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Filibusted

Remember when Republican senators like Lindsey Graham and Jeff Sessions were against judicial filibusters?

(Melina Mara/the Washington Post)
By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

In their quest to thwart President Obama, Republicans do not fear the hobgoblin of consistency.

For much of this decade, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, now the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, led the fight against Democratic filibusters of George W. Bush's judicial nominees. He decried Democrats' "unprecedented, obstructive tactics." To have Bush nominees "opposed on a partisan filibuster, it is really wrong," he added. He demanded they get "an up-and-down vote." He praised Republican leaders because they "opposed judicial filibusters" and have "been consistent on this issue even when it was not to their political benefit to do so."

So now a Democratic president is in the White House and he has nominated his first appellate judicial nominee, U.S. District Judge David Hamilton. And what did Sessions do? He went to the floor and led a filibuster.

"I opposed filibusters before," the Alabaman said with his trademark twang. But in this case, he went on, "I don't agree with his judicial philosophy. Therefore, I believe this side cannot acquiesce into a philosophy that says that Democratic presidents can get their judges confirmed with 50 votes."

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patsfan13

The dems are trying to create additional judical positions are the appelate elvel so they can stuff the court with more left wing extremist the pubbies didn't do that . Neither are very good the dems are much worse.

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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."

Harry Boy

Imagine what a terrible feeling it must be to be related to a Politician.

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Harry Boy (Genius)

In The Absence Of Law And Order Society Will Surely Destroy Itself

JackBauer

Umm, link please? That sounds very suspiciously like something you just made up.

patsfan13

EDITORIAL: Democrats try to pack the courts | Judicial Confirmation Network


They want to pass laws from the bench that can't pass in congress.

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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."

JackBauer

Good stuff, dude. Good stuff.

Do you want to know why they can't pass in Congress? Because the Republicans won't support it.

Do you know why the Republicans won't support it? Because there's a Democratic president.

Oh, and about this "nefarious" piece of legislation:

ACS Blog | Federal Judgeship Act | American Constitution Society

Swing and a miss!

patsfan13

Well DUDE they have 60 seats in the Senate and a 50 seat majority in the House, so they can do what they please. Perhaps they want some stupid RINO's to vote for their crap so thay don't have to take responsibility for the crap they are passing that is hurting the country DUDE.

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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."

JackBauer

I see. You're giving up your previous argument, after having been proven wrong, and instead arguing...

Well, I don't really know. Interesting how when Republicans are in office, every appointee deserves an up or down vote, and when Democrats are in office... filibuster away, gents!

patsfan13

The dems blocked the bill until BO was in power

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"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."

Real World

Bingo....

....and bingo.

Coke or Pepsi.

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Leo Tolstoy, 1897