Okay. The Fun Is Over. Back To Work...
And once again we are back on this subject. That is correct. Tomorrow should be D-Day for the Republicans in the Senate. If they have the votes to end this three-ring circus, then this must be done. Regardless of whether or not they have the votes, it should be pushed out there. And the reason why WE are now going to pound on this issue again is because as two Republicans that care deeply about the Constitution, it is appalling the tactics and rhetoric the Democrats are using.
(Hat-tip to Hugh Hewitt for this.)
http://hughhewitt.com/
WASHINGTON - Sen. Charles Schumer, a leading Democrat in the fight over judicial nominees, urged President Bush to intervene and rein in the strongest conservative critics of Democratic opposition to some candidates.
Uh oh. Little Chucky Schumer and the Democrats cannot handle the debate that his party started the moment they threatened to illegally filibuster judges. The Democrats remind of the bratty little tattle-tail in elementary school that goes running to the teacher the moment they do not get their way.
Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered his party's weekly radio address Saturday, in which he decried "a whiff of extremism in the air the likes of which we haven't seen in decades."
The Democrats always pick up on "extremism" from the GOP, yet they fail to recognize such extreme behavior from their own party. Robert Byrd comparing the GOP to the Nazi party, anyone? Ted Kennedy calling the president a liar? Ted Kennedy referring to the president’s judicial nominees as "turkeys" last Thanksgiving? No, no extremism in their party ranks.
Without naming any, Schumer criticized "small groups ... trying to undermine the age-old checks and balances that the Founding Fathers placed at the center of the Constitution."
Yes, one important small group is attempting to undermine those checks and balances. And I believe those would be the 45 Democrat senators—in the minority—that keeps trying to do that. What happened here? I thought people, when elected to an office, needed to have some fundamental grasp of the law. These morons in the Senate do not even have a rudimentary grasp of the Constitution. If they did, and they followed it, there would be no debate.
Democrats have blocked 10 of Bush's appellate court choices with the threat of filibusters, which means those nominees would need 60 votes to be confirmed. Republicans are considering using their majority to change rules to require a simple majority vote for confirmation.
The rule that needs to be changed is the cloture rule; that is the one that is causing the problems in this debate. The moment a nominee is brought to the floor, the Democrats can filibuster them until 60 votes is reached to give them their vote. But the Senate’s advise and consent role does not include "extended debate" on the floor of the Senate. Debate occurs in the committee. That is called "advise". And a simple majority vote is all that has ever been needed for nominee to make it to their appointed post.
In his radio appeal, Schumer sought to draw Bush more directly into the fray by urging the president to denounce some conservatives who have used harsh language to criticize the Democrats.
"I am making a heartfelt plea to you, Mr. President. When you came to Washington, you said you wanted to change the climate in D.C.," Schumer said. "Those stating these abhorrent views count themselves as your political allies. One word from you will bring a halt to these un-American statements. That would be a way to strengthen democracy here at home."
Un-American? What is so un-American about wanting to follow the proper enumerated role of the Senate in "advise and consent" or with judges that properly interpret the law? This is an absurd statement coming from a man that belongs to the party of tolerance. I get it. (All together...I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...) It is all right for the Democrats to exercise their freedom of speech (Harry Reid calling the president a "loser", anyone) but it is wrong for concerned Americans to back up our GOP leaders, and take the fight right back to them.
The senator referred generally to some activists comparing judges to the Ku Klux Klan and terrorists.
You mean like the DailyKos kids that are savaging these nominees? Or are you referring to organizations like People for the American Way (talk about un-American)? Or is it your own party you are referring to here, Senator? You are the party that has had KKK members within it’s ranks. (coughcoughBobByrdcoughcough) These ten being held up could not even reasonably—sensibly—be compared to members of the KKK or terrorists. If that statement held any truth, they would not have made it through committee.
Schumer's message marked the second week in a row Democrats chose a New Yorker to make the party's radio address on the issue of judicial nominees.
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo, once considered for a spot on the Supreme Court by President Clinton, made a similar appeal last week, arguing against the Republican effort to end judicial filibusters.
Republicans have also complained about some of the Democratic language in the judges debate. The GOP and some Jewish groups criticized Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat, for alluding to the rise of Adolf Hitler in a speech about Republican efforts to end judicial filibusters.
