Is That Legal?

Dinesh D'Souza hasn't exactly dropped off the face of the earth. Since he authored the piece in question, why not send him an email and ask for a copy? While you're at it, ask him how much contact he had with Judge Alito at the time. You can reach D'Souza at:

dineshjdsouza@aol.com

Thanks, Lostingotham. Just emailed him.

Dinesh D'Souza says he's not sure if he'll be able to locate it. If he can, I'll post more about it.

Or possibly try to find the former senior who was angry enough to start the petition (Jeffrey Wecker, Senior from the Bronx -- friend of Fitz family? Gotta love those core Bronx values.) He mentioned that the article sent him over the edge when he received it, so he had a hard copy at one point and may have hung on to it. Since he used to publish a student weekly, he could be out there blogging, even.

The writer of the New York Times articles might have a copy in a file--though Paul Ben-Itzak doesn't bring up much, but Paul Ben-Itzhak apparently has written some other articles that are on the web. Jeffrey Wecker would appear to be with Lehman brothers now. But that seems like exactly the kind of thing one would throw away when cleaning house or moving, especially if one lives in Manhattan.

I hope if you do put it up you excise the woman's name. . . .

Try the Princeton Alumni Weekly, which used to have a complete set of Prospects.

The Princeton Communications Office (609 452 3000) might also have a copy.

Eric - can't wait to see what (if anything) you get from dinesh.

You can try contacting Ben-Itzak directly as well. Based on more recent NYtimes articles about various Princeton happenings, I correctly guessed that Ben-Itzak is an alumnus.

His email address is listed on the Princeton alumni DB: danceinsider@wanadoo.fr

it is amazing to hear these kinds of organizations (CAP) complaining about affirmative actions and such that are for leveling the field for women & minorities; these princeton type organizations are guilty of just such "affirmative" actions/customs formed as exclusive clubs aimed at helping themselves and their kind through net-working, mentoring, under the table deal-making and so forth;

a case for affirmative can be made simply because of the existence of such groups and tolerance shown for such groups by the authorities/administration;

hypocritical rectums is what they are

Maybe William Rusher has a copy.

Why Don't you bunch of LEFT-WING WHINERS get over it already, Sam will certainly be confirmed to the highest court in the land.
then finally this country can get back to being somewhat civilized again. This nominee is the critical swing vote needed to finally let reality set in THAT AMERICA WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT MURDERING IT'S UNBORN. I know that all you lefties just can't stand that FACT!! You are to busy being led by your culture of DEATH, to see the facts of the case clearly. It is sad but hopefully some of you will see the truth before it is to late. Have a nice day

I follow no political party and am fairly even-handed in terms of my conservative and liberal beliefs, so irrational party-sheep irritate me, especially when they use the CAPS key too much. Anyway, as a journalist I am also interested in learning more about this Princeton group and Alito's actual association. Methinks he was listing it on the resume simply for GOP credibility, because from listening to the hearings he sounds fairly sane.

After today's hearings I am somewhat disturbed since Mr. Alito refused to clearly answer key questions. To believe convenient losses in memory in a fine legal mind, strains credulity. His actual ideological position is less of an issue for libertarians like me, but if he is willing to compromise on his basic beliefs for a "job", then it appears he is for sale to the highest bidder. He cannot be a disinterested adjudicator in the highest court in the land in a life time position. However, going by recent history I dont see a Democrats fillibuster, so like the Patriot Act we just have to live with it.

P.S. Dinesh D'Souza will never 'locate' or reveal anything worthwhile, until his paymasters approve. A master dissembler, he does not want to be caught contradicting himself anymore.

I believe Kennedy and his left wing colleages are making too much of the CAP issue.They are "humping the dog" (A country phrase referring to Journalists who repeat an issue far beyond folks tiring of it). There simply is no direct evidence that Alito held the purported positions of CAP.

In the hearings today, and particularly with his arguments with Senator Spector, Kennedy came across as arrogant and pompous. Even the news clip reels removed parts of what he said to Specter so as not to show people what kind of person he has become. Kennedy should join the ranks of the "demented old men's club" along with "Rev" Pat Robinson, Harry Bellafonte and Michael Moore.
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the guy's a racist. what are we debating?

