Priority 1: Remove Specter from the Judiciary (Day 4)

11-6-04 | Always Right

[RonDog]

Please go and read Hugh Hewitt's Friday night post on this topic...

That would be THIS thread:

Hugh Hewitt's Take on Arlen Specter
Hugh Hewitt ^
Posted on 11/05/2004 10:22:33 PM PST by MplsSteve

Friday, November 5, 2004

Posted at 10:30 PM, EST

After a late-night flight from the west coast, and a day spent interviewing would-be law professors, I have had a chance to catch up on the news, and I see that there is a blog swarm forming around the expected assumption of the chairmanship of the Senate's Committee on the Judiciary by Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter. The opposition to Specter seems headquartered at The Corner. Many friends post at The Corner, so I paused, considered their arguments, and thought it through. On reflection, it seems to me a very bad idea to try and topple Senator Specter from what in the ordinary course of events would be his Chairmanship. I hope my colleagues on the center-right that embrace pro-life politics will reconsider.

I understand that Senator Specter voted against Robert Bork, and that Senator Specter is not a friend of the pro-life movement. But genuine progress in the fight to return American public opinion to an affirmation of life before birth cannot be made through strong-armed tactics and almost certainly will not be lasting if it is accomplished through a putsch. Institutions that are destabilized for expediency's sake do not regain stability after a convenient alteration. That was the lesson of the Roman Revolution, where a series of departures from settled precedent in the name of urgent expediency eventually brought down the entire structure. For the past four years Republicans have complained bitterly of Democratic obstructionism that upended the traditions of the Senate. Should the GOP begin its new period of dominance with a convenient abandonment of the very rules they have charged Dems with violating repeatedly?

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[Always Right]

Thanks for the link, I listened to the audio. Great information and insight. The GOP Senate member of the Judiciary Committee meet on Wednesday, November 17. They will have an open vote on who will be Chair. This guy thought we would have better luck approaching some of the junior members to oppose Specter. But he thought since it is an open vote, they might be intimidated by Specter. We have to find one Senator that is is up to Challenge Specter.

Sometime (need to find out when) after all the committees have voted on their Chairman, all the GOP Senators get together and vote up or down on each Chairman. This is a closed vote.

Right now we need to concentrate on contacting the present members of the Judiciary (most of them will retain their membership, plus one of two new members will be added). They vote on this in 11 days! But keep in mind, eventially ALL GOP SENATORS get to vote on the Chairman. So keep the pressure on them too.

[ONETWOONE]

I have signed it to. Nothing is stopping this train or conductor.

[Always Right]

Hewitt is wrong, and the effort to derail Specter is misguided. More important that either Specter or the composition of the committee is forcing a rule change in the Senate to eliminate the use of the filibuster in the case of nomination confirmations.

That is true, but don't underestimate the power of the Chairman's role. The Chairman sets the schedule and could potentially delay a nomination indefinitely or at least deley until the Democrats are done with their smear. Having a good Senator as Chairman will be advantageous to the process of confirming good judges. A rule change is extremely critical, and I would love to see the GOP pull it off. They should not be able to defeat or delay a vote with just 40 members.

[Always Right]

If you want to help, figure out when and where these rules are voted on and let's contact our Senators about that too. We can not allow the Dems to be able to filibuster all of Bush's appointments.

[sitetest]

Dear Wardawg,

I disagree with Mr. Hewitt. Contained within his own comments is its contradiction. He says that it is more important to make sure that the committee have a pro-life majority. Yet, with a committee that is split 12 - 7 or 11 - 8, one or two pro-murder Republicans make the ratio dangerously close. Mr. Specter is clearly a pro-murder Republican. Thus, the better solution would be to throw him off the committee entirely. However, that is unlikely.

But considering that the committee will not have an overwhelming pro-life membership, it is important that at least the committee should have a strong pro-life chairman.

Defeat to Specter.


sitetest

[Vision]

This may not be easy, but the issue is already beginning to make news. Let's all keep it up.

[PjhCPA]

Why are we turning on our own?

Spector is NOT one of our own.

