I have heard from a lot of people and have seen blogged around here the accusation that Judge Alito supports the strip searching of little girls. Renegade says it alot on his Blog "outside the Box." here is what he said today:

"And Judge Alito backs this up in two ways. First, he voted in favor of the strip search of a ten year old girl, even though she was not listed on the search warrant, which is required BY LAW, and even though such a search is a direct and flagrant violation of the right of every American to be secure in their persons. Was she secure in her person? And how can ANYONE justify strip searching a ten year old little girl?

"Do you fully understand what that sort of search entails? We're not talking here about just removing her clothes. She was told, along with her mother, to turn around and bend over. This is what they do when they do a body cavity search. She was, in fact, molested. Doesn't matter if you think it's a legal technicality, in her little girl's mind, someone was making physical contact with the most intimate part of her body against her will."

I have to say first, Renegade backed up his assertion with the court document that supposedly backed up the claim. To see it, please visit his blog at: http://outsidethebox.blogstream.com/

However, he should have known that someone would actually read it.

The case was heard before circuit court judges Alito, Ambro and Chertoff. It involved a police search for drugs at the home of an alledged drug dealer. At question was the warrant that the officers relied on to perform the search. The cover page of the warrant did not say to seacrh all occupants but the attached affidavit did.

Here are judge Alito's own words:

"First, the best reading of the
warrant is that it authorized the search of
any persons found on the premises.
Second, even if the warrant did not contain
such authorization, a reasonable police
officer could certainly have read the
warrant as doing so, and therefore the
appellants are entitled to qualified
immunity."

For liberals to say that this decision clearly demonstrates that Alito doesn't support the 4th amendment is ridiculous.

In typical liberal style, the story was embellished just a little bit. More from the document:

"The officers decided to search Jane
and Mary Doe for contraband, and sent for
the meter patrol officer. When she
arrived, the female officer removed both
Jane and Mary Doe to an upstairs
bathroom. They were instructed to empty
their pockets and lift their shirts. The
female officer patted their pockets. She
then told Jane and Mary Doe to drop their
pants and turn around. No contraband
was found. With the search completed,
both Jane and Mary Doe were returned to
the ground floor to await the end of the
search."

Humiliating, absolutely. Molestation, not a chance.

The officers had the right to search the mother and the daughter because the affadavit clearly said "and all occupants of the home." It wasn't on the cover of the warrant because "all occupants of the home" didn't fit in the little bearocratic box. Did the magistrate sugn the warrant without reading all the information? Are the officers supposed to assume that magistrate didn't take the document seriously enough to read the whole thing. Common!

They were in their home, dad's selling drugs (of course they have no clue). The cops come, search the home, search the occupants. Happens all the time.

It comes down to a typo. They had the warrant, they had probable cause. Cops were going to get the bad guys. sSometimes even a 10 year old has to drop her pants to prove she's not packin'.

My life is getting increasingly busy. It's an election year and my candidates are getting restless. To keep my Blog goin' I'm simply going to comment on what I see in the paper each day. Let me know what you think!

Is it me, or does the execution of Clarence Ray Allen sound like we're putting a lame dog down. I have blogged on the death penalty before. I don't support it anymore and this is another example of why. He was sentenced in 1982 - 23 years ago. I'd rather he took his last breath naturally laying in his cell. Not in the humane way he's going to go.

We got some Comet dust - That's just cool. I support NASA. Imagine for a second what our lives would be like if we didn't have the space program.

I bet the community in Florida where the two bat wielding boys grew up has a baseball program that gives everyone a trophy for participating. There just aren't enough consequences for youth today. They think they can get away with murder.

Seeingred - you kick butt. 70 comments to your Blog. That's somethin' You should run for office one day and your husband is right. Lose the picture. Remember John Hinckley's crush on Jodi Foster prompted him to shoot Reagan. There are a lot of nutjobs out there.

Happy Monday!

A liberal friend sent me this. It made me laugh so I thought I'd post it.

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department that could net him up to ten years in prison but before the left decides to pounce on this as another victory they better look at their own campaign contributions.

Abramoff wasn't just a supporter of the Right. He may have had conservative congressional targets but as a lobbyist you must work both sides of the fence.

I suspect that a lot of the Washington DC Elite are feeling like Hollywood did when Heidi Fliess copped a plea. Very, very nervous.

And they should. I'm a lobbyist and I can tell you that the days of doing business like Abramoff did business are gone. Sure some folks will still get away with a bribe here and there but it's very rare.

In today's world, whether your lobbying congress or your town board, influence isn't simply purchased. A good lobbyist will garner public support, demonstrate the facts and make a strong argument for their client. I'm not saying that campaign contributions don't help get you in the door. I'm saying once you get in you better have your ducks in a row.

I do not support limiting the amount of money people can give a candidate. I do support the full disclosure laws. They have brought about much of this change and that's a good thing. Unfortunately the public sees a $5,000 contribution and thinks that it buys a vote. Nope, not any more. More on that thought later.

So, it's not another piece of the "Great GOP Downfall" the left would like to see. A lot of people on both sides of the fence recieved money from this man. Everyone should be worried. Especially if your up in November.

Happy New Year!

p.s. to see a list of people who received checks there is a graphic on the left of this news story: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/politics/03cnd-abramoff.html?ex=1293944400&en=7d20defb9366ed1f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss