He is going to say, with all due respect, senators, this is an issue that's likely to come before the Supreme Court, and if I'm confirmed, I would have to adjudicate on this matter. As a result, I can't answer that question.
CAFFERTY: And Senator Cafferty would say, I want you to address the question in the abstract, Judge Alito. I'm not interested in what may or may not happen. If you're confirmed. You're not on the Supreme Court yet. Let's consider this issue in the abstract.
If you were standing before a law class at Harvard University, and a student asked this question, how would you answer it? Don't tell me about what may happen down road. I want it in the abstract. You tell me what the answer is.
BLITZER: All right. Don't hold your breath waiting for the answer.
CAFFERTY: Be the easiest 10 bucks I ever made. Want to make the bet, you pandering cocksucker?
BLITZER: {taps earpiece} :::
It's either against the law or it's not. And I would love for these senators to pin this guy down and make him answer that question. Say if you want to leave these hearings in one piece, you're going to give us an answer on whether or not the NSA eavesdropping against Americans without a court order is against the law.
You want to bet 10 bucks it doesn't happen? That would be the easiest $10 I ever made. But it sure would be nice to see if they could get him to answer that question.
BLITZER: Here is what he is going to say, Jack. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to know this. {... gropes down pants, surreptitiously checking payoff from RNC...} He is going to say, with all due respect, senators, this is an issue that's likely to come before the Supreme Court, and if I'm confirmed, I would have to adjudicate on this matter. As a result, I can't answer that question.
CAFFERTY: And Senator Cafferty would say, I want you to address the question in the abstract, Judge Alito. I'm not interested in what may or may not happen. If you're confirmed. You're not on the Supreme Court yet. Let's consider this issue in the abstract.
If you were standing before a law class at Harvard University, and a student asked this question, how would you answer it? Don't tell me about what may happen down road. I want it in the abstract. You tell me what the answer is.
BLITZER: All right. Don't hold your breath waiting for the answer.
CAFFERTY: Be the easiest 10 bucks I ever made. Want to make the bet, you pandering cocksucker?
BLITZER: {taps earpiece} :::
Later....
CAFFERTY: All right. The senators, the good stuff on the Alito thing, Wolf, starts tomorrow. That's when the senators can ask him about Roe v. Wade and about this decision by the president to authorize the NSA to wiretap Americans. The question we are asking is how should Judge Alito respond to questions about domestic spying?
Janice writes: "If they don't ask Alito about the NSA ruling, they might not have jobs in Congress after the next election.
Bruce in Austin, Texas: "That's exactly the question I'd like to have answered. Judge Alito said, no one is above the law. Does this include King George?"
Ken in Yuma, Arizona: "He should say exactly what Bush, Cheney and other right-wing leaders have told him to say. That's how it works. Isn't it? The sooner this circus is over the better. We already know how this movie ends."
Gary writes from Butte, Montana, where my dad was raised, coincidentally, "Someone should ask the judge what's the rule of law? Does it apply fairly and equally to all citizens and should the courts be independent of all branches of government regardless of the administration points of view? Whatever answer, we should hold him to it if he's selected to sit on Supreme Court."
And Patrick writes from South Bumfuck, Idaho: "Careful, Cafferty. You might be disappointed in the answer you get. Supposedly they'll answer that the president is within the law. You will have wasted a perfectly good Bush bashing tirade on your segment." Whatever, you moron. Wolf?
BLITZER: I'm sorry, Jack, you lost me after you said "Butte." What?
Janice writes: "If they don't ask Alito about the NSA ruling, they might not have jobs in Congress after the next election.
Bruce in Austin, Texas: "That's exactly the question I'd like to have answered. Judge Alito said, no one is above the law. Does this include King George?"
Ken in Yuma, Arizona: "He should say exactly what Bush, Cheney and other right-wing leaders have told him to say. That's how it works. Isn't it? The sooner this circus is over the better. We already know how this movie ends."
Gary writes from Butte, Montana, where my dad was raised, coincidentally, "Someone should ask the judge what's the rule of law? Does it apply fairly and equally to all citizens and should the courts be independent of all branches of government regardless of the administration points of view? Whatever answer, we should hold him to it if he's selected to sit on Supreme Court."
And Patrick writes from South Bumfuck, Idaho: "Careful, Cafferty. You might be disappointed in the answer you get. Supposedly they'll answer that the president is within the law. You will have wasted a perfectly good Bush bashing tirade on your segment." Whatever, you moron. Wolf?
BLITZER: I'm sorry, Jack, you lost me after you said "Butte." What?
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