If Graham had voted no Kagans nomination would be stalled in committee. That SOB has unleashed this communist onto the Constitution. A curse upon Graham and all that support him!
Posted on 07/21/2010 4:31:18 AM PDT by IbJensen
‘It’s clear that Elena Kagan will rubber-stamp President Obama’s massive expansions in federal power and entrench the Left’s agenda on issues like same-sex marriage, so it’s no surprise that Democrats on the committee have rubber-stamped her nomination.’
The Senate Judiciary Committee today favorably voted out of committee Elena Kagan – President Obama’s nominee for associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 13-6 vote fell along party lines, except for Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who sided with the Democrat majority.
Graham – who is not up for re-election until 2015 – justified his vote by essentially saying elections have consequences.
“President Obama won,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of opportunity to disagree with him, but the Constitution in my view puts a requirement on me as a senator to not replace my judgment for his — not to think of the 100 reasons I would pick somebody differently or pick a fight with Ms. Kagan.”
He was also the lone Republican to vote in favor of now-Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Kagan’s nomination now goes to the full Senate. To date, 41 senators have declared how they plan to vote – 25 Democrats will vote in favor and 16 Republicans will oppose her nomination.
As is customary, senators are allowed the opportunity to state for the record the reasoning behind their decision before a formal committee vote is taken. Several Democrat committee members departed from protocol and chose to strike out against Chief Justice John Roberts –degrading him as a “judicial activist.”
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the committee pushed back against the Democrats’ potshots by bringing into focus Obama’s nomination track record.
“He looks for judges who will allow their vision for what American should be to influence how they make decisions about the law and the facts of the case before them,” said Sessions. “To me, that’s not law, not in the American tradition of law. That’s politics.”
The Roberts court, many would argue, has proven to be more centrist and the chief justice’s leadership style pragmatic. Cases are routinely – and narrowly – decided depending on the subject.
The Wall Street Journal recounts that, “In the 2006 term, some 70 percent of the Court’s cases were decided unanimously, and this term saw 56 percent of the cases decided either unanimously or by an 8-1 margin.”
Ed Whelan, constitutional attorney and president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center said Senate Democrats are masterful at the art of distraction.
“It’s clear that Elena Kagan will rubber-stamp President Obama’s massive expansions in federal power and entrench the Left’s agenda on issues like same-sex marriage, so it’s no surprise that Democrats on the committee have rubber-stamped her nomination,” said Whelan.
“American citizens deserve justices who will enforce the rights and limits on governmental power that are in the Constitution and who won’t invent rights that aren’t in the Constitution. American citizens deserve better than Elena Kagan.”
Right. Besides, the lovely Elena should be latching on to a handsome husband and raising a family. She'll have to donate her inventory of Snap-On-Tools to charity. (Hillary has volunteered to take them.)
What is it with these Progressive (Communist) women? Not a head-turner in the pack.
The reelection of this JUANnabie has certainly shown that point to be true.
2015? Sure hope he tells his supporters to be sure and get out and vote for him in 2015 in the Republican primary!
Don't you mean Strap-On-Tools?
And Graham.
Not a head-turner in the pack.
I beg to differ, but not how you might think. LOL.
OMG! Graham IS a moron. If what he says were true, we'd be electing kings.
Graham should be kicked out of the Republican party.
If Graham had voted no Kagans nomination would be stalled in committee. That SOB has unleashed this communist onto the Constitution. A curse upon Graham and all that support him!
And "Votes Have Consequences" should be our war cry in response.
He is a disgusting example of a true traitor, but he’s one that sleeps soundly bedded down at night with his Democrat pals.
The tools snap on the belt. Ask Hillary, she knows.
Graham is a quintessential elitist. He is incapable of understanding Constitutional, conservative principle. Graham’s adherence to the elitist agenda allows this intellectual light weight to know where to stand on any given issue without the burden of thinking about or understanding anything. He is a cutout doll, nothing more.
It’s refreshing to know that the industry has matured to the state of having hardpoint mounting standards.
I am still absolutely stunned by his statement. Under his premise, Bam gets anything he wants because he “won”. What does this nitwit think Congress is there for? He needs some lessons on balance of power. He’s there as a “check” on the President and not to rubberstamp his agenda.
South Carolina Dems will probably run a tree stump against Graham next time. He serves them well.
He definitely has forgotten that he’s from South Carolina. What a Beltway Boob.
“Graham should be kicked out of the Republican party.”
Well, that and he sure needs to be kicked out of South Carolina...He is such an embarrassment to a fine southern state.
By 2015, he will be a billionaire, and probably be a top member of the politburo.
Can you imagine what the dems have on Linseed. His FBI file must be quite an eye opener.
The senate is given the duty to advise and consent to supreme court nominations. If they do not consent then the president needs to find someone else. Why is grahmnesty avoiding fulfilling his oath to defend the Constitution?
God, I pray that the democrats (and democrats in drag like grahmnesty) would just start dying in mass. The world would be a much better place in no time.
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