So, the Republicans Filibustered an Obama Judcial Nominee

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Including these Republicans:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN): “I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.”

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA): “Every judge nominated by this president or any president deserves an up-or-down vote. It’s the responsibility of the Senate. The Constitution requires it.”

Tom Coburn (R-OK): “If you look at the Constitution, it says the president is to nominate these people, and the Senate is to advise and consent. That means you got to have a vote if they come out of committee. And that happened for 200 years.”

John Cornyn (R-TX): “We have a Democratic leader defeated, in part, as I said, because I believe he was identified with this obstructionist practice, this unconstitutional use of the filibuster to deny the president his judicial nominations.

Mike Crapo (R-ID): “Until this Congress, not one of the President’s nominees has been successfully filibustered in the Senate of the United States because of the understanding of the fact that the Constitution gives the President the right to a vote.”

Chuck Grassley (R-IA): “It would be a real constitutional crisis if we up the confirmation of judges from 51 to 60, and that’s essentially what we’d be doing if the Democrats were going to filibuster.”

Mitch McConnell (R-KY): “The Constitution of the United States is at stake. Article II, Section 2 clearly provides that the President, and the President alone, nominates judges. The Senate is empowered to give advice and consent. But my Democratic colleagues want to change the rules. They want to reinterpret the Constitution to require a supermajority for confirmation.”
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This is more than your garden-variety politically expedient hypocrisy. Basically, these Republicans have decided to do something that they think violates the Constitution and, in doing so, have violated their oath of office. I'm not sure that "well, the Democrats did it first" is a legitimate defense, but I'm sure Yurt will be able to explain to me how it is really the Democrats that are hypocrites here.
 
i like how nigel didn't give a link...likely because he knows what a fool he will look like after bashing someone for getting links from drudge...

its ok nigel, i know you get the vast majority of your info from far lefty sites...:)
 
The procedural maneuver also upsets a six-year détente on filibustering judicial nominations. ​



During the George W. Bush administration, a bipartisan group called the Gang of 14 agreed to vote to open debate on every judicial nominee who came through the Senate except in “extraordinary circumstances.”​











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I remember saying that this would open the door for everybody to filibuster choices and that they likely were shooting themselves in the foot. While I see this as hypocritical, especially those who said they would never vote for something like this who actually did, I don't see it as particularly surprising. Time for a new "gang of fourteen"...
 
Yurt said:
you're the crawfish who reneged on our vote about those who believe obama was born in the US
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Negative. The terms of the wager are clear. If you can present a poll that meets the terms of the wager and that I lost the bet, please do. Until then, you can piss up a rope. By the by, any of Yurt's fans that would like to offer me suggestions for his avatar once he loses the bet can PM me. Or maybe I'll start a thread for suggestions.


Yurt said:
and my sauce is absolutely true....that is why you didn't link up, you're too embarrassed and you know it will make you look like a hypocrite
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What would I be embarrassed about? That I read left-wing websites? I'm a left-winger. Why would I be embarrassed about reading left-wing websites?


Yurt said:
you're welcome :)
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FARGLE BARGLE.
 
Damocles said:
I remember saying that this would open the door for everybody to filibuster choices and that they likely were shooting themselves in the foot. While I see this as hypocritical, especially those who said they would never vote for something like this who actually did, I don't see it as particularly surprising. Time for a new "gang of fourteen"...
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i know...it is such a shocker that a politician acts in a hypocritical manner....pretty dumb move given many of them were not just against it, but vehemently against it
 
David St. Hubbins said:
Negative. The terms of the wager are clear. If you can present a poll that meets the terms of the wager and that I lost the bet, please do. Until then, you can piss up a rope. By the by, any of Yurt's fans that would like to offer me suggestions for his avatar once he loses the bet can PM me. Or maybe I'll start a thread for suggestions.




What would I be embarrassed about? That I read left-wing websites? I'm a left-winger. Why would I be embarrassed about reading left-wing websites?




FARGLE BARGLE.
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i did....77%....i posted and reposted it and you crawfished out of it

i wonder why you bash others for reading drudge then? seems a bit hypocritical....
 
David St. Hubbins said:
Uh, no. The poll did not meet the terms of our wager.




I didn't bash you for reading Drudge. I bashed you for being a boring partisan hack.
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fibberfish, fibberfish...i posted a few articles off of drudge and you bashed me for getting those links from drudge

and it 100% met the terms of the wager fibberfish
 
Damocles said:
I remember saying that this would open the door for everybody to filibuster choices and that they likely were shooting themselves in the foot. While I see this as hypocritical, especially those who said they would never vote for something like this who actually did, I don't see it as particularly surprising. Time for a new "gang of fourteen"...
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The lone voice crying in the wilderness, the infallible prophet of all that comes to pass....the enlightened one blesses us with another boast of his incredible feats of prognostication....
 
Yurt said:
fibberfish, fibberfish...i posted a few articles off of drudge and you bashed me for getting those links from drudge
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Actually, you called me a boring partisan hack and I responded by pointing out that you were quite the boring partisan hack yourself. I based this on the fact that I saw four consecutive threads that you started and immediately knew that you got them off of Drudge. Like I said, I didn't bash you for reading Drudge, but for being a boring partisan hack.


Yurt said:
and it 100% met the terms of the wager fibberfish
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Actually, it didn't. I take it you're going to crawfish yet again, Crawfish? I'm *shocked*.
 
Desperate Republican strategy, now that the Birther lie, "drill baby, drill" and "soft on terror" didn't pan out.


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David St. Hubbins said:
Including these Republicans:



This is more than your garden-variety politically expedient hypocrisy. Basically, these Republicans have decided to do something that they think violates the Constitution and, in doing so, have violated their oath of office. I'm not sure that "well, the Democrats did it first" is a legitimate defense, but I'm sure Yurt will be able to explain to me how it is really the Democrats that are hypocrites here.
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I'm not sure that "well, the Democrats did it first" is a legitimate defense ?

I don't see why not....you can't clean the sewers unless you pull on your boots and get in with the shit, like it or not.......
Fight fire with fire, an eye for an eye, etc....

I'm tired of watching one guy labeled a racist because his words were mis-characterized will another guy like Sen. KKK Byrd talks about "niggers" on TV and gets accolades and re-elected....
 
Damocles said:
I remember saying that this would open the door for everybody to filibuster choices and that they likely were shooting themselves in the foot. While I see this as hypocritical, especially those who said they would never vote for something like this who actually did, I don't see it as particularly surprising. Time for a new "gang of fourteen"...
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Yep, me too. What goes around comes around, in spades. I expect more of it. I also expect the same types of challenges and recall votes from the right when the left wins elections.
 
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