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NOW Wants Filibuster on Nominees
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| 1/24/02
| Stuart Shepard
Posted on 01/28/2002 9:55:34 AM PST by truthandlife
The nation's most notorious feminist organization will try to stop all action on judicial nominees.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is calling on the Senate to filibuster all of the president's judicial nominees. NOW says it will organize demonstrations in senators' home offices, including sit-ins and mock filibusters.
Michael Schwartz, vice president of government relations at Concerned Women for America, for one, hopes the feminist group does what it says it will do. Schwartz said such activities would only embarrass the senators, and in a backward way, would help frame the debate correctly.
"The debate is all about whether we will have an independent judiciary, or whether we will have a judiciary dictated by pressure groups like the National Organization of Women," he said.
In calling its members to action, NOW which is planning its office protests for March 8 describes judicial nominees as "anti-woman," "ultraconservative" and "right wing ideologues."
Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer who now heads an organization called American Values said he isn't surprised by the feminist tactic.
"I think this is just further evidence of the death-throes of that pro-abortion movement," Bauer said. "They're slowly losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the American people."
Bauer said if anyone is still asking questions about a "litmus test" for judges, this basically wraps it up.
"The radical left and those senators that dance to their tune do have a litmus test, and that litmus test is that they will oppose anyone who believes that all of our children should be welcomed into the world and protected by the law," Bauer said.
While the Senate, under pressure, has allowed some district judges through, they're still holding back every appeals court nominee. Schwartz called the current stalling a "silent filibuster," in which hearings for nominees are simply never scheduled.
A successful filibuster would prevent any of Bush's nominees from ever coming up for a vote in the Senate. It only takes 41 senators to keep a filibuster alive.
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To: truthandlife
What if we start demonstrating too, demanding a stop on federal "waste" for funding NOW?
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posted on
01/28/2002 9:59:51 AM PST
by
Puliko
To: truthandlife
Well, since they have each and every liberal DemocRAT by the balls, I guess they have a pretty good chance at succeeding.
To: truthandlife
...and we are going after the Taliban. THE ENEMY IS WITHIN!
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posted on
01/28/2002 10:00:40 AM PST
by
Digger
To: truthandlife
I wonder how these creatures would feel if their moms had 'chosen' to abort
them. No one's bothered to ask them that question.
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To: Puliko
What if we start demonstrating too, demanding a stop on federal "waste" for funding NOW?.......and many more........
To: truthandlife
In calling its members to action, NOW... Hah! All 15 of them?
To: Digger
What nominees? The Stalinists in the Senate won't even allow these Presidential nominees to have their day in court. That is the way things work under Stalinist Govts! Anyone remember the lies that Dasshole spoke about not holding up nominees and legislation when the co-equal rules were agreed to???
Pray for GW and the Truth
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posted on
01/28/2002 10:28:00 AM PST
by
bray
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To: truthandlife
NOW represents less than 1/10th of 1% of all women. Their remaining members consist of aging boomer women sitting around rehashing their so-called glory days of the late 60s and early 70s, and radical middle-aged lesbians.
To: Redleg Duke
Well, since they have each and every liberal DemocRAT by the balls, Two corrections.
1. Liberal democrat. Redundant.
2. male democrats have no balls. (I've been told female democrats have big iron ones though. Note I refuse to cheapen the words Men and Women by associating them with democrats)
God Save America (Please)
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posted on
01/28/2002 10:42:49 AM PST
by
John O
To: truthandlife
Filibuster what? Leahy won't allow deliberations to begin with. These people have poop for brains.
To: truthandlife
anti-woman I believe Barney Frank is anti-woman.
To: truthandlife
Imagine that. A special interest group demanding payment from liberal politicians for all those millions of dollars in campaign contributions. What a scandal.
To: truthandlife
Does anyone outside the lamestream give a rat's a** what 2 dozen old lesbians think? Time to give them all a reality check.
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posted on
01/28/2002 11:12:59 AM PST
by
mgc1122
To: CoryLund
Seriously, you need to start collecting NOW's campaign contribution data and shout "these donations have purchased this fringe special interest group special access and they are now asking for political favors in return". You must talk their language. LOL!
To: truthandlife
In calling its members to action, NOW which is planning its office protests for March 8 describes judicial nominees as "anti-woman," "ultraconservative" and "right wing ideologues."In other words "We're terrified they might take away our right to slaughter innocent babies."
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posted on
01/28/2002 11:18:05 AM PST
by
MEGoody
To: John O
Well said.
Reminds me of the time I told my parents, "..but..but you can't be Democrats - you are my Mom and Dad!
That was a long time ago.
LVM
To: truthandlife
Rotten liberal scum. Ship them all to Central Asia. That should certainly open their eyes!
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posted on
01/28/2002 11:44:18 AM PST
by
LaGrone
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