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LIVE SENATE THREAD: "Nuclear Wednesday" for judicial nominations: C-span 2 - 9:30 am EST
C-span 2 ^ | May 18, 2005

Posted on 05/18/2005 5:48:45 AM PDT by ken5050

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To: Soul Seeker

501 posted on 05/18/2005 7:27:11 AM PDT by maggief
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To: All

"For the love of all things holy. Would You Democrats PLEASE quit using me to push you BULL%&*^ agenda!!!"

502 posted on 05/18/2005 7:27:24 AM PDT by OXENinFLA ("And that [Atomic] bomb is a filibuster" ~~~ Sen. Lieberman 1-4-95)
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To: ken5050

Leahy just interrupted Reid with a "whup, whup whup." This is gonna be a tough week!


503 posted on 05/18/2005 7:27:43 AM PDT by LisaFab
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To: OXENinFLA

LMAO!


504 posted on 05/18/2005 7:27:56 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (Theodore: the GOOD Roosevelt)
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To: Soul Seeker

wup wupwoop wuop , that was THE LEAKER


505 posted on 05/18/2005 7:27:57 AM PDT by Dad yer funny
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To: Ravi

It's on C-SPAN2. I believe that it is streamed on www.c-span.org.


506 posted on 05/18/2005 7:28:09 AM PDT by jackbill
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To: LisaFab

Huh... what was that about?


507 posted on 05/18/2005 7:28:25 AM PDT by Dog
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To: LisaFab

Brownback looks perplexed...


508 posted on 05/18/2005 7:28:35 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (Theodore: the GOOD Roosevelt)
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To: ken5050

When is Frist going to grow a pair and simply say: "Listen, you anti-American anti-Constitution assholes, 51 votes seats a judge. You in the minority don't like? Go pound sand. It's been this way for 200 years. Stop trying to prove what idiots you are by trying to define a majority as 40 votes out of 100. The roll call is on, let the voting begin!"


509 posted on 05/18/2005 7:28:41 AM PDT by shellshocked (They're undocumented Border Patrol agents, not vigilantes.)
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To: Ravi
C-span live links
510 posted on 05/18/2005 7:29:04 AM PDT by OXENinFLA ("And that [Atomic] bomb is a filibuster" ~~~ Sen. Lieberman 1-4-95)
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To: ken5050
Democrats brought up George Washington's analogy of the purpose of the Senate being like a a saucer used to "cool" hot tea just as the Senate is used to "cool" legislation.

This Dem talking point has come up before.

Historical Perspective:

The Founding Fathers provided that the Senators be chosen by State Legislatures rather than by the direct vote of the common people. By that provision, the Founding Fathers ensured that Senators would be chosen from among the aristocratic class rather than plucked out of the backwoods.

That was the "cooling effect" originally envisioned by the Founding Fathers: Aristocrats "cooling" the passions of the common man.

All that went by the wayside when the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution provided for the direct election of Senators in 1913.

511 posted on 05/18/2005 7:29:20 AM PDT by Polybius
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To: ken5050

#490 LOL>>>>>>>>>>me too! Poor Harry will be speared!


512 posted on 05/18/2005 7:29:20 AM PDT by Carolinamom (Dem & RINO senators have "eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner."---.Macbeth)
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To: Fudd Fan

befuddled amusement


513 posted on 05/18/2005 7:29:23 AM PDT by Dad yer funny
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To: Dog
That was about Reid trying to keep Dems on Camera while the media is still covering this. Now that Republicans are up, watch the media bail out.
514 posted on 05/18/2005 7:29:26 AM PDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: AFPhys

Question:

Did Frist invoke the 100 hours of debate? If so, we know this will go on for days but at least we would know when the end is nigh.

National Review is saying the earliest we could expect a nuke vote is next Tue or Wed.


515 posted on 05/18/2005 7:30:01 AM PDT by Timeout (Dean & the Bike Path Left: aging anti-warriors who use "summer" as a verb~~Jonah)
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To: Fudd Fan

I think he's thoroughly enjoying this. He's holding in his laughter. Whup, whup, whup.


516 posted on 05/18/2005 7:30:04 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: Soul Seeker

Le'ts remember Reid said it's not a good idea to extend the time of speakers because other senators are scheduled to speak at specific times. And wouldn't you know it would be Arlen Specter who would blather for extra consideration?


517 posted on 05/18/2005 7:30:05 AM PDT by YaYa123 (I'm @ Home.com)
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To: shellshocked

I would LOVE that. Never happen tho, Frist is a southern gentleman.


518 posted on 05/18/2005 7:30:12 AM PDT by Fudd Fan (Theodore: the GOOD Roosevelt)
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To: Howlin
Slight modification, Please

Dear Harry:

Yes, we are NOT going to change the rules.

We are going to RESTORE the rules.

We are NOT going to allow the Constitution to be changed by a 50% vote of one of the branches of the legislature.

Live with it.

519 posted on 05/18/2005 7:30:21 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: CAluvdubya
So they would be stupid to return to that line of attack? That she ran 'unopposed'? We'll soon find out.

Fox, CNN & MSNBC pull out of coverage.

520 posted on 05/18/2005 7:30:29 AM PDT by LisaFab
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