Posted on 11/05/2004 3:30:00 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 11/05/2004 3:34:21 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Who should be the next Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee?
Arlen Specter
Charles Grassley
Jon Kyl
Other
Don't know/Pass
He is the leader of the GOP and a Specter chairmanship doesn't happen without his approval.
How about John Thune....!
Kyl's ok by me, too. Course, Bush may have a word or two to say about this. (or maybe Carl Rove!) <>g<>
Composition.
Party leaders generally determine the size of committees and the ratio of majority to minority members on each of them.
Each party is primarily responsible for choosing its committee leaders and assigning its Members to committees, and, once assigned to a particular committee, a Member often makes a career there.
Looks like the "poll" was straw and the decisions were in place.
I would have preferred commentary on each of the Committee members and more input.
But then I am a minority of less than one.
Just kidding, please don't zot me ;)
Grassley gets my vote. I'd love to see him switch over to Judiciary, and I'll tell him so next time I see him.
Thanks Jim for giving us such a wonderful place to discuss these things.
Senator Specter is supposed to be on Face the Nation on Sunday. I don't trust him.. I think he is going to make the rounds on the Sunday talk shows to try to smooth things over.
If you read the letter that he wrote that is on another thread, you will see how liberal he is. I haven't paid enough attention to how he has voted to grade him on how conservative fiscally he is, but he is pro pro pro-choice.
We need to communicate VERY strongly with our Senators (e-amil them every day) and leave them know in VERY certain terms that hell will be paid during their re-election campaigns if they vote for assw*pe Spector.
Anyone who helped 'bork' Bork and later quotes 'Scottish Law' to justify his refusal to penalize Clinton after impeachment, doesn't even belong on the Judiciary committee.
The Jarhead would have loved it! (He and Jean are probably having a good laugh over the whole thing right now.)
John Kyl
Why does Grassley he not want it? I am puzzled.... Then again Cornyn is the man....
Second the 'Anyone but Specter' choice.
Senator Sessions really does a great job on the committee.
He doesn't let the "RATS" get away with too much. Grassley
may be too easy going.
I say Kyl or Sessions. If not them Grassley
KYL,
I think Grassley is far too waffly and wimpy in the current context.
We need a man of backbone who'll stand up for the Constitution and our foundational values with a stiff spine; persistence, resiliency etc.
imho.
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