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To: RobFromGa
I have called Frist's office each weekday now for just over a week [202-224-3344]. Each time I called, the phone was answered promptly and I spoke to a live person. (The one exception was the day last week when "all circuits were busy.")

Today, I told the young gentleman on the phone that a lot of people following this issue were growing anxious for it to be brought to a head. I told him that I understood that some Senators were in favor of postponing the cloture vote until enough Dems could be peeled off to actually win cloture. These Senators fear that if you force a vote too early on cloture, then the Dems who vote against cloture will be "cemented in" to that position and then they can't be turned later.

I told Frist's office that the issue was no longer whether Estrada was a conservative, but the issue now involved the very legitimacy of the Bush Presidency. In other words, in the minds of the Leahys and clintons of the world, Bush was never really elected and thus had no right to make appointments except upon the express consent of the liberal Democrats. According to this faction, 41 Senators now have absolute veto power over all judgeship appointments.

This is such a pressing issue of Constitutional proportions that it must be viewed as a war between those who would uphold the Constitution versus those who refuse to recognize the duly elected President. The filibuster must be pushed to 24/7 and kept going until they break -- a week, a month, or three months if necessary.

Frist's aide told me that today's debate would show a new direction from the Republican side. I don't know what he meant, but I am waiting to find out.

165 posted on 03/03/2003 10:11:44 AM PST by San Jacinto
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To: San Jacinto

Excellent reporting:

Frist's aide told me that today's debate would show a new direction from the Republican side. I don't know what he meant, but I am waiting to find out.

Looking forward to hearing what they are up to.

168 posted on 03/03/2003 10:13:45 AM PST by RobFromGa (Real Americans Support Our Soldiers 100%)
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To: San Jacinto
Frist's aide told me that today's debate would show a new direction from the Republican side. I don't know what he meant, but I am waiting to find out.

That sounds interesting .. thanks for the update

169 posted on 03/03/2003 10:14:30 AM PST by Mo1 (Free Miguel Estrata !!!)
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To: San Jacinto
Outstanding job on the phone call, and interesting reporting on what the aide said. Thanks much on both counts.

Emailed Frist last night along the same lines, told him how important it is to all Republicans that this issue not just "fade away," giving the Democratic Party un-Constitutional control over all the President's judicial nominees.
173 posted on 03/03/2003 10:18:24 AM PST by GOPrincess
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