Posted on 03/11/2012 4:09:34 PM PDT by Steelfish
Santorum: There Will Be No One Stronger on Judges Than I Am
by Lacey Halpern March 11, 2012
Former Senator Rick Santorum (R) says if he is elected, he will take judicial appointments very seriously and he'll "have a litmus test that they should follow the Constitution."
"There will be no one stronger on judges than I am," said Santorum Sunday on Fox News. He touted his work in Congress to help push President George W. Bush's judicial appointments through as evidence.
"We took the battle to the Democrats when they were going to shut them down and they had in the past. When I was in that leadership, I said, we're not going to do that anymore. We're going to have all night filibusters, we're going to try to break them (Democrats)," added Santorum.
Many have criticized Santorum for his endorsement of then moderate Republican Senator Arlen Specter. But Santorum says that was a quid-quo-deal. Santorum said he agreed to endorse Specter in exchange for Specter voting in favor of President George W. Bush's conservative judicial nominees in 2004.
Read more: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/03/11/santorum-there-will-be-no-one-stronger-judges-i-am
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Gallup has him leading Obama by a point! And this is someone who has managed to come so far by counting his pennies on the dollar. He connects with “Rust-Belt” voters.
Rust belt = union.
If you think calling Gingrich “Romney’s Stalking Horse” and accusing his supporters of being for Romney is the best way to win people over to Santorum, I think you are mistaken and doing Santorum a disservice.
Where do you think I got the idea from? Why don’t you take a look at all the Anti-Santorum comments from people in your camp. You people dish it out, but can’t take it when fire is returned.
For that matter, I put up with the same people worshipping Newt calling Bachmann and Cain stalking horses for Romney as well.
The only difference with me calling Newt a stalking horse for Romney is that I have mathematical proof that supports the point. With the anti-romney’s split in the south and unable to get a majority, Romney is assured at least a 1/3 of the delegates in each southern state. Add this to his already favorable states where Santorum can’t get a clean one on one with him, and Romney is all but certain to have the 1,144 delegates he needs by the time the convention rolls around.
Because of the Newt people here, I’d rather go have a root canal than support such an arrogant, pompous, egotistical maniac.
Many of you are also hyprocritical. If the tables were reversed and Rick was only winning in the South and Newt was second strongest outside all the other states, you’d be screaming for Rick to get out and calling him a stalking horse.
So you think the founder of this board is a romney supporter according to your statement. He has publically announced his support for newt.
January 5, 2012 5:38 PM (Compiled By Brian Frank)
Rick Santorum voted with Barbara Boxer with this: S Amdt 3230 – Gun Lock Requirement Amendment
Rick Santorum voted for H J Res 47 – Debt Limit Increase Resolution – Key Vote
Rick Sandtorum flip flopped here by voting FOR Title: Firearms Manufacturers Protection Bill and here he voted against it! Rick Santorum voted against S 1805 – Firearms Manufacturers Protection Bill
Rick Santorum voted for CAFTA that Removes duties on textile and apparel goods traded among participating nations which resulted in almost ALL textile companies to leave the South! and this bill..
Rick Santorum voted for taxes in the Internet Access Tax Bill
Rick Santorum voted against S 1805 – Firearms Manufacturers Protection Bill
Rick Santorum voted for HR 5005 – Establishing the Department of Homeland Security
Rick Santorum voted for Use of Military Force Against Iraq
Rick Santorum voted against HR 2356 – Campaign Reform Act of 2001
Rick Santorum voted for HR 1 – No Child Left Behind Act
Rick Santorum voted to confirm President William J. Clinton’s nomination of Alan Greenspan to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a fourth four-year term.
Rick Santorum voted for HR 3448 – Minimum Wage Increase bill which allows punitive damages for injury or illness to be taxed.
- Allows damages for emotional distress to be taxed.
- Repeals the diesel fuel tax rebate to purchasers of diesel-powered automobiles and light trucks. Rick Santorum Voted to confirm President William J. Clinton’s nomination of Alan Greenspan to be the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the third four year term.
