A battle over the future of the Supreme Court is brewing in Washington following President Bush’s nomination of Samuel Alito to serve on the high court. Senate Republicans roundly praised the conservative judge as a model pick to replace the retiring Sandra Day O’Connor. But Senate Democrats expressed grave concerns over Alito’s judicial views. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California said she believed the nomination was “aimed at appeasing the most right-wing elements of the president’s political base.” The Hill newspaper reports Senate Democrats are appearing to lay the groundwork for a possible filibuster of his nomination. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch used biblical terms to express the battle that will likely be waged over the nomination. Hatch said, “This one is going to be Armageddon.” Legal scholar Jonathon Turley warned Monday that Alito would shift the court significantly to the right. He said, “”There will be no one to the right of Sam Alito on this court.”