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"In turn, Reid said Democrats would block all committeehearings while the debate is under way."
CNN ^
| 5/19/05
Posted on 05/19/2005 9:28:13 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The showdown over President Bush's judicial nominees took center stage Wednesday in the Senate, with Majority Leader Bill Frist calling on members to move toward a vote on one of the most controversial picks...
"In turn, Reid said Democrats would block all committee hearings while the debate is under way."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; filibuster; obstructionistdems; reid; ussenate; walkout
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To: b4its2late
Hehehehe.
We can't send it to too many people, imo.
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posted on
05/19/2005 10:17:56 AM PDT
by
Peach
To: Phantom Lord
I think they should change their name to POO Party of Obstruction.
How about POOH
Party Of Obstruction & Hate
Comment #43 Removed by Moderator
To: snowsislander
>>The Democrats are reaching new nadirs in obstructionism in the Senate.<<
I don't know that it's the worst because the government has been completely shut down before...
but it's really stupid.
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
The will threaten but will not shut the government down. That runs the risk of the public finding out they may not be needed that much.
45
posted on
05/19/2005 10:24:36 AM PDT
by
jec41
(Screaming Eagle)
To: Peach
It has already generated one positive phone call... LOL.
46
posted on
05/19/2005 10:27:03 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.)
To: mountn man
Party Of Obstruction & Hate
I think they should be called the party of insurgency or the party of sedition.
47
posted on
05/19/2005 10:29:40 AM PDT
by
jec41
(Screaming Eagle)
To: b4its2late
Orrin Hatch is on the floor right now using some of these quotes!! It's about time.
48
posted on
05/19/2005 10:31:49 AM PDT
by
Peach
To: ArmyBratproud
The Republicans should then meet in the the Committee Rooms "unofficially". They can also "unofficially" invite people to show up and discuss issues, thus continuing committee work. If enough Dems show up to take part in the "discussion" since it's not a hearing, they do not have to be allocated any time since it's not an "official" meeting. Cameras can be barred since it's not a hearing therefore FOIA does not apply. Once the media is shut out from "hearing" since they are not technically hearing, but policy could be decided they will turn on the Dems since this is their life blood.
To: Peach
Super. I also got one answered with a reply of "they are amazing, aren't they.... "
50
posted on
05/19/2005 10:33:23 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.)
To: Peach
If that's not in the form of a thread, you should make it one.
51
posted on
05/19/2005 10:34:13 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.)
To: b4its2late
It is in the form of a thread that I started a few hours ago. I've also sent it to our local newspapers.
52
posted on
05/19/2005 10:38:33 AM PDT
by
Peach
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
"We don't want the constitutional option. We didn't ask for the constitutional option," Frist said, referring to the elimination of the filibuster for judicial nominees. "I think what's important now though is to come to the Senate floor; let's shed light on this."Wuss! How about just saying, "We are determined that the constitution be upheld in this matter. It calls for an up or down vote. If we need to change the Senate rules to insure the Constitution is being followed, then so be it."
53
posted on
05/19/2005 10:42:49 AM PDT
by
upchuck
("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Peach
54
posted on
05/19/2005 10:47:08 AM PDT
by
Christian4Bush
(Prayers for Laura Ingraham and her family as she is treated for breast cancer. 5-4-05)
To: G.Mason
"What ticks me off is that the Republicans should be reading this list every single day on the floor of the Senate!" Orrin Hatch just read one from Sheets Byrd from 1977, when HE set precedent. I'm watching on CSPAN2.
55
posted on
05/19/2005 10:50:11 AM PDT
by
Christian4Bush
(Prayers for Laura Ingraham and her family as she is treated for breast cancer. 5-4-05)
To: Christian4Bush
Hypocrisy, Democrat is thy name.
56
posted on
05/19/2005 10:53:09 AM PDT
by
DarthVader
(Always ready to educate liberals by beating them profusely about the head with a Louisville Slugger.)
To: PhiKapMom
Oh no shut down govt.!! How will I get my..., how will I do my..., what will I do if...., Oh yeah that's right I really don't need those assholllllss.
57
posted on
05/19/2005 11:01:08 AM PDT
by
keysguy
(Time to get rid of the UN and the ACLU)
To: Christian4Bush
PLease that's "Sheets Magooooo".
58
posted on
05/19/2005 11:02:21 AM PDT
by
keysguy
(Time to get rid of the UN and the ACLU)
To: Christian4Bush
I realize the Repubs have been mentioning various instances of Democrat double speak, but it should be constant and never ending. There are enough examples of Democrat hypocrisy to bring one up every day, from now until 2008.
59
posted on
05/19/2005 11:05:53 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
( Save the Republic from the shallow, demagogic sectarians.)
To: paul_fromatlanta
>>The Democrats are reaching new nadirs in obstructionism in the Senate.<< I don't know that it's the worst because the government has been completely shut down before...
My statement was a bit different since I was only referring to the Senate; the government shutdowns, as far as I am aware, were not particularly Senate actions -- instead, I believe that they all originated in failures to make spending compromises, usually between the White House and the Congress. [Also, to make a largely irrelevant technical point, all spending bills should originate in the House, not the Senate, though of course the Senate has received the blue-slip more than once.]
As far as I can remember, this gross obstruction in the Senate's business by the Democratic Senators does not have precedent in the 20th and 21st centuries, and while there were some very bitter times in the 19th century, I don't remember this level of sheer obstructionism then either. The Senate is after all supposed to be more patrician in its outlook than the House.
But the history of the Capitol isn't something that I am well-versed in, and maybe there is another, more blatant case than the current threat.
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