Byrd is an embarrassment to the Democrat party and to the nation. And it galls me to hear so many Democrats speak so highly of a man that was a member of the KKK, and, to this day, still has those racist feelings. He represents one of the worst times in this nation’s history, and has managed to maintain his seat in the Senate. To me, that says volumes about the people of West Virginia.
Schumer charged a small group of conservatives have "tremendous influence over the Republican Party and seems to be dictating its politics and policy" on the judges issue.
Yes, Senator Schumer. They are called "leaders". That would be Pres. Bush (the man who nominated these judges) and Sens. Frist and Santorum. That is what leaders do. They lead. And this is no path of destruction that the party is being led down. This is a path that is right and just, and must be done to end the illegal actions of a petulant party out of power.
"Americans are a mainstream people, and we are a people of faith. Most of us believe deeply in God, but we also believe deeply in the right of debate and compromise," the senator said.
Ah, I knew Schumer would not disappoint us. I knew he would try to inject the concept of "faith" into the debate. Ladies and gentlemen, friends of all shapes and sizes, notice how it is the Democrats that keep bringing this up in the debate over the Constitutional Option. The GOP is not forcing such rhetoric into the issue. And our side has never—let me repeat, NEVER—stated that the Democrats are godless heathens. But when their party is holding up judges like Pryor and Brown over their heartfelt faith in things they disagree with, that is a problem. Does Pryor agree with abortion? No, he does not, but he has stated—repeatedly—that he will interpret the laws of the land as they stand now, and will not inject his personal beliefs into a decision.
That is what judges are supposed to do. Interpreting the laws are what judges were mandated to do by the Framers, not to make the law up as they go along. The era of activist judges needs to end. With each faulty decision rendered from the federal bench this nation slips more towards the likes of Europe. I know that Democrats enjoy the perks of socialist Europe, but the people of this nation firmly believes in the founding roots of this nation. We believe in our enumerated freedom and rights under the Constitution which is something, evidently, that the judiciary seems content with destroying.
And that is why this debate—this issue—is so damned important. We want judges that will protect those rights, not water them down, or outright remove them. Chief Justice Rehnquist will more than likely step down at the end of this session of the Supreme Court. That means one of these ten judges awaiting their vote will probably end up on the high court, and that scares the Hell out of the Democrats.
The Bunny ;)
And once again we are back on this subject. That is correct. Tomorrow should be D-Day for the Republicans in the Senate. If they have the votes to end this three-ring circus, then this must be done. Regardless of whether or not they have the votes, it should be pushed out there. And the reason why WE are now going to pound on this issue again is because as two Republicans that care deeply about the Constitution, it is appalling the tactics and rhetoric the Democrats are using.
(Hat-tip to Hugh Hewitt for this.)
http://hughhewitt.com/
WASHINGTON - Sen. Charles Schumer, a leading Democrat in the fight over judicial nominees, urged President Bush to intervene and rein in the strongest conservative critics of Democratic opposition to some candidates.
Uh oh. Little Chucky Schumer and the Democrats cannot handle the debate that his party started the moment they threatened to illegally filibuster judges. The Democrats remind of the bratty little tattle-tail in elementary school that goes running to the teacher the moment they do not get their way.
Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered his party's weekly radio address Saturday, in which he decried "a whiff of extremism in the air the likes of which we haven't seen in decades."
The Democrats always pick up on "extremism" from the GOP, yet they fail to recognize such extreme behavior from their own party. Robert Byrd comparing the GOP to the Nazi party, anyone? Ted Kennedy calling the president a liar? Ted Kennedy referring to the president’s judicial nominees as "turkeys" last Thanksgiving? No, no extremism in their party ranks.
Without naming any, Schumer criticized "small groups ... trying to undermine the age-old checks and balances that the Founding Fathers placed at the center of the Constitution."
Yes, one important small group is attempting to undermine those checks and balances. And I believe those would be the 45 Democrat senators—in the minority—that keeps trying to do that. What happened here? I thought people, when elected to an office, needed to have some fundamental grasp of the law. These morons in the Senate do not even have a rudimentary grasp of the Constitution. If they did, and they followed it, there would be no debate.
Democrats have blocked 10 of Bush's appellate court choices with the threat of filibusters, which means those nominees would need 60 votes to be confirmed. Republicans are considering using their majority to change rules to require a simple majority vote for confirmation.
