KeepCongressBlue
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Wed Aug-11-10 09:35 PM
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what is the difference between Kagan/Sotomayor and Breyer/Ginsburg? |
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Ginsburg only had 3 people vote against her and Breyer only had 9 vote against him. What's happened since then to cause all of this knee-jerk reaction if the person nominating is from another party?
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Smarmie Doofus
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Wed Aug-11-10 09:45 PM
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1. Well, aside from the fact that the other party has turned to complete... |
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obstructionist fanaticism, I think they're also worried that Obama may be around long enough to nominate a replacement for Justice Kennedy.
That would be a biggie.
I'm not sure they are aware of this themselves... but i think this prospect gnaws at them.
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Pirate Smile
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Wed Aug-11-10 10:03 PM
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2. That shows how much worse the atmosphere is that Obama has to work with in the Senate. |
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It is kind of amazing how much worse it is then even when Clinton was there.
Remember, Fox News didn't even show up until 1996.
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KeepCongressBlue
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Wed Aug-11-10 10:11 PM
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3. so are we going to have to get 65-70 seat majority |
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Edited on Wed Aug-11-10 10:13 PM by KeepCongressBlue
to stop the obstructionism? It isn't completely unheard of. In the 89th Congress (1965-1967) Democrats had a 68-32 majority in the senate. That wasn't all that long ago, as many people on here were alive then.
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Wed Aug-11-10 10:27 PM
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4. The partisan divide than has torn through this country |
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has reached the US Senate. Clearly, that's been the case for the last several nominations, and we can trace it back to Bork, if we want to.
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