Posted on 02/25/2005 7:08:43 AM PST by Vaquero
Specter: Nuclear Option Would Put Senate 'in Turmoil' By Jeff Johnson CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer February 25, 2005
(CNSNews.com) -- The new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that changing the Senate rules to overcome unprecedented filibusters against judicial nominees would create "turmoil" and "bedlam."
"If we have the nuclear option, the Senate will be in turmoil and the Judiciary Committee will be hell," Specter (R-Pa.) told reporters at a Capitol Hill press conference.
Specter said he does not know whether the Republican leadership has 51 guaranteed votes to pass the necessary rules change that would exempt judicial nominations from filibusters, and he hopes he never finds out.
"I prefer not to come to that
He is an @ss.
Why he is still around just re-affirms the good old boy status.
The good old boy status need to be excised........
I will never see it in my liftime.
This man is a complete embarrasment to good governent. The GOP was stupid to allow him to become head of the Judiciary Committee. It will reap what it has sown!
Want turmoil? Leave these lawless freaks on the bench another decade. Nobody will take the word of any judge as anything but idiotic blather. Men will make their own laws and enforce them themselves.
What a jackass. The turmoil is created by the obstructionists. Or, is he thinking about Scottish law? Or the magic bullet?
The Senate hasn't a clue as to what real turmoil is.
Some of us here predicted that The Specter wouldn't keep his word, but we were hooted at. After all, Arlen's a Republican.
Had more conservative Pennsylvanians supported Jim Clymer, we'd hae someone else running Judiciary and a much better chance of getting the nominees through witout disruption from the Chairman.
Back it up a step or two, please. Gutless Santorum and gutless Bush both backed this POS over a real conservative. Even if Toomey had lost (doubtful) Jon Kyl would be chairing this committee. But both of them chose party over principle and this is what we get.
I warned of this over a year ago here and was told that the pubbies would keep Specter in line and that Specter was neutered and that it was important that Specter win to maintain a GOP majority.
Well we got what Bush and Santorum and the other gutless wonders here asked for and now we're all paying for it.
Let's hear it for turmoil!!!!
Turmoil! turmoil! turmoil!!!!
Bring it on. let there be turmoil on the stodgy senate floor.
Right on! The Dimbulbs have the media to protect them so they know there won't be a backlash. Hopefully people will see this more and more as in 04.
Yep. Specter NARROWLY defeated Toomey in the primary. We have them both to thank.
A swing of about 8500 votes and we wouldn't have to be talking about the former senior senator from PA and messing with this.
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