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More Democrats Get Behind Alito Nomination
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| January 26 2006
| JESSE J. HOLLAND
Posted on 01/26/2006 11:40:02 AM PST by jmc1969
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To: hdstmf
He is just another opportunist demorat. Or just another politician.
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:37:24 PM PST
by
pepperhead
(Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
To: FreeInWV
Too bad he (Byrd) isn't GOP. If he were, nobody here would tolerate anyone criticizing him. You're implying that no one on this thread EVER criticizes a Republican? I'm just asking, because if that's how you think, stick around for a while. You'll see it. (Harriet Miers, overspending, borders, et. al)
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:37:35 PM PST
by
Christian4Bush
(More than 3000 people lost their "civil liberties" on September 11, 2001.)
To: RacerF150
The wonderful people of WV deserve better! Yeah I feel sorry they are represented by Byrd and Rockefeller.
83
posted on
01/26/2006 12:38:50 PM PST
by
pepperhead
(Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
To: Calpernia
Only two Democrats (Ben Nelson and Tim Johnson) support Alito And now Byrd. So they don't have the votes to support a filibuster unless our RINO's join the Dems. And I'm not all that confident one or two won't do that.
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:39:19 PM PST
by
techcor
To: okie01
2. If 40+ Democrat Senators vote against Alito, it will suggest they could have mounted a filibuster, had they really, really wanted to. That would inflame the moonbat base. Thus, in the end, it would we wise to have no more than 39 votes against Alito. Think you got something here.
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:40:26 PM PST
by
pepperhead
(Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
To: FreeInWV
I read it differently Granted, you are more familiar with the subject than I.
86
posted on
01/26/2006 12:41:36 PM PST
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
To: Cboldt
By my calculation, we have only 54
committed YEAS. Four Republicans
have NOT committed to Alito yet.
Rinos Snowe and Collins of Maine,
Chafee of Rhode Island and Stevens
of Alaska.
87
posted on
01/26/2006 12:42:18 PM PST
by
Grendel9
(u ()
To: dubyaismypresident
Heck, we should get Chafee and the Maine sisters to vote no just to keep it under 60 Wow! That's a wicked idea! If they just withhold on how they will vote until the vote, and the Dems come up with 39 votes against, then they vote against. Alito is still confirmed but all the DUmmies will truly explode! Excellent. Do you work for Rove?
88
posted on
01/26/2006 12:42:50 PM PST
by
techcor
To: jmc1969
Alright, the suspense is over. Democrats should call for a floor vote and cut their loses.
To: Calpernia
Only two others (Mary Landrieu and Ken Salazar) say they oppose a filibuster, but are expected to vote against Alito. Guess Mary doesn't think she can get reelected and is going down in a liberal blaze of glory.
90
posted on
01/26/2006 12:43:36 PM PST
by
pepperhead
(Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
To: Grendel9
By my calculation, we have only 54 committed YEAS. Four Republicans have NOT committed to Alito yet. Rinos Snowe and Collins of Maine, Chafee of Rhode Island and Stevens of Alaska. But all of them would vote for cloture, regardless of their position on the nomination. The rough calculation for cloture is to take the GOP as given, and add DEMs who will vote for the nominee.
91
posted on
01/26/2006 12:46:30 PM PST
by
Cboldt
To: mosquitobite
I don't really want to see us do that personally. I can't imagine the dismay I'd feel if Hillary Clinton or John Kerry were nominating judges to the Supreme Court. Their track record indicates that they won't have the opportunity to nominate judges (2 Democrats in 40 years). They may - and I mean "may" get the WH, but as long as we hold the Senate, we're fine.
And I'm not suggesting that we filibuster, to pay back the Dims - just the opposite. The D President nominates. If they are qualified, pass them through committee. By all means allow a cloture vote. Then vote down the nominee on the floor. Explain that the nominee's ideology indicates a willingness to usurp the Constitutional role of a judge, and that is the reason for the "No" vote.
Will the Left cry foul? Ten ways to Sunday. But at least their nominee would have had a fair and prompt vote.
Jon Kyl as much as said that the Dims need to be careful about their strategery in this party-line vote, based on ideology (in his comments at the Committe Vote the other day), because it could set a precedent. (and we all know in what high regard the Dims hold "precedent" - at least when it comes to KILLING BABIES.)
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:47:05 PM PST
by
Christian4Bush
(More than 3000 people lost their "civil liberties" on September 11, 2001.)
To: techcor
Landreui & Salazar say they won't support a filibuster.
93
posted on
01/26/2006 12:47:07 PM PST
by
mosquitobite
(As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.)
To: 302damnfast
They are, however, well past the 51 needed to go nuclear, are they not? It doesn't matter. Even if some of the RINOs vote against Alito, they certainly won't vote to sustain a filibuster. That gives us 55 votes for cloture to start with. Nelson, Johnson, and Byrd will voter for Alito and that's 3 more for cloture bringing us to 58. Salazar and Landrieu have said that they will not support a filibuster. That's 2 more cloture votes bringing us to 60. BINGO!
It's over. We have won!
Now where's that fat lady?
To: RGSpincich
Alright, the suspense is over. Democrats should call for a floor vote and cut their loses. No Senator wants to call for a vote and cut their tv time now that they got more people watching.
95
posted on
01/26/2006 12:47:58 PM PST
by
pepperhead
(Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
To: Pukin Dog
[ Even though Byrd is only supporting Alito because he faces a tough reelection campaign, his vote is a knife through the heart of the Democrats wanting a Filibuster. ]
Byrds competitor for Senatorial election in West Virgina says, America NEEDS a resurgence of capitialism"...(heard on Rush Limbaugh) LoL.. Hope he KEEPS saying that.. and more..
96
posted on
01/26/2006 12:49:00 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole..)
To: FreeInWV
Where are all of the Byrd bashers now? Surely nobody will support one of "Sheets"' decisions.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
To: All
IOW when conservatives take a stand, conservatives win.
To: SC33
Don't fool yourself if Democrats had a change of defeating Alito he would vote with Democrats all the way. Right now Byrd knows he is in race for his job and he would be hurt by voting for Alito plan and simple. All Byrd cares about is own skin and his job.
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:50:23 PM PST
by
ducks1944
(GOD Bless the USA .)
To: WillT
The Senate requires 60 votes to prevent a filibuster. Right now, they are not there yet. Landrieu and Salazar have both gone on record as saying that while they oppose Alito and will vote no, they will not support a filibuster.
55 Pubs (if CHapsME or the Maine Moonbats dont do something stupid), 3 Dems (JOhnson, Nelson, Byrd), Landrieu, Salazar = 60 = no filibuster
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posted on
01/26/2006 12:52:51 PM PST
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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