Collusion Memos

Coalition for a Fair Judiciary ^ | 11/18/03

[ConservativeGadfly]

WK -- Thank you for getting these out -- I think the most shocking memo HAS to be the one on the SIxth Circuit -- an outside leftist group demands that nominees be held from confirmation to the Sixth Circuit until after the affirmative action case is heard and decided....so that the outcome is to their liking.

Can you say smoking gun?

[No Blue States]

Im not sure what that means but it sounds good, could we call Dashole a hoto too?

Democrats=Americas Peligro.

[Grampa Dave]

You posted, "If this stuff ever sees the light of day in the mainstream media, I think the Rats will be even more doomed than they are now."

The media knows all about this and similiar actions that the rats have done since WWII.

Up to now the mediots just spike the news and refuse to print it or comment about on ABCNNBCBS. Then without media legs the stories just die.

Now with Free Republic and the internet, the left wing lunatics in charge of the media, can't contain this news. Of course they will not comment on it unless they try to blame republicans for getting these memos.

[Peach]

Your post makes great sense. It is frustrating that important matters such as these "memos" don't get mentioned in the mainstream press.

Any suggestions on how to make that happen or is it a lost cause?

[mn-bush-man]

Bump For Reading Later - Looks like some good stuff!

[William McKinley]

Text of fifth transcribed memo:

To: [Blacked out]
From: [Blacked out]
CC: [Blacked out]
Re: Members Meeting with Leader Daschle
Date: January 30, 2003

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This afternoon, Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee met with Leader Daschle and Assistant Leader Reid to discuss Miguel Estrada. In addition to Daschle and Reid, Senators Leahy, Durbin, Edwards, Kennedy, Feinstein and Schumer attended.

All in attendance agreed to attempt to filibuster the nomination of Miguel Estrada, if they have the votes to defeat cloture. They are also agreed that, if they do not have the votes to defeat cloture, a contested loss would be better than no contest.

All in attendance, including Senators Daschle and Reid, voiced the view that the Estrada nomination should be stopped because 1) Not to do so would set a precedent, permitting the Republicans to force through all future controversial nominees without answering Senators' questions or providing important information; 2) Estrada is likley to be a Supreme Court nominee, and it will be much harder to defeat him in a Supreme Court setting if he is confirmed easily now; 3) The process must be slowed down and the Republicans' attempt to set up an automatic "assembly line" of controversial nominees thwarted; and 4) the Democratic base is particularly energized over this issue.

It is expected that a motion to proceed to the nomination will be brought to the floor on Monday. The Democrats do not intend to oppose that motion. A motion for cloture could be voted on as early as Wednesday.

Leader Daschle asked all Democratic members of the Committee to spend the time between now and Tuesday speaking to Senators who have questions about Estrada, and to attempt to recruit votes to oppose cloture. The topic may also be discussed at the Democratic Senators' retreat tomorrow. On Tuesday, Senator Daschle intends to raise it at the policy lunch, and presumably conduct a vote count.

Everyone also agreed to keep this matter confidential.

[reformed_democrat]

Will anything come of this?

Something already has. Dick Durbin (IL-Disgusting) has called out the Capitol Police to seize the Republican's computers. Durbin maintains that the R's have been illegally accessing dem memos.

[MeekOneGOP]

Collusion Memos

Exerpt:

Second, yesterday's meeting focused on identifying the most controversial and/or vulnerable judicial nominees, and a strategy for targeting them. The groups singled out three-- Jeffrey Sutton (6th Circuit); Priscilla Owen (5th Circuit); and Caroline Kuhl (9th Circuit) -- as a potential nominee for a contentious hearing early next year, with a eye to voting him or her down in Committee. They also identified Miguel Estrada (D.C. Circuit) as especially dangerous, because he has a minimal paper trail, he is Latino, and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment. They want to hold Estrada off as long as possible.

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[Grampa Dave]

It is a lost cause.

That is why we have to work 24/7/365 to make the Ny Slimes, LA Slimes, Washington Compost and other left wing fish wraps more irrelevant each day.

Then we have to continue to make ABCNNBCBS'S Left Wing spin proganda posing as news even more relevant.

Never waste energy trying to get a life long rat to see what is right. They are mentally incapable.

