I don’t know if I can bear to watch the Alito judicial process follow the path of so many other appointments.
Here is the pattern: information about the person comes out on the blogs and it is explained and analyzed; as the proceedings near and/or even begin, there are calls to bloggers to contact congress members and committee members; during the proceedings there is live blogging with lots of comments about the lack of true questioning and the evasive nature of the answers given; there is dismay over which Dems cave in; there are more pleas to contact members of congress; and then there is the vote…
The vote is followed by more cries of how unreal/surreal all of this is. There is outrage and fear. Then there are discussions on what we need to do for the ’06 and ’08 elections.
Can we do it differently this time?
Congress listens to money. Can we use our places in the economic engine to make a difference?
What if those opposed to Alito didn’t go to work, nor work from home, on the first day the judiciary committee meets? What if we didn’t go to school or to any meetings or gatherings or appointments? What if we do not participate in any form of commerce? What if those who own retail places closed for the day?
And what would happen if all those who didn’t work, etc. contacted their congress member and explained why they weren’t working or participating in any commerce that day?
And what if these actions were repeated each day of the Alito’s hearings?
What are we willing to give up in order to stand up? Sick days or vacation days? Days without pay? Days without doing business? Days of missing classes?
Would this hurt? Is it time to do the things that might hurt personally?
Could it make a difference?
Alito threatens not only Roe v Wade, but our foundation – read Paul Rosenberg’s diary, “Alito Against Democracy.”
Alito’s appointment to the Supreme court needs to be stopped. I need to walk my talk – will you walk with me?