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LIVE SENATE THREAD: "Nuclear Wednesday" for judicial nominations: C-span 2 - 9:30 am EST
C-span 2 ^ | May 18, 2005

Posted on 05/18/2005 5:48:45 AM PDT by ken5050

Welcome, all you Freepers, to the continuing C-span soap operas about judicial nominations. "The Guiding SEARCHLIGHT, " "As the SENATE Turns, "One NOMINATION to Live" "GERIATRIC Hospital" (for all you Byrd and Lautenberg fans out there). Follow along with us, as the Dems raise the level of histrionics, bloviation, pontification, and all around bad acting to new highs, er, lows...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; allen2008; claudenovak; constitutionaloption; cspan; democratnukereaction; filibuster; georgeallen; may18th2005; reidsnuclearreaction; showdown; ussenate
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
I got yer diagram right here, Teddy buoy.


1,741 posted on 05/18/2005 12:29:35 PM PDT by MamaLucci (Mutually assured destruction STILL keeps the Clinton administration criminals out of jail.)
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To: planekT

My dad would call them "shad-wrappers."


1,742 posted on 05/18/2005 12:29:42 PM PDT by Fudd Fan (Theodore: the GOOD Roosevelt)
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To: badgerbengal

It would seem that the Swimmer is all for the right to vote...except when Republicans are in the majority in the Senate.


1,743 posted on 05/18/2005 12:29:45 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (Carnac: A siren, a baby and a liberal. Answer: Name three things that whine.)
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To: prairiebreeze

Democrats have continued their same tired old rhetoric composed of lies, distortions, obstruction, mud slinging and begging RINO's to switch votes. They are irrelevant.

Meanwhile Republicans have been awesome. Right on topic, exposing their hypocrisy, stating the purpose of the Judiciary, defending the Constitution and defending these Justices.

IMO, the most interesting development hasn't been on the floor, though, but in the news Frist will be meeting with prominent black pastors to endorse Brown on Thursday. More info on Hughhewitt's blog.


1,744 posted on 05/18/2005 12:30:46 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: Soul Seeker
I am telling you, regardless of what we do with the judges, if the democrats get back control of the Senate, they will immediately change the rules to totally abolish the filibuster. Kennedy just telegraphed it, saying we would use this option to pass legislation the democrats would filibuster.

Mark my words, they will do it immediately should they get the majority. And it will be done even if we backed away from this fight and let them keep it.

1,745 posted on 05/18/2005 12:30:47 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: kjam22

How long do we have to wait to hear "Sweet Rose O'Grady"?


1,746 posted on 05/18/2005 12:30:58 PM PDT by Fudd Fan (Theodore: the GOOD Roosevelt)
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To: Fudd Fan

In a just world, every one of these senators should have to undergo a hearing themselves before they could be administered the oath of office. A grilling of their personal pasts, past actions, and statements + plus the raw info in their FBI files would definitely winnow out the crooks, liars, and incompetents so that their bamboozeled voters would need to hold another election.


1,747 posted on 05/18/2005 12:31:09 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Dem & RINO senators have "eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner."---.Macbeth)
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To: Carolinamom

Who is this reading from proverbs???


1,748 posted on 05/18/2005 12:31:56 PM PDT by kjam22
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To: Fudd Fan

Now we have this guy quoting Greek philosophers. Yeesh.


1,749 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:09 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (Carnac: A siren, a baby and a liberal. Answer: Name three things that whine.)
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To: SolomoninSouthDakota

I know that the GOP members have too much class to do it, but I wish one of them would call the dems on their constant call-back to the Civil Rights Bill and era---

They are totally misconstruing how it went in the Senate, and of course they never mention their hero, KKK Byrd, now do they?

NO, of course the GOP won't, because they do have manners unlike Dorgan and gang.


1,750 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:17 PM PDT by Txsleuth ( Mark Levin for Supreme Court Justice)
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To: Miss Marple

Changing the filibuster for legislation is unconstitutional. Let them try.


1,751 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:33 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Rats theme song: "Whatever it is...I'm AGAINST it!!!")
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To: badgerbengal

There is not a Kennedy alive that should be allowed to procreate.


1,752 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:34 PM PDT by jslade ("If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.")
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To: Carolinamom

"Didn't the dems vote against Sessions when he was up for judge?"


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6511047/

Adding to the intrigue, 18 years ago, when Sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship, Democrats blocked the nomination with the help of a young Arlen Specter.


1,753 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:37 PM PDT by Mo1 (Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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To: Fledermaus

Chuckie and Hitlery do not represent me and I am personally offended every time he says this (of course that's true for every time he opens his slimy mouth). Count me in the other column, please. I don't have any representative voice in the Senate.


1,754 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:44 PM PDT by soloNYer (Albany Slimes Union: trying to get to the left of their heroes the New York Slimes)
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To: Carolinamom

Max Baucus quoting Proverbs, Euripides, Heracles, and Bertrand Russell, all in the first two minutes!! LOL!


1,755 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:50 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Carolinamom

Max Baucus up quoting the Bible, etc. Wake me up when we get the floor back please.


1,756 posted on 05/18/2005 12:32:53 PM PDT by LisaFab
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Max Baucus d-Montana


1,757 posted on 05/18/2005 12:33:26 PM PDT by Carolinamom (Dem & RINO senators have "eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner."---.Macbeth)
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To: Miss Marple
Democrats are going to have a hard time taking back the Senate. They are almost done in the South.
1,758 posted on 05/18/2005 12:33:30 PM PDT by badgerbengal (close the border and open fire.)
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To: Txsleuth
What they are doing is wrong. I HAVE NO DOUBT!!

Every Justice who has ever been seated on the Supreme Court has got there by a simple majority vote. There are NO exceptions.

You can do stats and come up with just about anything...Global warming is a good example.

I prefer a chart listing every Supreme Court Judge, the Majority Party at the Time, And the Vote...by Party and totals. I believe this chart will show that what they are doing is pure obstruction.

1,759 posted on 05/18/2005 12:33:30 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Carolinamom

If there is a hell it would be in the visitors gallery listening to this debate for eternity.


1,760 posted on 05/18/2005 12:33:38 PM PDT by Semper Paratus
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