Constant Vigilance...Constant Vigilance

Maintenance, by those who care about the country, of a sane regard for what even those conservatives who consider themselves as "strict constructionists" would have to acknowledge as "constitutional principles" and a continuing spotlight on Alito's actions if confirmed, MIGHT succeed in preventing a runaway reactionary reversion to social conditions prevalent in the days when members of CAP would feel comfortable. Let's face it: 99% of the body politic are so apathetic and uninformed as not to even know of the issue of CAP and the conservatives have tried mightily to keep it that way. Kennedy is the only one with the testicular fortitude to shed light on this thing.

Here is what we are talking about:

"Concerned Alumni of Princeton
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DEFINITION:
The Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP) was a group of politically conservative former Princeton University students that existed between 1972 and 1986. CAP was founded to bring the ROTC back to the Princeton campus after the ROTC building was burned down by anti-war radicals and the Princeton administration refused to rebuild it. CAP opposed affirmative action designed to increase minority attendance at the Ivy League institution, though it supported quotas guaranteeing spots for male students, and for the children of alumni. [1] CAP also exhibited strong support for Princeton's eating clubs, and its founders opposed the admission of women to the university. [2]

The existence of the organization attracted wide notice during the nomination of former CAP member Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States, as Alito included his membership in the organization on a job application to work in the Reagan administration in 1985[3]. Former Senator Bill Bradley, a Democrat, was a member until 1973, when he resigned because of the tone of the organization's magazine, Prospect. Republican Senator Bill Frist, at the time a recent Princeton alumnus, contributed to a report that labeled the organization as far-right and extremist."

It seems Alito's involvement in CAP was concerning; "CAP was founded to bring the ROTC back to the Princeton campus after the ROTC building was burned down by anti-war radicals and the Princeton administration refused to rebuild it."

The racist portion of this issue is all Democrat; they use the race or intolerant issue whenever they are loosing an argument. Don't forget it was the Democrat party that supported slavery (we had a Civil War over this), it was the Democrat Party that imposed the so called separate but equal segregation policies throughout the South. It was the Republican Party who led in the Civil War and it was the Republican Party that was key to passage of the 1964 Civil rights legislation.

The Democrat spokes person who is the most racist, Ted (hick!) Kennedy the one who was thrown out of the military, thrown out of Harvard, who was a principal involved in the death of an innocent young lady and who at one time called all the ladies "douche bags". Also it is the Democrat party who has a former KKK member who was the leader in the Senate for four years and is a "key" spokesman for Democrat views.

The great thing in all of this is Alito is going to be a Justice on the Supreme Court. Isn't that great. He will be a tremendous addition to the Court.

I hope Bush gets to appoint at least one more Justice; maybe one to replace the ineffective Ginsburg.

And then the Supreme Court can be, (once again,) an all-male club with Alito's replacement of O'Connor and Bush's male replacement of Ginsburg?

Come on, quit fronting, you lot of smirking bigots. Citing what the republican party did nearly a century and a half ago just doesn't cut the mustard. Even Pabst Blue Ribbon came to the realization that those ridiculous "Voted the best beer in America in 1907" labels do little to sell beer now.
On that tack, I'm 30 years old and the Republican party that I (and my Father, incidentally) grew up with has consistently been the party of white males defending their God-given right to, well, white male privelege. The Old Boys' network doesn't seem to mind the concept of affirmative action so long as it keeps them in the money, and the coloreds out of it.
So great, with Alito's likely confirmation we're going to get a return to a this Golden era that conservatives are constantly harping on about, albeit one that never existed here. Just replace the nazi flag with the stars and stripes, and the swastika with a cross, and the intent becomes much clearer...

I love to read the sniping back and forth. The Republicans are racist, the Democrats are hypocrites, etc etc.

As far as Sam Alito, or any Supreme Court nominee goes, the main issues are the same that they have been since the thing was written. Is he a Hamilton or a Jefferson.... I.E., does he think the Constitution was written to enhance the power of Federal Government, or to limit it? Will they use the Constitution to judge the merits of laws, or laws to change the Constitution through precedent.

If even the framers of the Constitution couldn't agree on these points, how are we ever going to? So just like Congressional power swings, we will have them in the Supreme Court as well. Hopefully, like a pendulum, they will always return to some sort of balance.

Two points after reading the replies here: (1) Wikipedia is just plain crap; no one in their right mind would ever cite it as a credible source. (2) The word 'racist' is so wrongly overused -- The NAACP is a racist organization, as is the Aryan Brotherhood. Alito may be prejudiced, maybe even bigoted, but racist?