Top Senate Democrat says can't block Alito (Reid)
Reuters ^ | 1/27/06 | Thomas Ferraro
Posted on 01/27/2006 10:30:47 AM PST
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday he and fellow Democrats lack the votes to block President George W. Bush's nomination of conservative appeals judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"Everyone knows there is not enough votes to support a filibuster," Reid said, referring to the procedural roadblock that some Democrats said should be used to put off a vote on Alito.
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Let's not get overconfident. Cloture fails when 60 Senators vote for it, not until. We need some Democrat votes to get to 60 and although some Democrats have said they oppose a filibuster, who knows what can happen over the weekend.