The rule that needs to be changed is the cloture rule; that is the one that is causing the problems in this debate. The moment a nominee is brought to the floor, the Democrats can filibuster them until 60 votes is reached to give them their vote. But the Senate’s advise and consent role does not include "extended debate" on the floor of the Senate. Debate occurs in the committee. That is called "advise". And a simple majority vote is all that has ever been needed for nominee to make it to their appointed post.
In his radio appeal, Schumer sought to draw Bush more directly into the fray by urging the president to denounce some conservatives who have used harsh language to criticize the Democrats.
"I am making a heartfelt plea to you, Mr. President. When you came to Washington, you said you wanted to change the climate in D.C.," Schumer said. "Those stating these abhorrent views count themselves as your political allies. One word from you will bring a halt to these un-American statements. That would be a way to strengthen democracy here at home."
Un-American? What is so un-American about wanting to follow the proper enumerated role of the Senate in "advise and consent" or with judges that properly interpret the law? This is an absurd statement coming from a man that belongs to the party of tolerance. I get it. (All together...I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...) It is all right for the Democrats to exercise their freedom of speech (Harry Reid calling the president a "loser", anyone) but it is wrong for concerned Americans to back up our GOP leaders, and take the fight right back to them.
The senator referred generally to some activists comparing judges to the Ku Klux Klan and terrorists.
You mean like the DailyKos kids that are savaging these nominees? Or are you referring to organizations like People for the American Way (talk about un-American)? Or is it your own party you are referring to here, Senator? You are the party that has had KKK members within it’s ranks. (coughcoughBobByrdcoughcough) These ten being held up could not even reasonably—sensibly—be compared to members of the KKK or terrorists. If that statement held any truth, they would not have made it through committee.
Schumer's message marked the second week in a row Democrats chose a New Yorker to make the party's radio address on the issue of judicial nominees.
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo, once considered for a spot on the Supreme Court by President Clinton, made a similar appeal last week, arguing against the Republican effort to end judicial filibusters.
Republicans have also complained about some of the Democratic language in the judges debate. The GOP and some Jewish groups criticized Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat, for alluding to the rise of Adolf Hitler in a speech about Republican efforts to end judicial filibusters.
Byrd is an embarrassment to the Democrat party and to the nation. And it galls me to hear so many Democrats speak so highly of a man that was a member of the KKK, and, to this day, still has those racist feelings. He represents one of the worst times in this nation’s history, and has managed to maintain his seat in the Senate. To me, that says volumes about the people of West Virginia.
Schumer charged a small group of conservatives have "tremendous influence over the Republican Party and seems to be dictating its politics and policy" on the judges issue.
Yes, Senator Schumer. They are called "leaders". That would be Pres. Bush (the man who nominated these judges) and Sens. Frist and Santorum. That is what leaders do. They lead. And this is no path of destruction that the party is being led down. This is a path that is right and just, and must be done to end the illegal actions of a petulant party out of power.
"Americans are a mainstream people, and we are a people of faith. Most of us believe deeply in God, but we also believe deeply in the right of debate and compromise," the senator said.
Ah, I knew Schumer would not disappoint us. I knew he would try to inject the concept of "faith" into the debate. Ladies and gentlemen, friends of all shapes and sizes, notice how it is the Democrats that keep bringing this up in the debate over the Constitutional Option. The GOP is not forcing such rhetoric into the issue. And our side has never—let me repeat, NEVER—stated that the Democrats are godless heathens. But when their party is holding up judges like Pryor and Brown over their heartfelt faith in things they disagree with, that is a problem. Does Pryor agree with abortion? No, he does not, but he has stated—repeatedly—that he will interpret the laws of the land as they stand now, and will not inject his personal beliefs into a decision.
That is what judges are supposed to do. Interpreting the laws are what judges were mandated to do by the Framers, not to make the law up as they go along. The era of activist judges needs to end. With each faulty decision rendered from the federal bench this nation slips more towards the likes of Europe. I know that Democrats enjoy the perks of socialist Europe, but the people of this nation firmly believes in the founding roots of this nation. We believe in our enumerated freedom and rights under the Constitution which is something, evidently, that the judiciary seems content with destroying.
And that is why this debate—this issue—is so damned important. We want judges that will protect those rights, not water them down, or outright remove them. Chief Justice Rehnquist will more than likely step down at the end of this session of the Supreme Court. That means one of these ten judges awaiting their vote will probably end up on the high court, and that scares the Hell out of the Democrats.
The Bunny ;)
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