Idiot GOP Senate Set to Shaft Estrada?

rushlimbaugh ^ | 2/28/2003 | rushlimbaugh

[TLBSHOW]

I am more frosted at the Democrats for what they're doing to the Constitution vis-à-vis Miguel Estrada's than I am over the anti-war movement. Fox News reported that the GOP planned to call for a cloture vote on Estrada next week knowing they'd lose it. That would effectively amend the Constitution - illegally - to read that you need 60 votes instead of 51 to get a judicial nomination through.

Happily, it turns out the GOP isn't going to call such a vote. The offices of Senators Santorum and Hatch rang up my office on Friday, and said that the Fox story is not accurate. There will be no cloture vote. Hooray! If these Democrats want to filibuster the first Hispanic nominee to the D.C. Circuit Court, let them do it! I know they say there are new rules making a filibuster harder, but so what? And don't tell me that it's not "practical" anymore, because people have to go to the bathroom. That's nothing new.

Force them to get out there and filibuster this eminently qualified man, as rated unanimously by the American Bar Association. Miguel Estrada is just a name to us, but his life is being destroyed here. It's not because he's unqualified; it's because Democrats don't like how he might think. Read George Will's column. Chuck Schumer didn't bother to ask Estrada a single question. He claims not to know any less qualified judge, when in fact he knows less qualified judges who went to the Supreme Court! Just this week, President Bush pledged to stand by Estrada until he was sworn in. We know no other nominee has been asked to give nor should give opinions on issues that may come before the court. Their job is to apply the law, not to make law or let their opinions get in the way of rulings.

These senators have to back Bush and Estrada up. The Democrat attitude is, "We ran Washington for 40 years up until 1994, and Bush is illegitimate despite what the Constitution says about the Electoral College, so he has no right to appoint anyone." These people are treating the Constitution like toilet paper. Calling a cloture vote would overturn more than two centuries of Senate precedent and rewrite the constitutional definition of "advise and consent." We cannot allow that to happen. You have to care about this, folks!

These people aren't Democrats or liberals. They don't believe in the Constitution. They don't believe in individual rights, as affirmed in the 9th Amendment; in sharing power with the states, as described in the 10th Amendment; in free political speech protected in the 1st Amendment and shredded in campaign finance reform. They don't support the right to bear arms provided for in the 2nd Amendment. They don't respect private property rights protected by the 5th Amendment! If there's a blade of grass in the backyard, they call it "wetlands" and take it away! This assault must stop.

Listen to Rush...

(...react to the Fox News story, and reject the notion of a cloture vote by the GOP) (...demand Democrats be made to pay a price for shredding the Constitution)

Read More of Rush's Estrada Coverage… (Rush On A Roll: Anatomy of a Smear) (Rush On A Roll: Want Estrada? Declare Linda Daschle DOA) (The Limbaugh Library: Ken Starr Tips Us Off on Estrada) (EIB A-B: Estrada Qualifications Blow Away Breyer and Ginsburg)

Read the Questionable Fox News Article...

(FoxNews: Republicans Seek to End Debate on Estrada)

Read the George Will Column on Estrada...

(Washington Post: Coup Against the Constitution - George F. Will)

[TLBSHOW]

"You don't have to say it; they know," she said. "They know, because Patrick Leahy has been in the forefront of saying they would never filibuster judges in the past."


But Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, said he doesn't want to match the Democrats with filibuster for filibuster.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/854968/posts?page=2#2

[chnsmok]

Just checking in. No cogent thought is possible as my husband insisted on shots of takillya after dinner out. Just had to see the car chase and how it ended :-) Onward to post my 1 post witty? daft? replies on interesting threads.

[Helen]

I like!! Thank you - didn't realize you could paste images that way!

[TLBSHOW]

LOL

[Jhoffa_]

(I keep waiting on Howlin to do an Nancy Kerrigan on him.. )

[Jhoffa_]

LOL!

[TLBSHOW]

But Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, said he doesn't want to match the Democrats with filibuster for filibuster.

"I would not want our side to stoop to levels they've stooped to," he said. "I think that filibusters [on judges] should be broken, because they fly in the face of the Constitution itself."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/854968/posts?page=

[TLBSHOW]

If not for Rush they would of wimped out this week! Good show on Friday that is a fact. Rush does not just go along with stupid things they do.

[Jhoffa_]

Like I said before, I think this is a political calculation that's gotten out of hand.

They are trying to make the rats look bad, but they are over doing it and shooting themselves in the foot.

That or our antiques in the Senate don't have the "right stuff" (probably all in a hurry to go play in the Senate Massage & Sauna we the people just renovated for them)

OR, a combination of the above..

[TLBSHOW]

and this is so important too.

[Jhoffa_]

Yeah, throwing their hands in the air won't cut it this time.

They are going to have to actually do something.

At this point, everyone already knows it's a partisan foodfight. Now they had better win it or there will be plenty of blame for both sides.

[Jhoffa_]

PS: These little half measures that are supposed to "expose" the rats partisanship on the matter are worthless.

We KNOW it's partisan already. Now just go win it for us.

We wants ears and scalps!

[TLBSHOW]

ping

[cynicom]

Been reading this one for two days now.

Do you remember the Clinton "enablers"??? Anything Slick did was good, was ok??? Well we have some pub "enablers" here on FR.

They seem to think the pubs do no wrong and are outwitting the dems. What sorry individuals. The usual suspects.

[TLBSHOW]

Well we have some pub "enablers" here on FR

They best get their heads out of their behinds because Fox News reported that The President is in the low 40s for registerd voters for the re-election.

[TLBSHOW]

To: TLBSHOW; MEG33



Senator Roberts;

Then as the questioning by Brit continued; "Just how serious are the Republican Senators in keeping the Senate in extended session in order to force a hard filibuster"? The good Senator, chest out and bristling, resorted to classical North Korean rhetoric to avoid a straight-forward answer. Brit continued by asking the same question in four attempts at a clear answer. The good Senator obviously ( I say obviously rather then CLEARLY) had an agenda that did not include answering the question that was being asked.

In a past candid interview long ago, Tony Snow had explained the scenario of the questioner and the questioned. The show's host would not press for a straight answer beyond three or four attempts if the politico being questioned clearly didn't want to answer. You know, like a gentlemen's agreement.


81 posted on 03/02/2003 9:49 AM EST by carmelanne http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/855064/posts?page=81

[TLBSHOW]

Rush was lied to by whoever called him and said the Fox story was false.

Truth hurts!

[RobFromGa]

Nice job, Helen. Glad to help.

[TLBSHOW]

Check out this post sorry if I already pinged you.

[Howlin]

Geez, I have no idea how that happened!

For those trying to keep count, here is a partial list of those who have been called liars on this thread:

Orrin Hatch
Rick Santorum
Rush Limbaugh
Tony Snow
Byron York
Bill Frist