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Dear Sen. Biden;

I used to be a Democrat. I left the party because of President Clinton. I would never consider voting for a Democrat unless the super partisan (at the expense of the country) nonsense like the Estrada filibuster ends. I would like you to explain how you obtained illegal documents. I really admired you and am very upset about this. One time, you behaved very decently to Strom Thurmond-an old man. Your behavior impressed me. It was in stark contrast to "modern" Democrats and reminded me why at one time I was proud to call myself a Democrat. Perhaps you remember, Daschle and Clinton et al were trying to send Sen. Thurmond to the hospital by forcing him to stay on the floor past the point of exhaustion. You tried to send Sen. Thurmond home. You have been in the Senate quite a while. You know the Estrada filibuster is wrong and will hurt this country. Yet, you do not speak against this filibuster and you apparently have illegal documents. I am shocked and disappointed. I thought you were one of the good guys: a man who put his country's welfare above partisan politics.

You know forcing the Senate to confirm judges with a super majority is a direct assault on the separation of powers and an assault on our constitution.

If the Democrats succeed in blocking Estrada's nomination what will they have accomplished? I promise you, this will never end. The next time there is a Democrat president, the Republicans will pay the Democrats back; it will be gridlock and this time Sen. Hatch won't intervene and make Republicans play fair. Good and decent people- liberals and conservatives will be forever barred from the judiciary. The big "losers" (of course---as usual) will be the American people.

Good and decent people- liberals and conservatives will be forever barred from the judiciary. The big "losers" (of course---as usual) will be the American people.

I don't think that's what the result will be. I think what will happen is that recess appointments will become the normal way to appoint federal judges. Thus, there will be de facto term limits on those judges. I'm not so sure that's a bad idea.