Rick Santorum voted for the protection of Abortion Clinics
Rick Santorum voted for “Dont ask, Dont tell”
Rick Santorum voted for the Military Commissions Act of 2006 which
Strips the right of detainees to habeas corpus (the traditional right of detainees to challenge their detention); Gives the US President the power to detain indefinitely anyone—US or foreign nationals, from within the US, and from abroad—it deems to have provided material support to anti-US hostilities, and even use secret and coerced evidence (i.e. through use of torture) to try detainees who will be held in secret US military prisons; Gives US officials immunity from prosecution for torturing detainees that were captured before the end of 2005 by US military and CIA.
Very telling comments at this site. These people vote!!
I don’t have a “camp”, I’m not posting threads trying to pump up one candidate and destroy others, so take your wild accusations and shove em where the sun don’t shine.
parksstp, I can understand your frustration with the Santorum bashers that inundate each Santorum thread.....they are like little chihuahuas nipping at your heels. They’re irritating, but I don’t let their rhetoric influence my opinion of the candidate. I could vote for Newt or Rick in the primaries. I have the luxury of waiting a bit more before any final decision.
I have read some of your analysis and appreciate the effort you have put into the numbers. Don’t let these bashers get under your skin. Let them continue to embarass themselves if that’s their choice.
This is stuff taken right off the Romney playbook. Don’t fall for it.
Indeed.
You know, the "team".
I do know. Santorum's voting record does not and can not stand up to scrutiny.
As he was quickly launched out of Congress onto his rear end by voters who were sick of him, most of Santorum's promises are of the couldawouldashoulda variety.
"The Democrats elected a big talker with ZERO experience. Now it's our turn to do the same", is not reason enough to vote for him. We need a proven track record, not someone who can promise anything based on nothing.
Strips the right of detainees to habeas corpus (the traditional right of detainees to challenge their detention); Gives the US President the power to detain indefinitely anyone—US or foreign nationals, from within the US, and from abroad—it deems to have provided material support to anti-US hostilities, and even use secret and coerced evidence (i.e. through use of torture) to try detainees who will be held in secret US military prisons; Gives US officials immunity from prosecution for torturing detainees that were captured before the end of 2005 by US military and CIA.
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LADY J........ That reads like something written by the Dems in the US Senate. “Secret US military prisons” and “torture” are the key words that reveal the propaganda from the Left. ....Even the known terriorists/enemy combatants in GITMO haven’t been tortured. Instead, they eat gourmet meals, have TV, have recreation periods and live lives of leisure as prisoners.
Unlike even John McCain, he voted to confirm Sonya Sotomayer to the 2nd Circuit knowing she would be fast tracked to the U.S. Supreme Court and, wouldn't you know it, she was Obama's FIRST choice.
I'm sure he'd just use his "I took one for the team" excuse again.
Don’t rush to judgment without knowing all the facts. Sonya like Souter, may have been a stealth candidate whose opinions were not known at the time of confirmation. Besides, in the horse-trading for judicial confirmations, it could well be that Santorum agreed to Sonya on condition a filibuster was lifted on a conservative jurist.
Some facts Newzjunkeyleft out.
It was President George H.W. Bush who appointed her to a district court judge in NY in 1991.
From the Miami Herald:
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/12/2685728/romneys-sad-search-for-authenticity.html
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Sotomayor’s only previous ruling that dealt with abortion was one where she sided with the pro-life arguments. The case involved a policy that prohibited giving government funding to groups that either perform or advocate for abortion in foreign countries.
She never directly put her judicial view on the core issue, the constitutionality of abortion.
Meanwhile, she’s been very clear about how she views the Constitution. This statement, from her 1997 confirmation hearing, could be used in a political ad positioning her as the patroness of conservative causes, not the devil’s mistress: “I don’t believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.”
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[Gallup has him leading Obama by a point!]
My goodness! Call Guiness! Get a Discovery Channel Documentary produced on this marvelous achievement! It’s amazing! It’s over! He won!
Oh, wait!............That wasn’t right...... http://www.gallup.com/poll/election.aspx
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
But the “spoiler” candidate ain’t even in the picture to do a documentary.
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