Posted on 03/02/2005 2:39:00 AM PST by JohnHuang2
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Democrats made plain yesterday their intention to continue their filibusters against President Bush's judicial nominations -- all but assuring a dramatic parliamentary duel over long-standing Senate practice. Their intentions became clear after the Senate Judiciary Committee held a new hearing yesterday morning for William G. Myers, whose nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was filibustered last year. Republicans picked Mr. Myers for the first hearing because they thought he was the most likely to garner the 60 votes needed to break through a Democratic filibuster.
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Okay, Repubs. . .stop talking about it; and DO something!
aaah, sounds so european... ping
Sigh.. Where is Preston Brooks now that we really need him. ;)
I guess the dims really are dim. Lets' see who is up for a Republican pick-up in 2006.
If the Democrats work at it hard enough, I'm sure they could get a USSC ruling that only Democrat presidents can appoint judges. It's somewhere in the 8th ammendment I'm certain.
As far as I am concerned, Senate Republicans are wimps and cowards until they stand up and fight completely for victory over this judicial blackmail.
Advice and Consent is the power to advise the President, ratify treaties and confirm nominations. Article 2 of the Constitution gives this power exclusively to the Senate.
Filibusters are contrary to "Advice and Consent" because the purpose is to create gridlock by delaying any adivce or consent.
The "Nuclear Option" of preventing filibusters in situations requiring "Advice and Consent" is not really a drastic change. It is a return to our roots and how confirmations should be handled.
In my view, the real "Nuclear card" was played when the first filibuster was placed on a judicial nominee. It's now time to disarm the Senate Democrats and end the gridlock on nominees.
"There is no point in supporting a political party if that party will not take charge when it has achieved a majority"
I'm convinced it's time for Senator Frist to spend a couple weeks attending an NCO leadership course. After this excellent training he can come back and attack his duties with proper vigor and spine.
Right now his leadership style is that of an "Affiliator" and it's not getting the job done.
The mere fact that there are so many here (including me) that doubt that the Republican leaders will stand up to the Dems is disturbing.
If Frist doesn't back up his words with action, it's going to be a major blow to the GOP.
I'm so frigging sick of this nonsense. When will the Republican Leadership in the Senate grow a set and move these nominations forward for a simple majority vote? This issue has been going on since 2001, so when in the heck are they going to make a decision on what they will do? These are however the same folks that voted Arlen Sphincter as the Chair of the JC over the protests of their base.
Is it a requirement for GOP Senators to have their spines removed when elected? Pathetic.
..."Democrats say using the "nuclear option" would end the Senate tradition of collegiality and paralyze the chamber with partisanship"
The only time there has ever been "collegiality" in the Senate is when the Rep's have given the Democrats what they want. This is a fiction.
Rep's - as usual - have a problem with language. They should never have named this option the "nuclear option." They should have called it the "Senate Rules Change Option."
I think Frist will do it.
We are going to get an answer to that question soon!
According to Fox news last night, Republicans said they were concerned with the sheet's (Byrd) speech because he would not have said what he did without a lot of Dem's backing.
As the comedian (his name slips me right now) says, "Here's your sign." There going to back down!
No, Democrats have already "paralyzed" the Senate with their totally unreasonable approach to not even allow a vote on the nominees using the "non-nuclear" rules (and the Republicans have let the Democrats get away with this waaaay too long already).
Mr. Specter also hoped to woo support from Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York...
Specter must be on crack to believe he would get support from the dispicable Schumer.
IMO, Republicans are more concerned about what's said of them in the editorial pages of the Washington Post or New York Times. Plus they are very worried about not being on the "A" list when considered for invitations to liberal cocktail parties in DC.
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