Republicans
John S. McCain III, Arizona
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina
John Warner, Virginia
Olympia Snowe, Maine
Susan M. Collins, Maine
R. Michael DeWine, Ohio
Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island
Democrats
Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut
Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia
E. Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
Mark Pryor, Arkansas
Ken Salazar, Colorado
The "gang of 14" pledged there would be no filibusters except for "extraordinary" reasons. The fact is that ANY filibuster against a judicial nominee is unconstitutional. The U.S. Constitution requires supermajority votes in seven circumstances - and judicial confirmations is NOT one of them. We all rejoice that Alito will be confirmed but let's not leave the job unfinished. Let's pressure our congressmen to act on Rule 22 and ABOLISH the filibuster - which can be done by simple majority vote. There may be other nominations made in the near future - and why should we be held hostage to this unconstitutional senatorial obscurantism? And I would say the same regardless of which party holds a majority -- if it's wrong, it's wrong for both parties and it's wrong for both because it's clearly UNCONSTITUTIONAL!