[diotima]

In case you haven't seen this:

* Tom Harkin (D-IA) "Have the guts to come out and vote up or down….And once and for all, put behind us this filibuster procedure on nominations."

(Cong. Rec., 6/22/95, S8861)

* Joseph Biden (D-DE) "everyone who is nominated is entitled to have a … vote on the floor."

(Cong. Rec., 3/19/97, S2540)

* Richard Durbin (D-IL) "If, after 150 days languishing on the Executive Calendar that name has not been called for a vote, it should be. Vote the person up or down."

(Cong. Rec., 9/28/98, S11021)

* Carl Levin (D-MI) "If a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate is prepared to vote to confirm the President's appointment, that vote should occur."

(Cong. Rec., 6/21/95, S8806)

* Edward Kennedy (D-MA) "If our … colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But give them a vote."
(Cong. Rec., 2/3/98, S292)

* Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) "Let's bring their nominations up, debate them if necessary, and vote them up or down."

(Cong. Rec., 9/11/97, S9165)

* Tom Daschle (D-SD) "I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination."
(Cong. Rec., 10/5/99, S11919)

* Patrick Leahy (D-VT) "I have stated over and over again … that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported."
(Cong. Rec, 6/18/98, S6521)

* Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) The filibuster "has unfortunately become a commonplace tactic to thwart the will of the majority."
(Cong. Rec., 1/4/95, S36)

[Choose Ye This Day]

Frist: "They wouldn't give an up or down vote...not in a box, not with a fox, not in a house, not with a mouse..."

[small voice in the wilderness]

Fillibuster Reform. An idea whose time has truly come. I hope the cameras pan the room when byrd lays his head on kennedy's stomach-pillow and drools on teddy's new suit.

[Rays_Dad]

Please tell me someone will be wipeing the dust of those quotes sometime tonight or tomorrow

[pollywog]

In case you haven't seen this:

* Tom Harkin (D-IA) "Have the guts to come out and vote up or down….And once and for all, put behind us this filibuster procedure on nominations."

(Cong. Rec., 6/22/95, S8861) * Joseph Biden (D-DE) "everyone who is nominated is entitled to have a … vote on the floor."

(Cong. Rec., 3/19/97, S2540) * Richard Durbin (D-IL) "If, after 150 days languishing on the Executive Calendar that name has not been called for a vote, it should be. Vote the person up or down."

(Cong. Rec., 9/28/98, S11021) * Carl Levin (D-MI) "If a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate is prepared to vote to confirm the President's appointment, that vote should occur."

(Cong. Rec., 6/21/95, S8806) * Edward Kennedy (D-MA) "If our … colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But give them a vote."

(Cong. Rec., 2/3/98, S292) * Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) "Let's bring their nominations up, debate them if necessary, and vote them up or down."

(Cong. Rec., 9/11/97, S9165) * Tom Daschle (D-SD) "I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination."

(Cong. Rec., 10/5/99, S11919) * Patrick Leahy (D-VT) "I have stated over and over again … that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported."

(Cong. Rec, 6/18/98, S6521) * Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) The filibuster "has unfortunately become a commonplace tactic to thwart the will of the majority." (Cong. Rec., 1/4/95, S36)

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Can anyone say " HYPOCRITE"?????

[Tunehead54]

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[CyberCowboy777]

My Lettor to the editor (I had to cut it down to less than 200 words or it will be cut for me:

Just in case anyone thought the Democrats have always supported the idea of holding up judicial nominees that one may deem "extreme" or "not qualified", I present the record. Seems their hypocrisy knows no end.

* Joseph Biden (D-DE) "everyone who is nominated is entitled to have a … vote on the floor."

* Carl Levin (D-MI) "If a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate is prepared to vote to confirm the President's appointment, that vote should occur."

* Edward Kennedy (D-MA) "If our … colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But give them a vote."

* Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) "Let's bring their nominations up, debate them if necessary, and vote them up or down."

* Tom Daschle (D-SD) "I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination."

* Patrick Leahy (D-VT) "I have stated over and over again … that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported."

* Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) The filibuster "has unfortunately become a commonplace tactic to thwart the will of the majority."

me

[Carry_Okie]

Great quotes dio.

[rwfromkansas]

I hope someone will re-post all the Senate phone numbers and flood them with support and ideas to have someone repeat past Democrat quotes over and over and do it for their speech....