We need to spend our time getting the word out to the middle, the moderates and the independents as well as informing our fellow conservatives. That is how we defeat the left in elections.

[ConservativeGadfly]

Kay Daly, President of the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary here. We're the organization that put the memos on our website in unfiltered form for the world to see.

Yesterday, we sent out no fewer than 3,000 news releases on the posting and our opinion on the subject.

What limited calls we have received....do you know what they were about? The content? The collusion?

No. They wanted to know where we got them. Not in the least bit interested in the content.

So there you have it.

[Peach]

I must thank you for trying to get this information disseminated. Although we are all deeply frustrated, it is my firmly held belief we cannot stop trying.

[Peach]

I spend a lot of time copying articles of interest to friends and family who are not otherwise informed on the subjects at hand because so few of them watch anything but network television.

Sometimes they are interested in the articles and ask for more information and insight. Change a few hearts and minds at a time - I guess it's all we can do.

[Southack]

Those memos are an outrageous blight on the Democratic Party.

Kudos to the staffer who leaked them and to your site for publishing them. History will view you both kindly.

[reformed_democrat]

Unbelievable, no?

IL's Durbin calls in Capitol police
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
By The Leader-Chicago Bureau

WASHINGTON DC -- Yesterday, Illinois' downstate senior U.S. Senate Richard Durbin (D) initiated an investigation into how the Wall Street Journal and conservative national talk show host Sean Hannity obtained private office memos revealing the Democrats Judicial Committee strategy in keeping judges such as Miquel Estrada from being confirmed to the federal bench.

According to today's Wall Street Journal, Illinois' pleasant, down-to-earth, and congenial-at-home Senator Durbin called the Capitol Police to raid the Judicial Committee's computer room and confiscate the backup drives yesterday. The police were searching for evidence as to who it was that found the confidential memos and, Durbin hopes, find out who turned the memos over to the media.

The Durbin memos show who guides the senator's decision on which judicial nominees should be stopped and those who should be confirmed.

< SNIP >

The block on these judges led to last week's 39-hour long filibuster by the Republicans, hoping to peel off enough Democrats to end the block on the votes.

The Senate Republicans have been successful in wooing two Democrats --Zell Miller of Georgia and John Breaux of Louisiana -- to support ending the filibuster, but they need seven more to join the effort before a vote on the judges can be taken. Illinois' Durbin was a leader on the Senate floor against allowing a vote for the judges in last week's 39 hour marathon.

From The Illinois Leader

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, Grampa ! Looking bleak for the Dirty 'RATS next November ! I love it !

[William McKinley]

Text of sixth transcribed memo:

February 4, 2003
To: SENATOR [Kennedy]
From: [Blacked out]
Subject: Judges, Judiciary Issues, Meeting with Civil Rights Leaders

Estrada

The Senator-to-Senator conversations continue and things appear to be going well. That being said, we've heard that Breaux will support Estrada, Landreiu is a problem, but many are focused on her. Bayh is also on the fence. Edwards spoke with him without much luck, and Senator Bayh, Sr. is going to speak with him, too. Would you be willing to speak with him, as well? I understand he has some substantive questions that we've been trying to answer through his staff, but he's also concerned because he doesn't want to be like the Republicans or part of a witch hunt. I think you-- speaking from 40+ years of experience-- can help him understand how the process has changed and why it's important to focus on Estrada (he refuses to answer questions, and we know of his temperament/ideological problems, he'll fly to the Supreme Court and we won't be able to stop him). Do you want to speak with Bayh?

You should also know that Wad spoke with Kerry and told him that they want him to take a leadership role on this issue. Kerry agreed but wants to speak with you. I think you should encourage Kerry to speak on the floor. Do you agree?

Judiciary Hearing (Wednesday 9:30 AM) & Exec (Thursday 9:30 AM)

Hearing As you know, there will be a nominations hearing on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. [Blacked out] put a memo in the bag on Moday evening-- the nominee is Jay Bybee (9th Cir.). Not surprisingly, Bybee is an awful nominee. As the memo outlines, he has serious immigration, gun control, tribunal/detainee problems. We believe you should attend the hearing and ask him questions. I know that the Powell speech begins at 10:30 and there will be press associated with it. But, if you could drop by the hearing for 15 minutes (@11:30) to ask Bybee questions, it would be very, very helpful. We know this is a marathon and not a sprint and that we have to choose our battles, but we also feel that it's important to ask that bad nominees questions at the hearing. Bybee shouldn't get a complete pass and at this point, only 2 or 3 Democrats can attend the hearing.

