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kerrygoddess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 01:25 PM
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A Done Deal: Alito
A Done Deal: Alito
January 31st, 2006 @ 9:51 am

We tried, the valiant Democrats in the Senate tried… The Senate voted 58-42 to confirm Alito.

All but one of the Senate’s majority Republicans voted for his confirmation, while all but four of the Democrats voted against Alito.

"That is the smallest number of senators in the president’s opposing party to support a Supreme Court justice in modern history. Chief Justice John Roberts got 22 Democratic votes last year, and Justice Clarence Thomas _ who was confirmed in 1991 on a 52-48 vote _ got 11 Democratic votes."

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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 01:27 PM
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1. republican vote was strictly partisan -
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 01:28 PM
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2. "That is the smallest number of senators...
Edited on Tue Jan-31-06 01:28 PM by mcscajun
...in the president’s opposing party to support a Supreme Court justice in modern history. Chief Justice John Roberts got 22 Democratic votes last year, and Justice Clarence Thomas _ who was confirmed in 1991 on a 52-48 vote _ got 11 Democratic votes."

Whoever said that ought to be smacked upside the head for an idiot.

"What do you call someone who graduated last in his class from medical school?"
"I don't know, what?"
"Doctor."

If the vote had been 51-49, the result would still have been the same = Justice Alito.
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Skink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-31-06 01:28 PM
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3. What this country needs is a rollback of Women's rights......
They are the largest voting block in this country yet Shrubco is still in power.
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