25 Dems could vote for Roberts

The Hill ^ | September 6, 2005 | Elana Schor

[Mount Athos]

"there may be some in party who see it as, ‘It would be worthwhile to drag it out a little bit so we can raise some money off the deal’"

[lexington minuteman 1775]

75 votes is filibuster proof!

[bannie]

It's all so silly.

We voted Bush in...therefore, we voted for Bush's choice.

[Graybeard58]

This one will sail through with the usual garbage spewing from kennedy and his ilk. The next one may be a little tougher though.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is excellent news, though not surprising.

[Pirogue Captain]

Now that the hearings have been delayed a bit, does anyone know when they are supposed to begin?

[Mount Athos]

Thursday, Friday, or Monday at latest.

[COEXERJ145]

Waiting for the idiots who will claim this means Roberts is really another Souter.

In reality it means the Democrats know that trying to Bork Roberts isn't in their best interest especially since it won't change the makeup of the Court.

[Senator Goldwater]

"Mary Landrieu (La.)"

She can vote if she isn't jailed for threatening the president with physical violence.

[Clintonfatigued]

You're right about Roberts. Probably right about the second one, though if Bush plays his cards right (Edith Clement of Louisiana), he won't have much trouble with that confirmation hearing.

[Pirogue Captain]

"Thursday, Friday, or Monday at latest."



Cool! Thanks...

[Graybeard58]

I wanted to see Scalia as Chief but I don't always get what I want.

With that said, I am wondering here in almost complete ignorance. What duties and responsibilities does the Chief have that the other Justices don't?

[ncountylee]

Arlen Specter
CHAIRMAN, PENNSYLVANIA

Orrin G. Hatch
UTAH Patrick J. Leahy
RANKING DEMOCRATIC MEMBER, VERMONT
Charles E. Grassley
IOWA Edward M. Kennedy
MASSACHUSETTS
Jon Kyl
ARIZONA Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
DELAWARE
Mike DeWine
OHIO Herbert Kohl
WISCONSIN
Jeff Sessions
ALABAMA Dianne Feinstein
CALIFORNIA
Lindsey Graham
SOUTH CAROLINA Russell D. Feingold
WISCONSIN
John Cornyn
TEXAS Charles E. Schumer
NEW YORK
Sam Brownback
KANSAS Richard J. Durbin
ILLINOIS
Tom Coburn
OKLAHOMA

[KarlInOhio]

Left-wing ideological groups are pressuring Democratic lawmakers to expose Roberts’s conservative record

I would be happy if some Republican lawmakers could expose (or find) Robert's conservative record.

[Mount Athos]

IF the chief justice is on the majority vote side, he can either write the opinion himself or decide who gets to write it. There was one long service chief who frequently switched sides when he was losing just so he could write the opinion himself.

The chief also sets the weekly agenda at meetings that decide which cases are to be heard. It doesn't sound like much but in practice it can really influence the direction of the court. He has considerable influence over which cases are heard, but technically each justice has equal vote in it.

The Chief justice presides over impeachments and swears in the president.

[Graybeard58]

Thanks for the info. I have learned that it is more than ceremonial.

[bethtopaz]

Have you seen the new commercial about Judge Ginsberg? It's great!

[Mount Athos]

No I haven't heard about it, what is it like?

[Sgt_Schultze]

It's not really excellent news. That an accomplished jurist like Roberts will receive some 23 "NO" votes while the vile pretender Ruth Buzzi received 3 "NO" votes is an outrage. Republicans practice collegiality while democrats preach it.

When the day again arrives when a democrat selects a SC justice, the Republicans will honor the president's choice and fall into line without complaint. No spunk, no fire, no fight.