Exec. There will be a Judiciary Exec on Thursday at 9:30. I don't think you need to attend, but you should know that (a) we expect Sutton, Roberts and Cook to be on the schedule and held over and (b) the nasty concel/carry gun bill (the one you fought at the end of last year) will also be on the schedule. We'll have it held over, but this means we should discuss your strategy for next week.

[RonDog]

See also:

FRN LAUNCHES WEB SITE ON SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE MEMO,
CALLS FOR SEN. ROCKEFELLER TO RESIGN
Free Republic Network ^ | 11/17/2003 | Free Republic Network
Posted on 11/17/2003 7:07 AM PST by Chad Fairbanks

***NEWS RELEASE***

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2003
Contact: Joe Giganti (frn@freeper.org)
(703) 928-9695

FREE REPUBLIC NETWORK LAUNCHES WEB SITE ON SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE MEMO, CALLS FOR SENATOR ROCKEFELLER TO RESIGN

(Washington, DC) The Free Republic Network today announced the unveiling of www.intelmemo.com, a new web site that provides news, analysis and research material regarding the plans by partisan Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to use sensitive intelligence data for political attacks against the Bush Administration, as outlined in a recently revealed internal memo. The Network also called for the immediate resignation of the Committee’s Vice Chairman, Senator Jay Rockefeller. Executive Director Robert Hahn released the following statement:

“The members of the Senate Intelligence Committee have access to our government’s most sensitive secrets. The lives of America’s soldiers and intelligence agents depend on their using that knowledge responsibly. It is now clear that certain partisan members of this vital committee have conspired to misuse their positions, influence, and access to classified information to undermine President Bush during the 2004 campaign season.

The leaked memo describes a phony ‘independent investigation’ designed to let the Democrats dig through classified material – information that should be used to improve our national security – to support and publicize their political agenda. We agree with Senator Zell Miller that this abuse must not be tolerated, ignored, or excused, and that “heads should roll.”

Therefore, I ask every American citizen to join me in calling for the immediate resignation of Jay Rockefeller from the United States Senate. As ranking Democratic member of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Rockefeller is responsible for the acts of his subordinates. We cannot permit America's national security to be damaged by partisan political warfare.”

The complete contents of the memo, press articles, transcripts from the Congressional Record and other information can be found at

www.intelmemo.com.

The Free Republic Network is a 501(c)(4) public service corporation whose mission is to organize, train and support conservative activists nationwide. It provides information and organizational services to more than 50 regional and issue-based chapters around the country, and serves as the activism arm of the Free Republic Forum.

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[T Lady]

I'm going to alert Hugh Hewitt to this post ASAP. This definitely needs to get out, especially over the airwaves.
What a travesty to justice. These vermin ought to be ashamed of themselves, endangering the judiciary because of their selfish greed, being handled like hand puppets by all of those Special Interest groups. Disgusting.

-Regards, T.

[Grampa Dave]

Brand and neuter them in 2004!

[William McKinley]

Text of seventh transcribed memo:

Conversation with Daschle - Estrada and Beyond

• Tom, thanks so much for your hard work on the Estrada nomination. You have done a terrific job rallying the caucus. Because of you, I think we will be successful.

• I know this is hard work, and it's difficult getting the caucus to stick together around the issue of judicial nominations. Accordingly, I hope we can develop a long-term strategy that acknowledges the importance of the issue and the problems associated witha filibuster strategy.

• Given Bush's plan to pack the courts, there are many bad nominations coming down the track. I know we can't fight all of them, but we should have a short list of consensus nominees we agree to filibuster.

• I'm concerned that after this fight, several in our caucus won't be willing to filibuster again, and Bush will fill the courts with conservatives. If we develop a long-term strategy, we can let members vote for many nominees because we've all agreed that from time to time, we have to stick together. What do you think?