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cali

(114,904 posts) Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:28 PM Mar 2014

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Sickening and stupid: Democrats in U.S. Senate block Obama civil rights lawyer

Also, the gleeful way in which this article was penned, is shameful. Note that the "reporter" refers to Democratic Senators as "President Obama democrats".

Several of President Barack Obama's Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined Republicans on Wednesday to block his nominee to a top Justice Department job after complaints that the lawyer, Debo Adegbile, had once helped represent a convicted "cop killer."

Adegbile, a former director at the Legal Defense Fund of the civil rights group NAACP, had been nominated to head the Justice Department's civil rights division.

Seven Democrats joined Republicans in the procedural vote blocking the nomination. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eventually joined them in a maneuver to preserve his right to bring up the nomination again.

The final vote was 47-52, with 51 votes needed for the nomination to proceed.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/us-usa-senate-nominee-idUSBREA241T320140305

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Sickening and stupid: Democrats in U.S. Senate block Obama civil rights lawyer (Original Post) cali Mar 2014 OP

Judging an attorney by his clients is beyond disgusting. Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #1

But, but you arent supposed to defend "bad people". rhett o rick Mar 2014 #6

Hopefully someone in the senate will fight harder Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #2

Senator Leahy did fight for him. it's right in the article cali Mar 2014 #3

Why can't these Democrats samplegirl Mar 2014 #4

I absolutely agree. Gutless and shameful in the extreme! 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #5

You see the filibuster protects them from this embarrassment. Without it they rhett o rick Mar 2014 #7

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

1. Judging an attorney by his clients is beyond disgusting.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:31 PM

Mar 2014

And that Democratic Senators would engage in this is absolutely contemptible.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

6. But, but you arent supposed to defend "bad people".

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 05:12 PM

Mar 2014

Do we have names somewheres?

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

2. Hopefully someone in the senate will fight harder

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:38 PM

Mar 2014

when the nomination comes up again...

What a bunch of cowards...

cali

(114,904 posts)

3. Senator Leahy did fight for him. it's right in the article

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:39 PM

Mar 2014

samplegirl

(11,480 posts)

4. Why can't these Democrats

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:42 PM

Mar 2014

step up and doing something good just once??? Why should we or even they call themselves Democrats?

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)

5. I absolutely agree. Gutless and shameful in the extreme!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 04:45 PM

Mar 2014

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

7. You see the filibuster protects them from this embarrassment. Without it they

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 05:13 PM

Mar 2014

have to vote the way their sponsors want. With the filbuster, they didnt have to worry.

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