Would Roberts and Alito have been confirmed if they would have .....

yourout

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Tue May-08-07 10:21 PM
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Would Roberts and Alito have been confirmed if they would have .....

faced the current Senate.

I would hope not but I really don't know.

What does everyone else think?

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aquart

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Tue May-08-07 10:22 PM
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1. What is frightening is Bush still would have nominated them.

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Demeter

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Tue May-08-07 10:22 PM
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2. Not Enough Democrats To Prevent It Yet

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karynnj

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Wed May-09-07 07:48 AM
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8. Yes there are - you only need 41 to filibuster a nomination

Also, it is likely that Alito might not have been voted out of the Judiciary committee.

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Demeter

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Wed May-09-07 10:59 AM
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9. But Not Enough WILLING To Filibuster

Just as there aren't enough WILLING to start impeachment. What it would take to get these lumps up to do their Constitutional duty, I don't know.

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Wed May-09-07 12:28 PM
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11. Uhm, yes, there are.

Now that we have the majority, only one person is needed - Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Leahy of Vermont.

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yourout

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Tue May-08-07 10:25 PM
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3. I would hope a pocket filibuster would have been used on Alito.

Just do not let him out of committee.

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eyesroll

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Tue May-08-07 10:27 PM
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4. Roberts, yes: The Democrats were split evenly, but the Republicans all voted for him.

Same thing would have happened in this Congress, so the vote would have been tighter but still decisive enough.

Alito, maybe not. The committee vote was straight party line -- then, however, Republicans controlled. Now that Democrats control, the nomination may never have even gotten out of committee.

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RufusTFirefly

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Tue May-08-07 10:32 PM
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5. Yes. Some surprising Dems voted for Roberts

Including one of my favorite Senators, Russ Feingold.
I was disappointed, but one bad vote is not enough to make me abandon him.

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AX10

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Tue May-08-07 10:46 PM
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6. Roberts: Yes. Alito: No.

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sandnsea

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Tue May-08-07 11:12 PM
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7. If they hadn't lied to the Senate?

No. But they did. And nobody cares.

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Wed May-09-07 12:25 PM
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10. They wouldn't have even been nominated.

At least not if someone rational ran the White House (which is clearly not the case.) No, they'd not be confirmed. Their nominations would not even make it to a vote.

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