[Young Werther]

How dare the Sen Dole bring up the Fortas case. We all know that this behavior couldn't have been that of a Democrap. Just ask Gov Dean and he'll tell you that Rpublicans are evil and dems are the ..... (actually they're the crooks but heck wouldn't want to tell the truth would we!) MEGA SARCASM ALEERT

[nothingnew]

fortas was a slime just like lbj was. Don't get me started!

FMCDH(BITS)

[sirthomasthemore]

For the first time, judicial nominees with clear majority support are denied an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor through an unprecedented use of the filibuster. This is not a misrepresentation of history; it's a fact.

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Tell the Numbskull Nine to go fry ice. Call the vote, get them on the record. GOP and the voters can deal with it from there.

[So Cal Rocket]

I didn't read the rest of the article, so Dole may say this, but the Fortas filibuster was done as a favor to Fortas. He didn't have the votes to be confirmed, and so, to keep Fortas from the shame of being voted down, they filibustered him so Fortas could withdraw. By the way... both Dems and GOP voted against cloture - it was bipartisan.

[Prince Charles]

bttt

[sdpatriot]

>>>The Senate debated the Fortas nomination only for several days before Johnson withdrew the nomination, versus the four years some of President Bush's nominees have been pending.<<<<


pig's feet to oranges. is that all they got to compare with? rock on Dole.

[upchuck]

It's a shame this article has to be excerpted. Mr. Dole does an outstanding job of explaining what happened with Fortas.

He was NOT filibustered:

After less than a week, the Senate leadership tried to shut down debate. At that time, two-thirds of the senators voting were needed to do so, yet only 45 senators supported the motion. Of the 43 senators who still wished to debate the nomination, 24 were Republicans and 19 were Democrats. President Johnson saw the writing on the wall -- that Fortas did not have 51 senators in support of his nomination -- so he withdrew the nomination before debate could be completed.

Here's a link to the printer friendly version.

[syriacus]

I'm very glad that Dole is publicizing the truth about Fortas.

[jwalsh07]

Dole can still sharpen the knife when he wants to.

[jdhljc169]

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