As I posted on another thread, Alito got unanimous consent from the Judiciary Committee in 1990, with names like Byrd, Reid, Kennedy, Biden, Kerry, Harkin, Lautenberg, Leiberman, Dodd, and Leahy all signing off on him.
There's almost no chance of a filibuster, and they have almost no ground to stand on to fight his credentials since he's already been vetted and they gave him an overwhelming stamp of approval.
I'd actually like to see a supposed filibuster. I want to see the Nuclear Option and then the group of 14 fall apart. THat would bring this party together and I can't wait to see this man take his seat on the Supreme Court by Christmas, not the January they had been talking about
I think that Alito would be a good choice. No trusting required!
"Alito got unanimous consent from the Judiciary Committee in 1990, with names like Byrd, Reid, Kennedy, Biden, Kerry, Harkin, Lautenberg, Leiberman, Dodd, and Leahy all signing off on him.
There's almost no chance of a filibuster, and they have almost no ground to stand on to fight his credentials since he's already been vetted and they gave him an overwhelming stamp of approval."
Logically, you are correct. However, the Dims you mentioned are rarely logical.
I suspect that they'll find some grounds to fight his nomination - namely, during the time he has been on the bench (these past 15 years), his writings and decisions are too conservative and 'are not 'mainstream'. They didn't know all of this when they approved him previously, but, now that they do, in good conscience they cannot vote to confirm him (they won't mention that they are getting more pressure from Neas, the ACLU, NARAL, NOW, moveon, etc. than they did previously).