Posted on 07/30/2009 7:48:34 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — The Senate's No. 3 Republican announced Thursday he'd break with the rest of his party's leaders to support Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who's in line to become the first Hispanic justice.
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander said he was voting for President Barack Obama's nominee despite his differences with her, particularly on gun rights.
"Even though Judge Sotomayor's political and judicial philosophy may be different than mine, especially regarding Second Amendments rights, I will vote to confirm her because she is well qualified by experience, temperament, character and intellect to serve," Alexander said in a speech on the Senate floor.
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It hardly matters. These guys know that she’s going to be confirmed, and they’re not willing to take the hits from the Hispanic community.
He may be #3 but he looks like #2 to me, if you know what I mean.
Bingo.
Still “Republican” means very little.
Like Lindsey, his re-election is so far off he couldn’t give a d*mn about how this vote harms the people of TN who put him in the Senate.
“It hardly matters. These guys know that she’s going to be confirmed, and they’re not willing to take the hits from the Hispanic community.”
It matters to me - the RNC will think it matters too, if they can’t keep these idiots in line so the voters don’t think there is no difference in the parties - and if there really isn’t, I’m out of the RNC pocket anyway...
I’m going to vote for her even though her “views” differ from mine on gun rights.
This isn’t about views, it’s about “rights” if a nominee doesn’t understand the “right” to bare arms then how can you possibly vote for her and consider her “experienced”
Complete nonsense. I guess these guys care more about what a bunch of people who will never vote for them over people who might/have voted for them.
They just don’t get it. We’re at war!
And it’s a war WE didn’t start.
Trust me— it matters.
“....and they’re not willing to take the hits from the Hispanic community.”
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Which means that the Hispanic community, like the black community, puts race first and foremost.
Vichy Republican (#3 no less!) collaborating with the Party Of Evil. What a surprise....
When are conservatives going to stop supporting these traitorous Alpha Hotels?
You are no doubt right. But I find these comments about being “well qualified”, etc. to be indicative of the fecklessness of many in the GOP. The “well qualified” standard no longer applies as a primary consideration and hasn’t for decades. Poitical and judicial philosophy are now of paramount importance because so many in the judiciary have taken it upon themselves to legislate from the bench.
Judicial confirmations are now a matter primarily of political consideration. Perhaps THE main reason this country continues to slide left is because of judicial activism. It does no good to elect people of a particular party and political philosophy if all they do can be overturned by a panel of judges dominated by an agenda. The left has been quick to get this and make use of it whereas the GOP is still having trouble grasping the concept.
Confirmation fights are a matter of political necessity these days. And I predict that in the probably not-so-distant future impeachments will be attempted against judges who demonstrate too much opposition to the dominant party in their rulings. Either that or some effort to limit terms for judges so that the dominant party can replace them with others more amenable to the current fashion.
That’s a great point. Views are things like, do you prefer the Cowboys or 49ers? Or ak-47 vs ar-15.
Complete Stupidity. He’s so old he’s probably retiring but you Vols better send him packing if he runs again.
Lamar is just another Country Club RINO.
Thanks La Raza Lamar! Just what we need...a Hispano-Racist justice
This is how we got Campaign Finance Reform from Bush 43. Even as he signed the bill, Bush acknowledged that he didn't like the bill and that it violated our 1st Amendment Rights, but he signed it anyway and tossed the whole issue over the transom, believing that the SCOTUS would strike down the unConstitutional provisions. Instead, the SCOTUS did an end around when the case was dumped in their laps and refused (initially) to deal with the issue. Eventually, most of the issues surrounding Campaign Finance Reform were struck down but, to the best of my knowledge, the part that violates our 1st Amendment rights remains intact.
Alexander is playing the same game with Sotomayor - he's tossing the issue over the transom and forcing the SCOTUS to deal with her - potentially for the next 30+ years. Elections have consequences and electing RINOs, just because they have an "R" after their name has very big consequences.
Thanks for nothing, Lamar!!
Lamar!, you ignorant slut. I’m GLAD I voted against your sorry RINO ass last November.
Trouble with a capital T
And the Republican sellout of the Constitution continues.
Sotomayor’s rulings will not be in accordance with what the Constitution actually says.
For that reason, it is the duty of every United States Senator to vote against her.
Any United States Senator failing to vote against her is betraying their oath to uphold the Constitution, and is thus unworthy of retaining the office to which they were elected.
"Lamar Alexander" and "gun rights" aren't compatible. Senator Alexander voted against permitting people to go armed into National Parks per state firearms regulation.
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