Posted on 07/02/2010 2:16:21 PM PDT by kristinn
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski both issued statements Friday afternoon indicating their opposition to Kagan's nomination. The announcements come hours after Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch indicated he would oppose Kagan's nomination.
McConnell said Kagan was "far from forthcoming in discussing her own views on basic principles of American constitutional law" during this week's confirmation hearings.
"I do not have confidence that if she were confirmed to a lifetime position on the Supreme Court she would suddenly constrain the ardent political advocacy that has marked much of her adult life," McConnell said. "The American people expect a justice who will impartially apply the law, not one who will be a rubberstamp for the Obama administration or any other administration. For these reasons, I will oppose Ms. Kagan's confirmation."
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Murkowski did not support Kagan's nomination to her current post of solicitor general, and said Kagan is not qualified for the Supreme Court do to her lack of experience as either a judge or practicing lawyer.
"It is not essential that a Supreme Court nominee have experience as a judge but those who lacked that experience had substantial experience in the practice of law. Ms. Kagan has spent the bulk of her career as an academic, a university administrator and policy advisor. For the reasons I have cited here, I plan to oppose her nomination when it comes before the Senate," Murkowski said.
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Opposing isn’t enough. they need to fillabuster
They should ALL oppose her or they’re not worth their salt (or our votes).
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Just when things are looking up, we’ll get knocked on our azzes again.
The seniles will fall. I have no faith in them.
Oppose her on the grounds that she’s totally unacceptable as a closet communist.
She must get two votes from republicans for her nomination to go to the senate floor for a vote. In other words we just say no in committee.
That's why Obama chose her, she will be a political activist on the Court doing the left's bidding.
Kagan treats the constitution like toilet paper. Same as the Won.
Now you know Miss Linseed is not going to vote NO.
“Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.”
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
Opposition isn’t enough. This woman should not be on the court. They need to filibuster.
...because this cannot be said enough times.
True. If the Dems vote as a block, and you know they will, she will tip the court left in a way that will take decades to reverse.
I don’t trust the RINO’s on the Hill either. There is just too much at stake.
Filibuster is a necessity on this one.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) said he would do so in an op-ed this week, while Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said in May he wouldn't vote for her.
but they just need ONE republican to get her out of committee. ALL GOP senators have to vote NO, this includes lindsay graham.
Anyone want to bet McCain is dumb enough to vote for Kagan?
He might vote against her this time around to look conservative. But, his BFF Graham will surely vote for her.
Bunning won’t vote for her, you can take that to the bank :)
Graham’s not up for four more years. He has no incentive to do the right thing.
“They should ALL oppose her or they’re not worth their salt (or our votes).”
CORRECT. 41 GOP votes against should be the final score.
She is bad for the Constitution. Vote ‘no’ to protect it.
Any Republican who votes yes should be harrassed and sidelined.
One republican will take the heat, just like they did on health care. We have to wake up and see, there is always one republican that is willing to sell out their country, and only that one will take the blame, the rest will still be there lying to us.
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