Doh!
Posted on 05/09/2011 2:23:49 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
The U.S. Senate today overcame a Republican filibuster and approved a former Planned Parenthood abortion business director, John McConnell, as a federal judge in Rhode Island.
Senators voted 63-33 to surpass the 60-vote threshold necessary to stop the filibuster and approve the nomination of McConnell’s nomination to the District Court for the District of Rhode Island. his nomination previously cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee recently on a party-line 11-7 vote.
Senate Republicans joining all Democrats to end debate included Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Susan Collins of Maine, Lyndsey Graham of South Carolina, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Mark Kirk of Illinois, John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Olympia Snowe of Maine, and John Thune of South Dakota.
McConnell was confirmed on party lines in a 50-44 vote afterwards.
(Excerpt) Read more at Lifenews.com ...
mccain has dropped to an approval in Arizona that is in the mid 30’s... heard it on Fox yesterday.
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>>> Mccain allow the vote and then vote for the person as well
No, he did not.
Nomination Description: John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island
Vote Counts: YEAs 50
NAYs 44
Not Voting 5
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Brown (R-MA), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Kirk (R-IL), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Though I can understand how reading Op’s summary would mislead you on the question. Which seems to be his point. Has been for years.
Doh!
The judges should all run the gauntlet of abuse ~ and those who are weak and seek political succor from their friends in the Senate should be the first to be dismissed.
One of the problems we have with the federal judiciary is entirely too many sociopaths get put into place as judges ~ the feeling being that sociopaths are demonstrating judicial temperament. I suppose you can do that for a while but if it's not backed up with some quick way of removing them from the bench next thing you know you have a bunch of very dangerous people up there ~ and that's where we are at.
For example, NO person in the management of Planned Parenthood can ever be thought of by anyone as anything other than a sociopath, and a particularly dangerous one. Why would you nominate someone like that? Why would you vote for someone like that?
Blechhh.
read my tagline so you will have a better understanding of the process.
Not a single one of these named are worthy of retention. Any Judge that promotes or defends the unconstitutional abortion industry-or the practice— any Judge who like Vaughn Walker is anti-Christian and promotes abomination is Not a righteous judge but evil and anti-American .Those who favor the idea of government “doing something” even when it means allowing evil
to advance (so they can get on with other business) is just a political GAME.And deception in itself.
just a reminder, McCain opposed enhanced interrogation, MSNBC used that alot and still do. No one wants to ask him about it now.
“Target these RINOS!!”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but of that list of 9 Senators, 5 were just elected/re-elected in 2010 (Thune, Isakson, Kirk, McCain, Murkowski).
There is absolutely no reason for this obviously biased and compromised judge to be seated. None. I'm done and I'm disgusted with the party I've been a member of for 21 years (since I was eligible to vote).
The sole purpose of the Republican Party is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.
Sick of it, and I'm done. If these clowns didn't hear the loud and clear message of the voters last November, they never will change. Instead, they seem to be more willing to work with the Dems, which truly baffles me.
At the very least, this baby-killing judge should have been seated by recess, and at that point, use that appointment as a campaign issue in swing states. But no, we have to play nice, don't we, and roll over on our backs like cowardly dogs.
Typical RINO deception. Cave on the important cloture vote, then vote NO on the main vote when you know you are going to lose anyway. This way they go back to their state and tell their constitutents that they opposed a liberal judicial appointment, when they actually supported it. Does anyone think these clowns would do anything different even if they again held the Senate majority after 2012?
But he voted against the measure to maintain his fictitious, ultra “Conservative” rating.
self ping
They ALL give in. ALL Incumabants should be thrown out on their keesters! I haven't seen one of them worth thier salt to be called conservative.
Back in 2008 before and after McLame won the GOP nomination, the pro-choice groups were noticeable quiet. This vote explains the reason why.
Technically, it’s 6 since Scott Brown was elected in January 2010.
I could’ve guessed all of them except Thune and Isakson.
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