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!!!!

[pulaskibush]

Democrats claim that they are only blocking six nominees.

What a lie!

[Mo1]

I finally figured out who that Law Professor was that Hellary asked to be on the Senate Floor during Estrada

It was Bruce Ackerman

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/857403/posts?page=548#548


Also .. On Joe Scarsbough, Lindsey Grahm said that if he files that law suit about the filibuster .. Zell Miller will be joining in on the suit

[dixie sass]

ping

[votelife]

what a great thread! I haven't read most of it, but over 7000 posts! Good for the RNC to get the message.

Bump for Miguel.

[votelife]

COMMENTS BY SEN CLINTON, 25 FEB 2003, OPPOSING MIGUEL ESTRADA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/852348/posts

[votelife]

Lessons of the Estrada Defeat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/976173/posts

[votelife]

TRANSCRIPT: Senator Rick Santorum and Senator Hillary Clinton discussing Partial Birth Abortion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/863886/posts

[votelife]

Why Frist and all won't go 24/7 (Vanity)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/958139/posts

so I was wrong...sort of. I'm glad to be wrong.

[votelife]

Democrats use Religious litmus to obstruct judges
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/898349/posts

[Howlin]

We missed you the other night.

[RandallFlagg]

Ahhhh, Memories!

ANOTHER great thing about being on FR!

[syriacus]

I'm wondering if Kennedy is getting senile

Some Democratic colleague may be whispering in his ear, "Bedtime. Time to retire, Teddy, my boy. Let a younger person take your seat."

If he thinks this is his twilight-time in the Senate, he may not care about any repercussions from what he says.

[OXENinFLA]

Landrieu IS A NUT.


I'm watching her 1030 Speech now.


She's crazy.

[OXENinFLA]

Well, that one way to look like an ass.

Mr. HATCH. I thank my colleague. The real number, for the past 11 Presidents of judicial nominees confirmed versus the filibustering they are doing, is 2,372 that were confirmed. None were filibustered, until President Bush became President. He is being treated wrongfully. It is unfair to him, unfair to these nominees. I like what the Senator said earlier. I think he said we gave a fair trial to 2,372--actually 168. We gave a fair trial to them and with regard to the four, we just hung them. That kind of shows in that one sense it is great to give a fair trial, but we are not giving a fair trial to these four. They are arguing it is all right for four because it is only four. Well, it is not all right if people are hung without a fair trial. They are certainly not getting a fair trial.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question?
Mr. HATCH. I surely will.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. I think in hearing the debate, the most egregious misrepresentation I have heard is about Judge Carolyn Kuhl and a case she had, where there was a woman who was being examined who had breast cancer, and there was someone in the room who was not a doctor, a person from a pharmaceutical company. It was said she callously let the pharmaceutical company be dropped from the case. Isn't it true, though, there was also an action against the doctor who was negligent, and she kept the lawsuit alive so that woman could have a recovery?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator is expired.
Mr. HATCH. I ask unanimous consent for 30 more seconds.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I object.
Mr. HATCH. Let me just say that it is true.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I object. I know the distinguished chairman has been on the floor for a while making some truly offensive statements to colleagues on this side of the aisle that, in my opinion, are beneath the dignity of the committee on which he serves as chair. I ask the chairman if he recognizes the number on this chart. Could he state for the record what it is.
Mr. HATCH. I don't recognize the number. However, I do recognize the argument.
Ms. LANDRIEU. The Senator from Utah----
Mr. HATCH. Let me answer the question, if I may.
Ms. LANDRIEU. The distinguished Senator from Utah has answered the question.
Mr. HATCH. May I please finish?
Ms. LANDRIEU. He has answered my question. He said he didn't know what the number was. I would like to explain to him and to the other Members.
Mr. HATCH. Will the Senator yield?
Ms. LANDRIEU. No, I will not. The number is 98 percent----
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senators will address other Senators through the Chair.
Ms. LANDRIEU. The number the distinguished Senator from Utah did not recognize--I don't know why he would not recognize it since he is chairman of the committee, but he says he doesn't recognize it. The number is 98. Ninety-eight percent of the judges that were sent to this Senate by President Bush we have approved--98 percent. There are not many people in America, not white people, or black people, or Spanish people, or women, or men, who think the Senate should approve 100 percent of any President's nominees. It is beyond the realm of reason, particularly a President who did not win the popular vote.
Earlier in the debate, the chairman, who also doesn't recognize this number, this 98 percent, also fails to recognize the numbers in the last election. The numbers of the last election were Bush 50,456,169; Gore 50,996,116. So 500,000 more people voted for Vice President Gore in the popular vote than President Bush. He won by a handful of electoral votes in Florida, and we know that. The Court decided it. I am not complaining about it, but numbers are important. Let me tell you another number----
Mr. SESSIONS. Will the Senator yield for a question?
Ms. LANDRIEU. I will not.
Mr. REID. Regular order.
Ms. LANDRIEU. I will not yield for a question.

