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To: LisaFab
Let me repeat for the umpteenth time: Graham and Dewine (and maybe more) have said they will vote nuclear if the Dems run afoul of the MOU.

Ergo, 48+2+Cheney = Victory.

There are but 3 "hard" points that are clear violations of the MOU, and 1 of them has just been cleared. Once cloture is invoked for Brown and Pryor and the other 2 "hard" points are cleared, the RATs can obstruct all they want by claiming "extraordinary" circumstances.

1,050 posted on 05/24/2005 9:36:37 AM PDT by steveegg (Will the "extraordinary" line have the name Owen, Brown or Pryor attached to it?)
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To: steveegg

True, but the "extraordinary circumstances" bar has been raised almost impossibly high by the fact that the three most 'extreme' candidates will have been given cloture.


1,070 posted on 05/24/2005 9:39:57 AM PDT by LisaFab
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To: steveegg

any SCOTUS nominee who would vote to toss Roe v Wade - will automatically activate the "extradordinary circumstances" concept. what happens to these 3 judges that pass, and the ones that don't, is damn near meaningless. will the Rs on the compromise team change their minds when they see a SCOTUS nominee being blocked? You would suspect that would have come up in the discussions on this deal. It surely did, and you can be sure that the Dems have it in their back pocket - none of these 7 will peel off when the battle for the SCOTUS is at hand. It may not happen with Rehnquist's seat, because replacing him with a conservative is an "even trade". Try and replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Owens or Brown, and watch what happens.


1,119 posted on 05/24/2005 9:53:54 AM PDT by oceanview
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To: steveegg
"the RATs can obstruct all they want by claiming "extraordinary" circumstances."

Agreed. I don't understand why people can't see right through this. Every single nomination will be labeled extraordinary.

1,144 posted on 05/24/2005 9:59:39 AM PDT by TNdandelion
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