P.S. next warn me befor you shout so I can turn my hearing aid down...wow, that hurt.

[Always Right]

Yet, with a committee that is split 12 - 7 or 11 - 8,

I hope that is correct, but I have heard the split will be 10-8 or 11-9. In that case Specter's vote alone could turn it into a tie. I think there will be 19 members and it is divided up based on your majority. Since we have 55% of the Senate, we may only get 10 members. We really need to find out definitely how this works.

[trublu]

I've already e-mailed my two Republican Senators on this matter (George Allen and John Warner). If you live in a state with 1 or 2 GOP Senators, I encourage you to do the same. I also plan to contact them via phone and regular mail this week.

[sitetest]

Dear Always Right,

Usually, the majority on a given committee is higher than the overall majority of the body itself (House or Senate).

A committee majority of less than 11 - 8 would be very unusual.

Nonetheless, 11 - 8, with Arlie-boy serving as a de facto pro-murder Dammocrap, we're down to 10 - 9. Without a strong pro-life chairman, Roe will murder babies for decades to come.

sitetest

[Always Right]

From the San Fransisco Chronical:

Senate offices said the response was intense. "We are getting slammed," said Mike Brumas, a spokesman for Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. and a panel member. "Some of them are saying things like they voted for values on Tuesday, and this is a slap in the face."

[Owen]

People, why is it we have to convince multiple senators to take the difficult action of castigation of "one of their own" when all that really has to be done is convince Frist to PROMOTE Specter to a different committee?

[Henchman]

I know many of the links here are posted in the Day 4 lead. However, the GOP isn't mentioned. Also there is the link to Specter - let him know we are BORKING him as he did in the past. Feel free to take what you need from this post and repost as we get to the next page of posts (e.g. 51, etc - thanks).

Let the GOP they cannot take us for granted either! The House is up again in two years. Please hear us now.

Republican National Committee
310 First St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Tel: (202) 863-8820
I do not have an effective email. The e-mail address on the WWW site is general, "info" and goes to .COM while the site is .ORG

President:
President@whitehouse.gov

WWW FORMS For Senatorial Contact.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
OR
Your Senator - http://www.senate.gov Lookup (click) SENATORS they are alphabetical.

Majority Leader Bill Frist:
http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm
461 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-3344

Sen Lindsey Graham: (A possible Chair if he rejects Finance)
http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contactform
Washington Office
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5972 phone

Orin Hatch , present Chair Judiciary Comm.:
http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
Washington DC Office
104 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331

In Line after Specter:
Sen. Jon Kyl, AZ PH: 202-224-4521 FX: 202-224-2207
http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Can elect to Chair in lieu of Specter:
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, GA PH: 202-224-3521 FX: 202-224-0103
http://grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm

Or email the Devil Himself:
"Payback for BORK".
arlen_specter@specter.senate.gov

[Henchman]

Why are we attacking a RINO Republican should have been the question. Here is part of the answer. A little search will fill you in.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1272661/posts?page=1
" Angry conservatives flooded Senate phone and fax lines on Friday demanding that Republicans prevent Senator Arlen Specter from presiding over the Judiciary Committee after he remarked that strongly anti-abortion judicial nominees might be rejected in the Senate..." Hope this helps!

[Owen]

Senator Frist,

I hope you are aware that bloggers now have control of the political process and the future of all individual politicians. I also hope you are aware that you, personally, and NOT the votes of other GOP Senators on the Judiciary committee are being held responsible for Senator Specter's role in the upcoming Congress.

Recommend you find a way to "promote" him to a "higher" committee. It might be your easiest path to prevent his rising to the Judiciary chairmanship.

[Henchman]

BUMP BTTT

[Mo1]

BTTT

[Always Right]

People, why is it we have to convince multiple senators to take the difficult action of castigation of "one of their own" when all that really has to be done is convince Frist to PROMOTE Specter to a different committee?

Removing Specter from the Judiciary can be accomplished by whatever means possible. What you suggest is one reasonable solution that. I am not stuck on any one method, just a final result. But in Specter's eyes, I think he covets this committee more than any other. I don't think he would consider any other appointment as a promotion.