LIVE THREAD: SENATE FILIBUSTER!! Call Capitol Swtchbrd 1-800-648-3516 to Protest Dem Obstructionism

www.freerepublic.com | November 12, 2003

[Howlin]

FILIBUSTER BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M. EST!!!!

[Maigrey]

Someone has posted the CSPAN live feed link previously/ I'll hope someone will post it.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

My posting is for the Frist poll.

[diotima]

* Tom Harkin (D-IA) "Have the guts to come out and vote up or down….And once and for all, put behind us this filibuster procedure on nominations."

(Cong. Rec., 6/22/95, S8861)

* Joseph Biden (D-DE) "everyone who is nominated is entitled to have a … vote on the floor."

(Cong. Rec., 3/19/97, S2540)

* Richard Durbin (D-IL) "If, after 150 days languishing on the Executive Calendar that name has not been called for a vote, it should be. Vote the person up or down."

(Cong. Rec., 9/28/98, S11021)

* Carl Levin (D-MI) "If a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate is prepared to vote to confirm the President's appointment, that vote should occur."

(Cong. Rec., 6/21/95, S8806)

* Edward Kennedy (D-MA) "If our … colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But give them a vote."
(Cong. Rec., 2/3/98, S292)

* Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) "Let's bring their nominations up, debate them if necessary, and vote them up or down."

(Cong. Rec., 9/11/97, S9165)

* Tom Daschle (D-SD) "I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination."
(Cong. Rec., 10/5/99, S11919)

* Patrick Leahy (D-VT) "I have stated over and over again … that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported."
(Cong. Rec, 6/18/98, S6521)

* Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) The filibuster "has unfortunately become a commonplace tactic to thwart the will of the majority."
(Cong. Rec., 1/4/95, S36)

[glock rocks]

go here:
http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2&ShowVidDays=30&ShowVidDesc=

click on c-span2 on the right side for the player you have.

[A Citizen Reporter]

I THOUGHT I heard Chuckie Schumer's smirking voice piping up there. But then the chair called on the Senator from Virginia. And I says to myself, "that ain't a Virginia accent......there." Warner up, Chuckie shut up. AH HA, it's almost as good as a senatorial ZOT.

[BCrago66]

http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2&ShowVidDays=30&ShowVidDesc=

The click on C-Span 2 on the right.

[diotima]

from JUSTICE FOR JUDGES

[ILBBACH]

I think it's one of the first posts.

(BTW hello from the Land of OZ)

[McGavin999]

One of our senators needs to read those quotes aloud.

[Mo1]

Yep .. here is a post from the earlier thread

Thanks for posting these. I found the quotes on Justice for judges

[mathluv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1020293/posts
Prominent Democrat Senators On the Record
Justice For Judges ^ | Unkown Posted on 11/12/2003 12:12 PM PST by LiteKeeper

[Laverne]

Leni: I called my cable company this morning and asked that they ensure this is carried live. They told me they would call me back -- they did not. Ihave called them multiple times tonight, and received statement after statement as to why they are not carrying this. I'm very disappointed about that. So instead, I'm watching on-line at cspan.org; I too live in FL, and I will be writing to the news papers about how my cable company would prefer to bring me E! instead of the senate on this night.

[Maigrey]

Ha Ha.

Smackdown on Chuckie!

[RandallFlagg]

Email it to them.

[A Citizen Reporter]

By the way, Senator Durbin. If there aren't some people watching CSPAN from time to time, how in Hades do you think we can identify them by voice only?

[OldFriend]

Wish that Santorum was the Senate Majority Leader. Frist has spaghetti for a spine.

[deport]

Is this going to continue until WE get our way? Otherwise, why is it being done?

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It was scheduled for 30 hours as I understand it..... I think it was done to highlight the obstruction being used by the Dems in failure to allow an up/down vote on four nominees, placate the home folks by showing they are attempting to do something....... I've read where neither side thinks they will change the other's thinking with this at the end of the 30 hrs. So who knows what goes on and lurks behind their thinking....

[Oldeconomybuyer]

C-SPAN2
• RealPlayer: Watch |
  

• Windows Media: Watch |
  

[rs79bm]

One of our greatest Senators now speaking:

[MJY1288]

Liz Taylor's Ex is on the floor now, Go Get-em Senator Warner