GOP Topline: Republicans Push For Fair Consideration of Judges

RNC ^ | 11/12/03

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Senate Democrats once advocated a fair and simple up or down vote for judicial nominees. Unfortunately, their tone and voting record has drastically changed as they now engage in an unprecedented filibuster. They were right then and they should stop playing politics with highly qualified judicial nominees.

Senate Democrats THEN On Judicial Nominees:

· Tom Daschle (D-SD): "I find it simply baffling that a Senator would vote against even voting on a judicial nomination."

· 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.."

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

· 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."

· 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."

· Edward Kennedy (D-MA): "If our ... colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But give them a vote."

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

· 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."

· Joseph Lieberman (D-CT): The filibuster "has unfortunately become a commonplace tactic to thwart the will of the majority."

[Sloth]

What situation(s) prompted them to make those statements?

[sourcery]

"Who ya gonna rccall? The Filibusterers!"

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bring the nominations for a vote...it's that simple.

Repeat often.