Posted on 07/27/2007 4:48:24 PM PDT by zendari
New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a powerful member of the Democratic leadership, said Friday the Senate should not confirm another U.S. Supreme Court nominee under President Bush “except in extraordinary circumstances.”
“We should reverse the presumption of confirmation,” Schumer told the American Constitution Society convention in Washington. “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito.”
Schumer said there were four lessons to be learned from Alito and Roberts: Confirmation hearings are meaningless, a nominee’s record should be weighed more heavily than rhetoric, “ideology matters” and “take the president at his word.”
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Schumer is vicious, dishonest partisan scum.
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Chuckie is evil genius scum. 1600 on SATs. Entered Harvard as undergraduate, stayed there until he got law degree from same. His mind is seriously warped
most of my life the democraps have been running this country by means of judges,
circumventing the will of the people.
I actually agree with this. If that had been in effect in the past, Ginsberg and Breyer would never have gotten on the USSC.
Is there not one competent electable conservative in the whole state of NY who could displace this sorry POS, Schumer???
WE gotta wake up, folks.
We are not dealing with democrats - about the only democrat left in D.C. is Joe Lieberman. The democrat party has been totally usurped by the Socialist Part of America =
We are dealing with Socialists and the sooner we get that through our thick skulls, the better we can fight them.
WE should start by CALLING them Socialists - start educating the sheeple.
Checks & Balances? Not in a Socialist government
Another reason we need to keep the WH, whatever it takes.
We cannot let a liberal replace the next SCOTUS.
The Return of the Clintons will destroy America.
Quite honestly?
Nothing!
For he knows the republicans in the senate are a bunch of spineless, ball less, wimps and would never dare to play the games the rats play.
The rules have changed... when we get power back dims will bleed and suffer.
LLS
Shivers and nausea setting in with the thought. I will do my part to stop them, I just hope more step up and punish the democrats instead of the GOP.
AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!
LLS
Congress approval rating is 18%. I think Schumer is shooting for 5%.
The irony is that currently the Supreme Court is balanced. Four conservatives standing for the Constitution, four liberals opposing it, and one swing vote (Kennedy).
Say it long and loud. Many on FR need to be awakened!
LLS
I wish the “nuclear option” was still viable, but since Dems hold a majority I do not believe it can be done anymore. You would need Lieberman to help and Tim Johnson from South Dakota won’t be back until September, according to Daschle:
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2007/07/16/news/top/doc469c2e5014f5a348726390.txt
Maybe with Cheney we could get’r done? (Oh, I forgot about Lonesome George Voinovich)
Hey Chunky what's if feel like to be NY's senior senator, but still be the junior senator's beeeeotch?
Bites doesn't it... I thought so. Don't go away mad just go away and put some Windex on it.
Amen LLS, Amen. Stand tall and keep the heat on and do not let any whiney freepers that disagree ever dissuade you. ;)
yea! I know! But balanced to Chucky is 9-0 in his favor.
F Schumer. Stevens drops, leave the seat open.
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