Posted on 05/11/2005 2:07:25 PM PDT by EnigmaticAnomaly
Democrats Protecting America From the 'Far Right' By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Morning Editor May 11, 2005
(CNSNews.com) - Democrats say momentum is on their side -- "public opinion is tipping our way," Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a message to friends of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
"I have been so energized by the tens of thousands of you who joined the DSCC to show Bill Frist and the rest of the Senate Republicans that whenever they pander to the far right, we will be there to make sure their actions do not go unnoticed," Schumer said.
Schumer mentioned Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist joining "that absurd Family Research Council telecast that labeled Democratic judicial filibusters as 'against people of faith.'"
He also expressed disgust at Pat Robertson's recent comment that in the grand scheme of things, activist judges are more of a threat to this country than al Qaeda.
"Senate Republicans do not have the courage to stand up to these far-right-wing extremists, but don't worry," Schumer said. "We will hold them accountable to the voters in November 2006."
Schumer called Senate Democrats "the last line of defense against the right wing's court-packing scheme"; and he pointed to the "latest opinion polls" showing that the public opposes the nuclear option (a rule change that would do away with judicial filibusters) by a 2-1 margin.
Press reports on Wednesday said Sen. Frist may schedule a vote on judicial filibuster issue next week.
Conservatives are demanding that the Senate do away with judicial filibusters once and for all, rather than negotiate a deal with Democrats who have threatened to shut down Senate business in response to a rule change.
Democrats are blocking President Bush's most conservative appeals court nominees now, rather than allowing Republicans to position those nominees for a possible opening on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What they should be doing is protecting people from getting broken bones from laughing so hard at their platform.
Sen. Chuck Schumer makes me physically ill.
Far right wing extremist court nominee = anyone who will rule according to the Constitution.
Grab the barf bag. He's the better of New York's senators.
What far right?
All we have are commies and damned commies.
Reality check, Chuckie! Just because conservatives are upset with the GOP doesn't mean public opinion is "tipping" your way. If the GOP would keep their campaign promises and not worry about presidential aspirations or how they look in the media, you would no longer be the "party of no" and would be a "party no more".
More of these silly little mobs of angry RATS, like we saw throughout the 2000 election cycle. They also lost and it is time for them to go away.
You talk the talk Chuckie. We'll walk the walk every November.
I just wish the Republicrats would stand up and protect us from the godless Democrats.I have written the Mexicanmafia Colorado sent to D.C. and explained I cannot
respect any politician who claims to be a "good Christian"
yet hides behind a false wall of separation -and acts as if they are ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Any politician Catholic or otherwise who rebels against the teaching of his professed church must repent and seek Gods
approval before I can do anything but resist and oppose them.
If you are a damn commie, those ordinary commies are pretty far right.
May God save us from the uber-leftists.
Chuch Schumer thinks he is Siggie Freud- probalby does coke
as Siggie did.But from his acitons Chuckie HATES Christians unless they are the kind controlled by the
Democratic Parties anti-Christian platform.
Translation: Democrats trying to protect their political power from people who threaten to take it away.
"He also expressed disgust at Pat Robertson's recent comment that in the grand scheme of things, activist judges are more of a threat to this country than al Qaeda."
Does he mean like that NY judge that just ruled that illegally obtained driver's licenses are valid?
Don't we get on planes and such with driver's licenses? Heck, who need a valid one?
Hillary's front man babbles again. But that's what you sign up for when you're bought and paid for.
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