Feinstein’s flip sends Southwick to the floor

[babylonsister]

Feinstein’s flip sends Southwick to the floor
By Alexander Bolton
August 03, 2007


Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) surprised both liberal and conservative activists Thursday by voting with Republicans on the Judiciary Committee to move a controversial conservative judicial nominee to the Senate floor.

Feinstein voted with nine Republicans to pass Leslie Southwick, President Bush’s nominee to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the objections of Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and members of the Democratic leadership who sit on the panel. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), a member of the Democratic leadership team, both voted against Southwick.

Feinstein’s support for Southwick is surprising because she is one of a small group of Democrats who voted against both of Bush’s nominees to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/feinsteins-flip-sends-southwick-to-the-floor-2007-08-03.html

[AndyA]

1. With Democrats like Feinstein and Liebermann, the GOP doesn't need to worry about being

the minority party, because they still have the votes. :mad: