Posted on 02/10/2013 1:06:36 PM PST by marktwain
Yes, it’s a very good rating.
The part them mentioned at the end is extremely important. Grassley is the senior Republican on the Judiciary committee.
For years it was back and forth between Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy, but with Arlen Specter being booted out, Hatch was “promoted upstairs” as chairman of the Finance Committee, so he could not also chair Judiciary, even though he is still on the committee.
Hatch long supported the status quo on the death penalty, but Grassley seems to be far more inclined to speed things up.
Grassley is also a firm believer in punishing criminals that use guns, but not in restricting the gun rights of honest citizens.
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