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To: SoCar
Washington D.C. ­– U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today issued the following statement regarding Supreme Court Nominee Judge Samuel Alito:

“I will vote to confirm Judge Alito, who demonstrated in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that he will be an intelligent, fair, and open-minded justice who respects the judiciary’s important but limited role of interpreting the law.”

No Republican will vote to uphold a filibuster.

76 posted on 01/20/2006 9:43:21 PM PST by TheBigB (Say the word "pooper" to xsmommy and watch the reaction. : ))
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To: TheBigB
He said he will vote to support Alito. He did not say he would vote for the nuke option. It only takes 41 votes for a filibuster. Republicans do not vote to uphold a filibuster. To break one they have to vote for a rule change which McCain has never voiced support for.

Do you get it now?

78 posted on 01/20/2006 9:47:00 PM PST by SoCar (Rudy in 2008)
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