GOP to 'load' Senate with votes on judges

Washington Times ^ | 3/11/03 | Amy Fagan and Stephen Dinan

[kattracks]

Republicans plan to respond to the stalled nomination of Miguel Estrada to a federal appeals court by calling for votes on other contested judicial nominees, leaving Democrats facing the prospect of conducting concurrent filibusters on multiple nominees.

"We're going to load that calendar with judges, and the pressure will build to move these judges, and that ultimately will come," said Sen. Larry E. Craig, Idaho Republican and a member of the Judiciary Committee, last week after his party lost a cloture vote on Mr. Estrada.

[MHGinTN]

Will it come at 10 AM?

[TLBSHOW]

add this witch to the list........

Louise Bogard, legal director for the Alliance for Justice — one of the groups that opposed the nominations of Charles Pickering and Estrada

[Salvation]

The judges are coming!

Hurrah! Hurrah!

[TLBSHOW]

They talked about it last night but no one had a time nailed down. Sorry!

[EternalVigilance]

Yep, that was my point.

[MHGinTN]

well, I'll be tuned in anyway all day for the PBA 'debates'. My blood pressure should be atop the house by mid-evening.

[rundy]

Finally, the Republicans are getting smart. Make the Dumbocrats go on the record. Make them pay.

[rundy]

I pray they don't give up on Estrada!

[EternalVigilance]

I pray they don't give up on Estrada!

I don't think so.

[kayak]

FYI

[Rasputin_TheMadMonk]

This really mean doesn't as much as it seems as long as the Repubs maintain the "Gentlmens Filibuster" sh!t that they started with Estrada. The only way to break the demonicrats backs is to force them to the breaking point then just a little past. I long for the sound of traitor vertebrae going crunch.

I would love to see old Teddy dissolve into an alcohol puddle, maybe he would be useful as sterno stove fuel. It would be the first time since his daddy grunted that this Kennedy boy would serve a purpose.

Maybe, if God has mercy on the United States, He'll touch the hearts of the brain dead leftists and they will see the light, sending the crud lining the left side of the senate into the sewers where it belongs

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!
I like this. The Republicans have decided to play beanball against the scumbags. Each successive nominee should be more frightening to the scumbags than the previous one until the scumbags view Estrada as a "moderate".

This is a very encouraging report.

[Lancey Howard]

Whoa.... Isn't that the guy who married Liza Minelli?
Or just a guy with the same plastic surgeon?

[EternalVigilance]

I think we need YOU in the Senate... ;-)

[TLBSHOW]

Finally but not to late.....hit the rats like a moving train!

Looks like I can slow down my phone calls and letters and emails to the GOP.
Time for me to target the democrat rats.

You should join me in the NY slam! I want the memos!
At any rate goodnight I need a little rest before the new day starts!

[TLBSHOW]

It is almost as good as 24 7....

Which I still think is needed.

[rwfromkansas]

Where did you hear about Cheney showing up? That is simply incredible!

[TLBSHOW]

Today, the Senate will hold a debate for an hour and a half on the broader issue of whether the Constitution grants authority for a filibuster with regard to judicial nominees.

Vice President Richard B. Cheney will preside over the Senate for the debate, and there will be a special message from President Bush.

[Gigantor]

"Tommy Daschund's"

Say, that's an insult to Dachshunds everywhere, and my pooch, Mickey, absolutely despises Daschle!

[EternalVigilance]

Good. let's hope the debate is immediately followed by a ruling from the Chair that in the matter of judicial nominees, cloture is not required.

THEN IMMEDIATELY CALL FOR A STRAIGHT UP OR DOWN VOTE ON THE NOMINEE!!