Posted on 01/26/2006 11:40:02 AM PST by jmc1969
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, whose confirmation seems certain in the Republican-run Senate, padded his modest Democratic support Thursday with endorsements by Sens. Robert Byrd and Tim Johnson.
Alito already was assured the votes of the 55 Republicans in the 100- member chamber enough to be put over the top when West Virginia's Byrd and Johnson of South Dakota joined Nebraska's Ben Nelson in saying they'll vote yes.
Alito would become the nation's 110th justice, replacing retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Throughout her years on the high court, she often has been a key fifth vote on contentious social issues including abortion, affirmative action and the death penalty.
"I am troubled by Judge Alito's apparent views on matters such as executive power, his past opposition to the principle of one person, one vote, and his narrow interpretation of certain civil rights laws," Johnson said. "Even so, I cannot accept an argument that his views are so radical that the Senate is justified in denying his confirmation."
Johnson and other senators also are advising Democratic leaders against attempting a filibuster, the only chance the minority party would have to stop Alito's confirmation.
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And Lucy is going to pull the football away from Charlie Brown once again but those idiots just don't realize it. Heck, they won't realize it even after it happens.
It's so transparent.
I have the same feeling. Much easier to handle the hits to a few DEM Senators, than for DEM leadership to have to try to explain "why no filibuster" if/when the final vote is less than 60.
Danged if I know. Apparently Alito already has enough votes. :)
Every speech sKerry makes is a filibuster.
Droning on and on about nothing, never getting to the point.
Yet it does have a tendency to put the small children in the audience to sleep so they don't disturb the campaign.
Shoot, since when?! The loony fart has lost any marbles he had left in his byrd brain! Don't let him fool you, once a KKK member, always a boy in the hood!!
The old fashion way. Talk, talk, talk,.......
He's old enough to remember the days when a Democrat could still be an American.
Using the filibuster to delay debate or block legislation has a long history. The term filibuster, from a Dutch word meaning "pirate," became popular in the United States during the 1850s when it was applied to efforts to hold the Senate floor in order to prevent action on a bill.
In the early years of Congress, representatives as well as senators could filibuster. As the House of Representatives grew in numbers, however, revisions to the House rules limited debate. In the smaller Senate, unlimited debate continued on the grounds that any senator should have the right to speak as long as necessary on any issue.
Kerry is saying he would filibuster, because that was the plan.
Now that the public has sent in tons of mail telling the Dems how stupid they are, he will not say anymore about it, and over the weekend, everyone will forget he even said anything.
As the next few weeks play out, there will so much exciting new information confirming the actions of the current administration, and making all the DEMS look like idiots that no one will even think about Kerry.
Is anyone else listening to Reid squirm his way out of setting a vote on Alito? What a POS !!!
They are frantically calling congresscritters. I pity the secretaries in the office. :)
Byrd and McCain.
I back your stance.
Byrd may have a colorful background, but he is steadfast.
What qualifications he has, or detractions like the KKK, he doesn't hide. I have no problem with someone that has a different political stance as long as they are honest about it.
McCain is a lunatic. There is not much else to say.
I listened to him once on TV. I had to pee. ;)
And that is the way it should be. Elections have consequences.
Leiberman couldn't wait to drop his moderate views when Gore picked him for VP. He reverted again after their election loss dust settled. He is just another opportunist
demorat.
All of this praise for Byrd is so laughable. He is doing what's best for Robert Byrd, not for the American people. It just happens in this case that supporting Alito accomplishes both. Wait until after he is re-elected and then tell me how great he is. This is simply a man who doesn't want to loose power. The wonderful people of WV deserve better!
With Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana saying she won't support a filibuster we are only one vote confirmed from making it a moot point (if the RINOs vote the way they should). But all the DUmmies will remember is that "Kerry was for a filibuster" even if a filibuster never really happens.
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