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To: rogue yam
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/19/romneys-record-of-judicial-capitulation/

Mr. Romney nominated 36 judges while governor, just nine of whom were Republicans. What he says of this record today is that the Massachusetts Governor's Council had to confirm the nominees, and the members of the council were all Democrats. So his answer was to nominate persons palatable to Democrats.

But this all-Democratic Governor's Council is effectively no different from the U.S. Senate. Even if, as I expect, Republicans gain a majority of the Senate this year, so long as Democrats have at least 41 members, they will be able to block by filibuster the confirmation of any Supreme Court nominee (or other federal judicial nomination, for that matter).

There is no evidence that Mr. Romney ever fought for a conservative nominee.

1,407 posted on 07/06/2012 1:00:41 PM PDT by Kazan (Mitt Romney: The greater of two evils)
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To: Kazan

You are simply incapable of discussing ideas rationally.

We were talking about who Romney would appoint.

Now the subject is Democratic filibuster?

It would be up to the GOP Senate caucus to manage the Senate approval process of Romney’s judicial appointments, IF Romney is elected President, and IF we get GOP control of the Senate.

It is Romney’s job to keep his word as to who he’d appoint.

Try to post a little more coherently, m’kay?


1,414 posted on 07/06/2012 1:15:50 PM PDT by rogue yam
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