[OXENinFLA]

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 224

In the meantime, I ask unanimous consent the Senate return to legislative session, proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 3, S. 224, the bill to increase the minimum wage, that the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator modify his request so that just prior to proceeding as requested, the three cloture votes would be vitiated and the Senate would then immediately proceed to three consecutive votes on the confirmation of the nominations, with no intervening action or debate.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is the Senator from Massachusetts willing to modify his request?

Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I withdraw my consent request because it is quite clear there is objection by the Republicans to the consideration of an increase in the minimum wage.

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 1853
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to legislative session, the Finance Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1853, a bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits for displaced workers, that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration, the bill be read a third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

Mr. CORNYN. I ask consent the Senator modify his request so just prior to proceeding as requested, the three cloture votes would be vitiated and the Senate would then immediately proceed to three consecutive votes on the confirmation of the nominations, with no intervening actions or debate.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Massachusetts modify his request with those conditions?

Mr. KENNEDY. I withdraw my request and let the Record indicate the Republicans have objected to the extension of the minimum wage and have objected to the extension of unemployment compensation for hard-working Americans who have paid into that fund.

Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, once again, we are proceeding with the Democrats' filibuster of the circuit court nominees.

Mr. KENNEDY. Do I have the floor?

Mr. LEAHY. Regular order, Madam President.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator has expired.

[StriperSniper]

(I want NEANDERTHALS for judges!!!! They know more about Family values than most Democrats!)

Uhhg, Uhhg!!! ;-)

[OXENinFLA]

Floor Calendar for Tuesday, November 18, 2003

The Senate will convene at 9:30am and immediately proceed into Executive Session to consider the nomination of Thomas Dorr until 10:30am, at which time, the Senate will proceed to two stacked Roll Call Votes on the following motions:

The motion to invoke cloture on Ex. Cal. #237, Thomas C. Dorr, of IA, to be Under Secretary of Agruculture for Rural Development.


The motion to invoke sloture on Ex. Cal. #238, Thomas C. Dorr, of IA, to be Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.


Following the votes, the Senate will resume consideration of HR 2861, the VA-HUD Appropriations bill. It is the Majority Leader's intention to be able to dispose of the remaining amendments quickly and move to a vote on final passage of this legislation, therefore, Senators should expect multiple Roll Call Votes throughout today's session.

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I got the Senate on now.


Harkin is up and he sounds like he's talking the same as he did filibustering the judges.

Are the dems going to pull what they did to the judges on Dorr too?????

[Happy2BMe]

LIVE THREAD: SENATE FILIBUSTER!! Call Capitol Swtchbrd 1-800-648-3516 to Protest Dem Obstructionism
www.freerepublic.com | November 12, 2003

LIVE THREAD: SENATE FILIBUSTER!! Call Capitol Swtchbrd 1-800-648-3516 to Protest Dem Obstructionism
www.freerepublic.com | November 12, 2003

LIVE THREAD: SENATE FILIBUSTER!! Call Capitol Swtchbrd 1-800-648-3516 to Protest Dem Obstructionism
www.freerepublic.com | November 12, 2003

I called and registered my complaints to the RATS.

Great THREAD - Great FR!

Great FReep - what a bunch of fun!
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[StriperSniper]

I got the Senate on now.

Just flipped over, was watching Connie on C-SPAN1 who flatly said to a caller, who sugested that SCOTUS Justices be removed for relying on international standards in their judgements, "There is no way to remove a Supreme Court Justice." Obviously, she thinks impeachment is only a Republican tool to attack Clintons.

[StriperSniper]

Geeze! The Dims are trying the racist angle on Dorr also?!?!