<p>I find it amazing that the Dems, especially John Kerry are willing to filibuster so soon after that infamous gang of 14 agreement. This seems pointless since the REpubs seem to have enough votes to stop it, and that would further weaken teh dems' position in the gov't.</p>
<p>that's so pathetic. Filibuster? i can not help laugh at him. never gonna work and besides the democrats failed to portray alito as a crazy person. simply not gonna work. not much public support.</p>
<p>He's just doing to to get his name back into the media and get some favor back from his left wing supporters, that's what all of them are doing. Re-election for a lot of these guys is coming up soon.</p>
<p>It's about time someone stepped up to the plate. Best of luck to Kerry, Scalito's confirmation needs to get shot down.</p>
<p>"It's about time someone stepped up to the plate. Best of luck to Kerry, Alito's confirmation needs to get shot down."</p>
<p>LOL. Ok, why? Also, who's more qualified?</p>
<p>CAP (pot shot ;)), allow too many intrusions into our privacy, supports an unchecked, expanded role of the executive, overturn Roe v. Wade, anti-immigration, reversal of civil rights ...</p>
<p>more power to Kerry.</p>
<p>if you guys got to take pot shots at Dukakis for his ACLU membership, so should we ;)</p>
<p>lol i didn't and seriously both republicans and democrast today r too partisan. just hate that . btw the confirmation hearings and numerous researches have shown that alito is not scalito. thgat's just a dumb name a superficial jerks who looked at only the results made up, not the process.</p>
<p><a href="http://alitosamerica.org/%5B/url%5D">http://alitosamerica.org/</a></p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>"CAP (pot shot ), allow too many intrusions into our privacy, supports an unchecked, expanded role of the executive, overturn Roe v. Wade, anti-immigration, reversal of civil rights ...</p>
<p>more power to Kerry."</p>
<p>You do know he's not going to nominate a liberal, right?</p>
<p>Using the filibuster is just stupid. Can they not count and see that they have nowhere near the number of votes they need? </p>
<p>And even if Alito is confirmed its not like they will be overturning Roe anytime soon, its not even legally possible at the moment. There are no cases in the pipeline dealing with the entire issue, just the peripheral ones. And even if the case was brought the ones to overturn are still likely a vote or two short. </p>
<p>The thing I hate to admit is, the president has a right to nominate who he wishes. Sure he can't nominate someone truly unqualified or really really radical, but beyond that it is to his discretion. Liberal presidents nominate more liberal judges, and vice versa with republicans. A republican president is not required to nominate someone who ideologically fits the mold of the opposition or the leaving judge.</p>
<p>"You do know he's not going to nominate a liberal, right?"</p>
<p>and?</p>
<p>and to scarlet, even if they don't have nowhere near the number needed to block the nomination, its a symbolic gesture to his constituents that he can go to them and say "hey, i tried blocking him, so dont blame me"</p>
<p>and as for the presidents right to nominate who he wishes...
guess that's why Reagan's Bork nomination got shot down in the senate, eh?</p>
<p>too bad things are too polarized now to have the same potential for Scalito's defeat</p>
<p>In the eyes of half the nation, Kerry is a loser, to be quite honest. It is certainly not helping his cause to further alienate Conservatives who may have considered possibly voting for him in the upcoming Congressional elections because of his actions.</p>
<p>Kerry if he wants to win he better campaign more vigorously and organize the Democratic party and get his coaltion together. Liberals tend not to vote as vigorously as the christian right so he better find some reliable coalition to guarantee his presidency.</p>
<p>"In the eyes of half the nation, Kerry is a loser, to be quite honest. It is certainly not helping his cause to further alienate Conservatives who may have considered possibly voting for him in the upcoming Congressional elections because of his actions."</p>
<p>I doubt they would've voted for him even if he didnt mention a filibuster. They would've voted for him in 2004. Of course they would never have ever voted for a "stuck up, northeastern liberal".</p>
<p>and regarding imiracle's #14 post, that's precisely what Kerry is doing by calling for a filibuster ;)</p>
<p>yeh except for that coalition failed last tiem</p>
<p>blame it on the ignorance of joe schmo.</p>
<p>the gang of 14 was only to not filibuster unless theres is a serious problem with the person. the vote on alito was 100% party-line in the judiciary committee...there is clearly a left vs. right wing political battle hear and i dont see why a filibuster would be innaproriate</p>
<p>"...i dont see why a filibuster would be innaproriate"</p>
<p>so youre saying a filibuster would be appropriate...</p>
<p>Voting no is also a symbolic gesture.</p>