I'm watching CSPAN2 right now, Senator Kennedy is speaking, should come as no surprise he doesn't like John Roberts.
It is being predicted that there will be several Democrats who vote for Roberts. Pressure and threats of working against their campaigns has already stated at Kos and elsewhere for the two that made public statements saying they would vote for Roberts. Max Baucus of Montana is being accused of "betraying" his party; Chaffee was also front paged for his decision. Baucus's emergency phone number was posted last night by a commenter; Armando updated listing the phone numbers on the front page suggesting this was in his opinion an emergency. It's obvious Armando and I as well as quite a few there disagree on John Roberts.
Now Kerry's up. He's basically using the "We don't have enough information" theory which I don't agree with. Having watched almost all of the several days of hearings? Robert answered what was important. Kerry called it a "sterile confirmation" process. Which doesn't make sense given past Justice's who have refused to answer more than Roberts has. Kerry admits he was wrong about Suder, since he voted no against him because he didn't feel he answered the questions fully. Kerry voted no against Thomas but feels he was right about voting no on Thomas. Kerry is bringing up the toad thing again.
It's hard for me to understand how I can come away with a clear understanding of John Roberts with no law background, no congressional experience yet these Democratic Senators can't see any. At times I wonder was I watching the same hearing they were? Was mine some fictional created for tv event?
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Bennett is responding to Kerry and Kennedy. He's stating that every living Solicitor General even Democrats have stated the information should not be released.
Uh oh, now he's going to quote the LA Times.
The now infamous "it will be a damning indictment phrase"
Leahey also announced he will vote for Roberts.
Gee! Democrats saying that the confirmation process means nothing when a Republican President has a candidate to put on the Supreme Court. That is a shocker. ;)
I wonder if they would say the same thing if Kerry won? Most likely not, but the Repoblicans would raised holy hell. Like I have said before the US Congress is the largest high school around.
Can anyone tell me if Clinton had a chance to nominate a justice? The last justices were under Republican Presidents, the last I can remember. I don't keep track on these things and I was busting my ass trying to break even in the Clinton's "Great Economy" years. They were great for me in my personal economy.
Clinton nominated Beyer and Ginsburg, both were confirmed
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Flashing back to how the Republicans treated Clinton's nominees?
Thursday, July 29, 1993, the Judiciary Committee voted unanimously in favor of Ginsberg's confirmation, a mere six days after the hearings concluded. The Senate then approved Ginsburg's nomination by a vote of 96 to 3. The three dissenters were Conservative Republicans Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina), Don Nichols (R- Oklahoma), and Robert C. Smith (R-New Hampshire). Sen. Helms said he voted against her because of her position on abortion and the "homosexual agenda."
The eighteen member Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approved Breyer's nomination. Ten days later, on July 29, 1993, after less than six hours of debate, Breyer easily won Senate confirmation by a vote of 87 to 9.
This flash back moment was brought to you by the letter "L" - lol
This is an interesting statement
In the end, despite their reservations, most Republican senators approved of Breyer's nomination because, as Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) put it, they "take the view that Breyer is the best justice - ideologically speaking - they can expect President Clinton to nominate." (Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 1994)
That's how the process is SUPPOSED to work. The President nominates and the Senate approves, based on qualifications.
The politics that they are playing is a smoke and mirrors game, being played for the Senator's constituents.
During the hearings, they weren't even listening to the nominee, but figuring out how to spin this victim to their best political advantage.
Saturday afternoon at the circus, and it's not just the elephants that are dancing, but the jackasses too...
HT enters rethink mode:
Maybe that comment was a bit too harsh.
I've just rethought that paragraph with my harshness filter turned on.
Verdict:
Nah, it's good to go...
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I went thru the transcript of what he answered the last time when he was up for district judge and watched almost all of the televised confirmation hearings. I think he answered more than the republicans would have liked him to on some issues.
I think he'll make a decent chief justice for a conservative. Though I do still have some concerns about how long he will be on the bench.
They can work together if they want to, part of it is they don't feel they had a large enough part in the initial process.
Clinton did listen to Orin Hatch and took his advice on who to nominate, Beyers was said to be suggested by Hatch.
Both sides could manage better if they wanted to, however I don't feel the spirit of that has come from the Whitehouse and when it has? It's been looked at as too little too late.
On the bright side? Maybe enough people will become soooo sick of both of them? We actually get some new people in Washington.
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