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Offline Chris_

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Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« on: May 19, 2011, 02:52:39 PM »
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Senate GOP Marks a First - Blocking an Obama Judicial Nominee

Democrats needed 60 votes to move the nomination forward to final passage. Senate Republicans on Thursday toppled the nomination, 52-43, of controversial University of California-Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu, nominee for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a first in President Barack Obama's presidency.

GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said the nominee's writings "reveal a left-wing ideologue who views the role of a judge not as that of an impartial arbiter, but as someone who views the bench as a position of power." And though the Kentucky senator said he has "nothing against (Liu) personally, "Earning a lifetime appointment isn't a right, nor is it a popularity contest."

"(Liu's) record reflects a carefully honed and calculated philosophy that he developed and advanced over the course of his brief career in the ivory towers of academia and which threatens the American tradition of limited constitutional government," Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa, top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, and senior panel member Jeff Sessions of Alabama, wrote in a letter, obtained by Fox News, to their GOP colleagues Wednesday.

In a most ominous sign, former GOP members of the so-called "Gang of 14," who narrowly averted a judicial crisis back in 2005 that nearly shut down the Senate, are lining up against Liu, as well.
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Another crisis narrowly averted.  Although I can't imagine the 9th circuit getting much worse than it already is.
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Re: Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2011, 03:56:34 PM »
Moonbattery sample article.

Moonbattery's been keeping an eye on this guy for a while.  He's a real piece of work.  He would have been one of the most radical bench activists in history. 

Thank you, Senate Republicans. 
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Re: Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2011, 06:20:40 PM »
Anyone that's ever been within a 100 miles of Bezerkley CA. is suspect in my book.
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Re: Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2011, 07:47:21 AM »
Juan McLame rather surprised me with this one. I figured he'd be sucking Murkowski's teats.
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Re: Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2011, 09:47:37 AM »
'Bout damn time.
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Re: Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2011, 10:49:53 AM »
Eupher, don't you know there's a shortage of mind bleach going on? 
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Re: Senate Blocks Obama Judicial Nominee
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2011, 09:57:34 PM »
Quote from: Karin on May 20, 2011, 10:49:53 AM
Eupher, don't you know there's a shortage of mind bleach going on? 

Sorry. I scrounged some up from the kitty. He understands it's for a good cause.

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