Posted on 01/08/2006 8:55:11 AM PST by Kaslin
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Sunday that she will support a Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito if it becomes clear he'll vote to overturn Roe vs Wade.
Asked if she would consider it "filibuster material" if she finds out that Alito intends to vote against Roe, Feinstein told "Fox News Sunday": "If I believe that he was going to go in there and overthrow Roe, the question is, most likely, yes."
The California Democrat, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that any High Court nominee who thought Roe had been "improperly decided" was outside the judicial mainstream.
"Precedent has been established," Feinstein insisted. "Women all over America have come to depend on it. Because of the lapse of time, more than 30 years, because of the precedential values attached to it, I think it would be, for many of us, a very difficult thing to see somebody who you knew was going to overthrow Roe [added to the Court]."
Asked if opposition to Roe qualified as an "extraordinary circumstance" that would warrant a filibuster, the Judiciary Committee Democrat said tersely, "Yes."
Appearing on the same program, Sen. Lindsey Graham blasted Feinstein for her comments.
"That's a very dangerous thing to say," Graham complained. "If you have to come to the [Judiciary] Committee and say that under no circumstances will I entertain to look at Roe v Wade anew, I think that's very unfair."
Speaking s a member of the gang of 14, which was formed last year in a bid to avert judicial filibusters, Graham said he would vote in invoke to so-called nuclear option.
"I would consider [opposition to Roe] not only not an extraordinary circumstance, [it's] a threat to the independence of the judiciary," he told Fox. "And I would stop it in its tracks with my vote."
Linsee showing off again ping.
Time will tell. Republican 'moderates' have disappointed me too many times for me to be optimistic.
A filibuster could be a good thing if the Republicans play it properly, but it's all down to a handful of unreliable grand-standers.
January 8, 1895Senator, can you say "starry decide us" /sSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Sunday that she will support a Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito if it becomes clear he would dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson which is currenly before the court.
Asked if she would consider it "filibuster material" if she finds out that Alito intends to vote for Plessy, Feinstein told "Fox News Monthly": "If I believe that he was going to go in there and dissent in the Plessy case, the question is, most likely, yes."
The California Democrat, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that any High Court nominee who thinks Plessy will be "improperly decided" was outside the judicial mainstream.
"Precedent has been established," Feinstein insisted. "White people all over America have come to depend on the separation of the races on public transportation as a matter of personal safety. Because of the precedential values attached to it, I think it would be, for many of us, a very difficult thing to see somebody who you knew was going to make me sit next to a colored person on a train." What's next she snarled, "Irish Catholics in First Class?"
Asked if opposition to Ferguson qualified as an "extraordinary circumstance" that would warrant a filibuster, the Judiciary Committee Democrat said tersely, "Yes. This is Dred Scott all over again!"
Bingo! However, there are some here though who do not share your (and my) views. The planet could stop spinning on its axis, and they wouldn't notice, or care, since they their prism is limited.
If so many people support killing babies, she has nothing to fear from the supreme court overturning Roe, because the vast majority who support the slaughter of babies will pressure their state legislatures to protect the practice.
The fear of the overturn of Roe points to the fact that they know in their hearts that the majority of Americans don't support baby killing.
Frankenstein just wants to keep killing babies.
They are really cracking up. This bozo wants a filibuster because of a judicial ruling from what...30 years ago? How about we, as a nation, revisit this issue once and for all? It's high time we did so. Instead of blocking a well-qualified judge from the SCOTUS, how about letting the people decide this issue? The SCOTUS should bring it up again and give it back to each state to hammer out. That way, the PEOPLE vote for it or against it.
No matter how you cut it, there is a human being destroyed.....because of some "inconvenience". There is NO OTHER REASON.
Any discussion of the intent of the commerce clause.
What a bloviating swine this DimocRAT is.
Gosh, I always thought of "yes" as an answer, rather than a question. DiFi is just another stupid cow...
I'm really getting sick of far left wing liberals claiming that anyone who does not agree with them is "outside the judicial mainstream."
Sometimes I marvel at the stupidity of the RATS' inability to comprehend that point.
She speaks as though once decided,a case can NEVER be revisisted.She is all in favor of an "evolving" constitution,just not on this issue which was decided by God and therefore cannot ever ever be changed or even discussed.
"I'd feel a lot better about my country if it didn't allow abortion except in "extreme" cases.
No matter how you cut it, there is a human being destroyed.....because of some "inconvenience". There is NO OTHER REASON."
Well, sure. But the way it is now, the SCOTUS has ruled. It's time to revisit the issue nationwide. Let's see how the voters REALLY feel.
You are right. Many on this forum simply judge people by soundbites not voting records. As long as you say the right thing you are in. Taking the time to understand the Conservative/Republican agenda and matching the voting records supporting that agenda is too complicated time consuming I suppose. Sigh...
Not at all.
"The fear of the overturn of Roe points to the fact that they know in their hearts that the majority of Americans don't support baby killing. "
That is exactly what I'm thinking. The issue needs to be revisited. I bet the libnuts and NAGS have been spinning this for so long and so hard that's it's nowhere near what American voters want.
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