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Call Lindsey Graham's Office on Judicial Filibuster
Laura Ingraham Radio Show ^ | 20 May 05

Posted on 05/20/2005 8:56:21 AM PDT by Alissa

Per Laura Ingraham, Lindsey Graham may be teetering. She recommends South Carolinians get on the phone and start telling him he needs to stick with his party.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 109th; judicialfilibuster; lindseygraham
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1 posted on 05/20/2005 8:56:22 AM PDT by Alissa
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To: Alissa

Anyone have the direct line?


2 posted on 05/20/2005 8:57:36 AM PDT by steenkeenbadges
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To: Alissa

Graham and Chafee should date.


3 posted on 05/20/2005 8:58:23 AM PDT by linn37 (Have you hugged your Phlebotomist today?)
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To: Alissa

He has drifted more and more and more left ever since being elected to the Senate.


4 posted on 05/20/2005 8:58:31 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Advantages are taken, not handed out)
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To: Alissa

He isn't worth the dime!!


5 posted on 05/20/2005 8:59:15 AM PDT by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (NO PRISONERS!!)
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To: Phantom Lord

When is he up again? Time for primary opponent.


6 posted on 05/20/2005 8:59:24 AM PDT by fooman (Get real with Kim Jung Mentally Ill about proliferation)
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To: Alissa

http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contactform


8 posted on 05/20/2005 9:02:43 AM PDT by Perdogg (Cheney for President - 2008)
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To: Alissa

http://chafee.senate.gov/webform.htm


9 posted on 05/20/2005 9:04:28 AM PDT by Perdogg (Cheney for President - 2008)
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To: Alissa

Can't stomach Lindsey Graham anymore. He's a Hillary Clinton Bootlicker!


10 posted on 05/20/2005 9:05:14 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: Alissa
Per Laura Ingraham, Lindsey Graham may be teetering.

Lindsey Graham has been teetering for most of his life.

11 posted on 05/20/2005 9:05:19 AM PDT by tarheelswamprat (This tagline space for rent - cheap!)
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To: tarheelswamprat
Let him join the filibuster on Janice Brown, and betray the GOP.

Faith based Blacks will show him the door next time around.

Benedict Doctrine- Better to have a smaller committed church, then to have saboteurs in the Church. Same goes for GOP.
12 posted on 05/20/2005 9:13:49 AM PDT by sirthomasthemore (I go to my execution as the King's humble servant, but God's first!)
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To: Alissa
He will never be reelected in the state of SC! People are really pissed about this!
13 posted on 05/20/2005 9:16:29 AM PDT by 4everontheRight ( "I'm learning to dread one day at a time" --- Charlie Brown)
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To: Alissa

What's the matter with this guy? He was on the side of the angels during the impeachment.


15 posted on 05/20/2005 9:20:20 AM PDT by white trash redneck (Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned on 9-11-01.)
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To: Alissa
My response to Senator Graham;

Dear Senator Graham,

I have heard a rumor that you may be considering a vote against the constitutional option. This would be a grave mistake. The Democrats are complete hypocrites on this matter as identified in the following:
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware) March 19, 1997: “But I also respectfully suggest that everyone who is nominated is entitled to have a shot, to have a hearing and to have a shot to be heard on the floor and have a vote on the floor.”

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois)September 28, 1998: “We should meet our responsibility. I think that responsibility requires us to act in a timely fashion on nominees sent before us. ... Vote the person up or down.”

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) September 11, 1997: “Let’s bring their nominations up, debate them if necessary, and vote them up or down.”

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)February 3, 1998: “We owe it to Americans across the country to give these nominees a vote. If our Republican colleagues don’t like them, vote against them. But give them a vote.”

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) May 10, 2000: “The Founding Fathers certainly intended that the Senate advise as to judicial nominations, i.e., consider, debate, and vote up or down. They surely did not intend that the Senate, for partisan or factional reasons, would remain silent and simply refuse to give any advice or consider and vote at all.”

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 5/14/97 : “It is not the role of the Senate to obstruct the process and prevent numbers of highly qualified nominees from even being given the opportunity for a vote on the Senate floor.”

Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD): “I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination.” (Congressional Record, 10/5/99)

Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD): “Hispanic or non-Hispanic, African American or non-African American, woman or man, it is wrong not to have a vote on the Senate floor.” (Congressional Record, 10/28/99)

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND): “My expectation is that we’re not going to hold up judicial nominations. …You will not see us do what was done to us in recent years in the Senate with judicial nominations.” (Fox News’ “Special Report With Brit Hume,” 6/4/01)

Richard Durbin (D-IL) "If, after 150 days languishing on the Executive Calendar that name has not been called for a vote, it should be. Vote the person up or down." (Cong. Rec., 9/28/98, S11021)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): “Let’s bring their nominations up, debate them if necessary, and vote them up or down.” (Congressional Record, 9/11/97)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): “It is our job to confirm these judges. If we don’t like them, we can vote against them.” (Congressional Record, 9/16/99)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): “Our institutional integrity requires an up-or-down vote.” (Congressional Record, 10/4/99)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA): “ is used … as blackmail for one Senator to get his or her way on something that they could not rightfully win through the normal processes.” (Congressional Record, 1/4/95)

Tom Harkin (D-IA) "Have the guts to come out and vote up or down….And once and for all, put behind us this filibuster procedure on nominations." (Cong. Rec., 6/22/95, S8861)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA): “I urge the Republican leadership to take the steps necessary to allow the full Senate to vote up or down on these important nominations.” (Congressional Record, 9/11/00)

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA): “We owe it to Americans across the country to give these nominees a vote. If our Republican colleagues don’t like them, vote against them. But give them a vote.” (Congressional Record, 2/3/9

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA): “It is true that some Senators have voiced concerns about these nominations. But that should not prevent a roll call vote which gives every Senator the opportunity to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ ... Parties with cases, waiting to be heard by the federal courts deserve a decision by the Senate.” (Congressional Record, 9/21/99)

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI): “These nominees, who have to put their lives on hold waiting for us to act, deserve an ‘up or down’ vote.” (Congressional Record, 9/21/99)

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “I hope we … will accept our responsibility and vote people up or vote them down. … If we want to vote against them, vote against them.” (Congressional Record, 10/22/97)

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “Now, every Senator can vote against any nominee. … But it is the responsibility of the U.S. Senate to at least bring them to a vote.” (Congressional Record, 10/22/97)

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “ "I have stated over and over again … that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported …” (Congressional Record, 6/18/9

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “arlier this year … I noted how improper it would be to filibuster a judicial nomination.” (Congressional Record, 10/14/9

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): “f the person is otherwise qualified, he or she gets the vote. … Vote them up, vote them down.” (Congressional Record, 9/21/99)

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV): “e should have up-or-down votes in the committee and on the floor.” (CNN’s “Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields,” 6/9/01)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): “e are charged with voting on the nominees. The Constitution does not say if the Congress is controlled by a different party than the President there shall be no judges chosen.” (Congressional Record, 3/7/00)

Carl Levin (D-MI) "If a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate is prepared to vote to confirm the President's appointment, that vote should occur." (Cong. Rec., 6/21/95, S8806


Now just do your job and vote for the constitutional option.
Thank you Senator Graham.
"The above quotes were courtesy of a FR post this Am. Amen.
16 posted on 05/20/2005 9:30:43 AM PDT by gakrak ("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)
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To: Alissa

Rush stating a primary reason talks keep breaking up is because we are keeping the pressure on them. The RINO's are getting weak kneed. Keep up the calls on ALL the Senators!

We WILL throw you out of office, hear that RINO's? Either in primary or voting for a Dem, I don't give a damn. You will go down. And you red state Dems can kiss re-elections good-bye.


17 posted on 05/20/2005 9:31:32 AM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: Soul Seeker
I have written Durbin and Obama urging them to represent the minority of Illinois and just simply VOTE.
18 posted on 05/20/2005 9:34:09 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: geoffreyt
Right on. If Graham can't support the GOP in the inarguable contention that it only takes 51% of the vote to confirm GWB's nominees, when is he going to agree with the GOP?

If he bolts, we may lose short term- but we win in the ultimate by ridding the GOP of saboteurs in our ranks.
19 posted on 05/20/2005 9:35:49 AM PDT by sirthomasthemore (I go to my execution as the King's humble servant, but God's first!)
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To: Soul Seeker

Yes, the RINOs will pay a price for breaking ranks at this vital moment.


If there is a compromise, or Repubs cant get the votes necessary to end the judicial fillibuster....all I can say is that the Democommies will be emboldened like the islamofascists when NewsWeak ran that fake story.


20 posted on 05/20/2005 9:48:10 AM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (Allen/DeLay '08!!)
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