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To: RonF
What's the point of winning elections if there is no impact on judiciary appointments? The whole point of getting conservatives elected is to make these tough choices? I get tired of all the calculating. Principle has to trump the politics at some point.

Who gets to decide what extreme is? Charlie Schumer?
65 posted on 11/03/2004 3:24:40 PM PST by The Optimist
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To: The Optimist
Who gets to decide what extreme is?

In the short term, 100 Senators acting under the scrutiny of their constituents, and thus weighing the effect of approving or blocking a nominee on their re-election chances.

94 posted on 11/03/2004 3:30:06 PM PST by RonF
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To: The Optimist
"Principle has to trump the politics at some point."

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!

269 posted on 11/03/2004 6:47:47 PM PST by TAdams8591 (Bush is the president of the US for four more years!!!!!!!)
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