Will Senate ever vote on Goodwin Liu?

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President Barack Obama’s most controversial judicial nominee, Goodwin Liu, has been waiting for more than a year for his nomination to be voted on by the Senate after Republicans deemed him to be too inexperienced and controversial to be a federal appeals court judge.

This spring, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has assured Liu’s backers, he intends to push for a vote.

Though the Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to endorse the nomination of the University of California at Berkeley law professor in the next few weeks, Republicans who accuse Liu of judicial activism are almost certain to filibuster his nomination to the 9th circuit court of appeals when it reaches the Senate floor. His chances of confirmation - whatever Reid’s efforts - appear as slim as they were last year.

“We will have to work very, very hard on his behalf and I know that Goodwin Liu is intending to meet with every senator that he can,” said Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. “I hope that through his one to one meetings people will see how reasonable and measured he is, and he can get enough support so that he can break through cloture.”

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Dear Senator Reid, you don't have to push for it, you have to file for cloture. No excuses.