Posted on 10/31/2005 8:15:27 AM PST by neverdem
President Bush nominated Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., who currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, to the Supreme Court today, four days after his previous choice withdrew her nomination.
The nomination is likely to please Mr. Bush's conservative allies, whose sharp attacks on Harriet E. Miers were instrumental in prompting her to withdraw last week. But the president is more likely to get a battle from Democrats and liberals who may believe Judge Alito's views are too extreme.
Over the weekend, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, warned President Bush not to pick Judge Alito, 55. "I think it would create a lot of problems," Mr. Reid said on "Late Edition" on CNN.
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But Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, fired back Sunday, saying that if the Democrats staged a filibuster against Judge Alito or Judge Luttig because of their conservatism, "the filibuster will not stand."
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On Sunday, Mr. Graham made clear that he would oppose filibusters of Judge Alito. The president campaigned on a promise to appoint conservatives to the court, and "you're going to get a strong conservative," Mr. Graham said in an interview on the CBS program "Face the Nation."
The Republicans have a majority of 55 senators. If three or more Democrats break from the group to support a filibuster, Mr. Graham and Mr. DeWine could give the Republicans enough votes to force the rule change.
Christine Hauser reported from New York for this article and David D. Kirkpatrick from Washington.
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Who cares what "some dimocRATS" think. GW is not going to get their votes no matter what.
Anyone just hear the garbage Chuckie just spewed? Never thought I have a greater distaste for a sentor than Daschle.
Bring it on, you Rat bass turds!
The fact that he holds such press conferences on his own in the first place is a sign of his arrogance. He is not a senior member of the Senate or the Judiciary Committee.
This was the plan from the beginning.
Chucky Schumer is on TV right now trashing Alito and Bush.
You will know when they have given up when they all go on a car ride with fat a** Kennedy.
You better keep that one around....
This is working to a tee.
Filibuster, PLEASE!!!!!
Any "gains" the Dumocrat party has gained at the expense of Miers, Scooter and other "missteps" will be completely wiped out.
Not a mention of the constitutional option (nuke option). This must be done now. Waiting will be the biggest mistake the Republicans ever made.
Please don't make comments to me about Schumer. It makes me ill. He's my senator who was re-elected last year with over 70% of the vote. 8^(
Wasn't Graham and DeWhine part of the gang of 14?
They changed their minds?
This must be causing Ried heart palpatations.
"L'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace"
I could listen to that musical East Coast accent of his all day.
It takes 40 Dems to filibuster.
I doubt Byrd, Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), and a few red state Dems will filibuster. If they do they can kiss their Senate seats good bye come November 2006.
LOL. Too bad the President (or someone anyway) realizes they need to please their base, not the opposing team.
It'd be like the other team complaining when the stands erupted in cheers when your best players took to the field.
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