Posted on 05/18/2005 5:48:45 AM PDT by ken5050
Welcome, all you Freepers, to the continuing C-span soap operas about judicial nominations. "The Guiding SEARCHLIGHT, " "As the SENATE Turns, "One NOMINATION to Live" "GERIATRIC Hospital" (for all you Byrd and Lautenberg fans out there). Follow along with us, as the Dems raise the level of histrionics, bloviation, pontification, and all around bad acting to new highs, er, lows...
"For the love of all things holy. Would You Democrats PLEASE quit using me to push you BULL%&*^ agenda!!!"
Leahy just interrupted Reid with a "whup, whup whup." This is gonna be a tough week!
LMAO!
wup wupwoop wuop , that was THE LEAKER
It's on C-SPAN2. I believe that it is streamed on www.c-span.org.
Huh... what was that about?
Brownback looks perplexed...
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!"
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.
#490 LOL>>>>>>>>>>me too! Poor Harry will be speared!
befuddled amusement
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.
I think he's thoroughly enjoying this. He's holding in his laughter. Whup, whup, whup.
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?
I would LOVE that. Never happen tho, Frist is a southern gentleman.
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.
Fox, CNN & MSNBC pull out of coverage.
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