Democrats Warn of Possible Court Fight

AP via Yahoo! ^ | 7/3/05 | PETE YOST

[Brilliant]

If the Dems filibuster this nominee, then the GOP should not only abolish the filibuster as to judicial nominees, but should go back and revist the two judicial nominees that did not get in because of the McCain Muntiny.

[BenLurkin]

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, yet she was overwhelmingly confirmed," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. "She wasn't asked about her earlier writings on whether laws banning prostitution were unconstitutional."

[speedy]

Rats are always "warning" Bush. The smaller their numbers get, the more they "warn."

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I fear President Bush is going to sell us down the river with someone who is not the best suited to defend our Constitution.

[CO Gal]

Possible court fight?!?!

As in, it's possible the sun might rise from the east? Yea, it's possible.

[cripplecreek]

I was with some pretty liberal relatives tonight. They're trying to distance themselves from Moveon and the Democratic underground types.

[GarySpFc]

The right wing moral equivalent of the left wing's Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg (Mrs. ACLU), would be the Grand Cyclops of the KKK. The Democrats should have no problem with any person President Bush nominates, since he/she would not be that extreme.

[Trajan88]

Hey Democrats (aka the party of "no")... I'm not scared of your ilk.

You bunch of pansy a$$ sissies.

Trajan88

[Bush gal in LA]

It OUTRAGES me that the DemocRATS keep warning, dictating, and and chastising this President. How dare they! Whatever happened to the majorities rights. I like what Mark Levin said the other day ''Frankly nobody cares what Harry Reid thinks!''

[speedy]

Good to hear, cc. Get togethers with liberal relatives can be tense -- yours sound like they have some hope.

[CaliGangsta]

I think I speak for everyone here when I said BRING IT ON!!! Conservatives have never run from a fight.

[Tanniker Smith]

If anyone says anything about O'Connor's "position" on the court and that Bush should replace her with someone who is like-minded who could serve as a swing-vote, I have just the person in mind: Anthony Kennedy.

Yup, he's already there. And, in fact, he's already the swing vote. He's been the swing as often as O'Connor. And if you put a conservative on the bench, I'd bet dollars to donuts that he'll shift further to the left.

So there you have it: Renhquish, Scalia, Thomas and Newguy on the right, the four wackos on the left and Kennedy in the middle. The court keeps its balance.

TS

[Cboldt]

If the Dems filibuster this nominee, then the GOP should not only abolish the filibuster as to judicial nominees, but should go back and revist the two judicial nominees that did not get in because of the McCain Muntiny.

Summary of Circuit Court Nominations

F = 7 subjected to failed cloture motions in 108th Congress
4 = "1 of 4" that DEMs offered to let GOP choose which 3 to dump
S = Positive mention in Specter's May 9, 2005 speech

M = MOU of 14 will not vote against cloture
m = MOU of 14 makes no promise regarding cloture
R = Post-MOU, Reid indicates desire to filibuster

C = Out of committee & on the Senate's Executive Calendar
U = Unanimous consent to debate - date TBD
D = Democrats offer to debate - date TBD
v = Debate and vote scheduled
V = Vote -on the nomination- concluded

       --S  --  C--  Boyle, Terrence W.       (4th Cir)
       ---  -R  ---  Haynes, William James II (4th Cir)
       F4S  M-  CUV  Owen, Priscilla          (5th Cir)
       F-S  --  CUV  Griffin, Richard A.      (6th Cir)
       F-S  --  CUV  McKeague, David W.       (6th Cir)
       --S  --  -D-  Neilson, Susan Bieke     (6th Cir)
       F--  mR  ---  Saad, Henry W.           (6th Cir)
       F4S  mR  C--  Myers, William Gerry III (9th Cir)
       F4S  M-  CUV  Pryor, William H.        (11th Cir)
       F4S  M-  CUV  Brown, Janice Rogers     (D.C. Cir)
       --S  --  CUV  Griffith, Thomas B.      (D.C. Cir)
       ---  -R  ---  Kavanaugh, Brett M.      (D.C. Cir)

Last updated, June 21, 2005

Owen: Cloture passed 81-18 on May 24. Confirmed 55-43 on May 25.
Brown: Cloture passed 65-32 on June 7. Confirmed 56-43 on June 8.
Pryor: Cloture passed 67-32 on June 8. Confirmed 53-45 on June 9.
Griffin: Confirmed 95-0 on June 9.
McKeague: Confirmed 96-0 on June 9.
Griffith: Confirmed 73-24 on June 14.
Myers: Out of Committee on March 17.
Boyle: Out of Committee on June 16.

Additional source material

• List of Nominations in the 109th Congress Judiciary Committee
• Senate Executive Calendar (changes each business day)
• Specter's Speech of May 9, 2005 (109th Congress - Pages S4632 - S4636)
• Senators' Memorandum of Understanding - May 23, 2005
• Reid's agreement of May 24, 2005 (S5857)
• AP Report Reid wants to filibuster Haynes & Kavanaugh - May 28, 2005
• Fox News Report Reid will filibuster Saad & Myers - May 29, 2005
• Boyle was nominated to 4th Cir. in 1991 too, by GHWB

[speedy]

I wish our side would talk like that more often. Rat politicians say the most vile things about Pubby officials, but I never hear GOP pols firing back in kind. Sure, maybe opinion-molders like Levin and Coulter and Rush do. I will never understand what our side is afraid of. Why does no one ever take the obvious shots at people like Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd? If we went after guys like that, it would only help the Republicans and certainly raise our morale.

[DakotaGator]

Democrats Warn of Possible Court Fight

Bring it on. It's time to hammer these Democrat scum and their waffling "moderate" Republican allies!

[ArmedNReady]

"making clear that a hard-line conservative would trigger a furious battle on Capitol Hill that could touch off a Democratic filibuster."

That is what is to be expected for caving in to the Dems the first time. Now anytime they think that the President will make any headway they will jump up and down screaming "Filibuster". It's time to just put an end to this BS. Republicans who do not fall in line need to be booted from the coveted committees and the first time that the Dems even stutter on the floor of the Senate, the nuclear option needs to be excercised.

[gitmo]

Only way to do that is to join the GOP.

[TBP]

I think I speak for everyone here when I said BRING IT ON!!! Conservatives have never run from a fight.

Well, here was Bork, for one.

[Phoneman]

Not a chance.

He will pick a solid conservative. I am sure of it. He is not Bush 41.

[Bush gal in LA]

I've often pondered that question myself. Why our side doesn't fight back, or get down and dirty like they do with the name calling etc. The only thing I have been able to come up with is our side does have integrity, they deep down are ''nice guys'' and just aren't used to that vile kind of stuff. While the RATS are eager to paint us as RACISTS, and MEAN,ETC. Our side justs takes it on the chin ,most of the time.The only time I can remember anyone taking on that evil Ted Kennedy was during the 2004 election at the Republican convention.Zell Miller really let loose on him and Kerry, almost calling them traitors. IT WAS GREAT! I WAS CHEERING!.........Oh ,sorry I forgot........Zell's a Democrat!