Posted on 05/24/2005 6:10:15 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
The "memorandum of understanding" signed by 14 Senators Monday evening says they have agreed to invoke cloture (cut off debate) on three of President Bush's stalled judicial nominees ( Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen and William Pryor), but the "[s]ignatories make no commitment to vote for or against cloture" on William Myers or Henry Saad.
The latter two nominees will still be blocked, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid later said.
As for future judicial nominations -- those involving the U.S. Supreme Court, for example -- it's a judgment call:
"Signatories will exercise their responsibilities under the advice and consent clause of the United States Constitution in good faith. Nominees should only be filibustered under extraordinary circumstances, and each signatory must use his or her own discretion and judgment in determining whether such circumstances exist."
In the second half of the memo, the 14 senators agreed to oppose a rules change (an end to judicial filibusters) in the 109th Congress.
Who are the 7 a**holes? I am going to call and yell at them!
FYI
The Democrats have achieved much more than a party of 44 senators could have hoped for, they've block 40% (2/5) of senators right now with many more to come.
LoL! You guys don't have the authority to enforce.
Remember, the RNC only cares about your money and your vote. Withhold both.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5419449.html
Republican side: McCain, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Warner of Virginia, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island;
Democratic side: Lieberman, Byrd, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Ken Salazar of Colorado.
Senate tells White House that your business is our business and make sure you get pre-approval...
White House should tell Senate to kiss their @ss...
Bush should nominate Robert Bork now.
I heard Bond was in on this-- thankful he is not.
Have these 'Rat clowns been taking loser lessons from the muslims?
Losers don't make the rules!
I wonder if Clinton had the same restrictions?
I wonder if Clinton had the same restrictions?
BUMP!
Should anyone be surprised that the dysfunctional senate wants to increase its sphere of incompetence?
What they have done is the nuclear option. What an insult to our president.
Warner & Graham: Where is your brain?
I am still in shock. It hurts me to the core.
THE UP OR DOWN VOTE TO CONSENT IS THE CONSULTATION YOU DOLTS!!!!!!
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I'm OK now.
Did they demand that Clinton consult with them before nominating anyone? I have never heard of that being demanded of any other President. That, as well as throwing overboard the remaining nominees, tells me we've lost yardage in this fight.
In your dreams. No such thing. You must be getting your "news" from NPR.
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