Harry Reid's grab for power

[JD Barleycorn]

Rules put in place by Thomas Jefferson are not good enough for Harry Reid. Falsely claiming that the GOP is blocking all the judicial nominations of Obama Reid announces the nuclear option. A simple majority vote is all that is needed to confirm and advise as written in the Constitution. Gone is the supermajority, gone is the impetus to force ANY president to make mainstream nominations, and gone is the design to slow down the march of government. This grab is an affront to any real American who understands what the Constitution stands for. Reid just wants to win at any cost and change our judiciary with a bunch of radical liberal hacks. The rule of law is out the window when the majority can change the rules to suit them. The explanation given to every boy and girl in junior high about the importance of constitutional protections; if you had ten people on an island, seven men and three women, the majority could decide on any given day what they could do to the minority. We have consitutional protections that protect the rights of the minority. Harry Reid just shit on those protections.

[Whirlaway]

Raw power grab........very dangerous.......

Make no mistake; this was done with the consent of Obama..........

[CJ7]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Rules put in place by Thomas Jefferson are not good enough for Harry Reid. Falsely claiming that the GOP is blocking all the judicial nominations of Obama Reid announces the nuclear option. A simple majority vote is all that is needed to confirm and advise as written in the Constitution. Gone is the supermajority, gone is the impetus to force ANY president to make mainstream nominations, and gone is the design to slow down the march of government. This grab is an affront to any real American who understands what the Constitution stands for. Reid just wants to win at any cost and change our judiciary with a bunch of radical liberal hacks. The rule of law is out the window when the majority can change the rules to suit them. The explanation given to every boy and girl in junior high about the importance of constitutional protections; if you had ten people on an island, seven men and three women, the majority could decide on any given day what they could do to the minority. We have consitutional protections that protect the rights of the minority. Harry Reid just shit on those protections.

so name the judicial nominations that the right hasn't blocked since 2010..

[CJ7]

only 23 district court nominees have been filibustered in the entire history of this country. Twenty of them were nominated by President Obama. With one out of every 10 federal judgeships vacant, millions of Americans who rely on courts that are overworked and understaffed are being denied the justice they rightly deserve. More than half the nation’s population lives in a part of the country that’s been declared a “judicial emergency.”


Reid eh?

[Jackie S]

Of course, when the political tide shifts and the Republicans have the majority, the Democrats will be screaming to high heaven to revert back to the old rules.

What goes around, comes around.

[Guest032516]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Rules put in place by Thomas Jefferson are not good enough for Harry Reid. Falsely claiming that the GOP is blocking all the judicial nominations of Obama Reid announces the nuclear option. A simple majority vote is all that is needed to confirm and advise as written in the Constitution. Gone is the supermajority, gone is the impetus to force ANY president to make mainstream nominations, and gone is the design to slow down the march of government. This grab is an affront to any real American who understands what the Constitution stands for. Reid just wants to win at any cost and change our judiciary with a bunch of radical liberal hacks. The rule of law is out the window when the majority can change the rules to suit them. The explanation given to every boy and girl in junior high about the importance of constitutional protections; if you had ten people on an island, seven men and three women, the majority could decide on any given day what they could do to the minority. We have consitutional protections that protect the rights of the minority. Harry Reid just shit on those protections.

The 60% super-majority isn't a constitutional protection and is not, in fact, even mentioned in the Constitution.

The 60% super majority is only a Senate rule. And the Senate can changes its rules - which it just did.

[IIFFOFRDB]

Reid's a lying Ozombie cock sucker.




Here is another lying Ozombie cock sucker.

[Old-T]

The best lies are disguised in an abundance of truth. Your post is a great example.

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Falsely claiming that the GOP is blocking all the judicial nominations of Obama Reid

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

So just how many are they blocking? What is the historical norm, and where are they fitting in on this? Now I assume you will reply that the nominees are decidedly worse than the historical population of nominees, but there is little data to support that (nor, I doubt, is there data to show they are statistically better either). What HAS changed are the political tactics. Traditionally a nominee for a position—not necessarily judges—was filibustered only if the minority party felt the individual was seriously unfit. Now it is done because they disagree with their politics, or just to further break the government. So why don’t you support your use of the word “Falsely”.

announces the nuclear option. A simple majority vote is all that is needed to confirm and advise as written in the Constitution. Gone is the supermajority, gone is the impetus to force ANY president to make mainstream nominations, and gone is the design to slow down the march of government.

Again, what evidence do you have to present that these nominations are not in the reasonable bounds of “mainstream”? Was justice Thomas “mainstream”? I suspect YOUR definition of “mainstream” is not exactly a mainstream definition. And personally, having read the constitution a number of times I missed the part that said the processes of the Senate should be selected so as to “slow down the march of government”. Where is that part?

This grab is an affront to any real American who understands what the Constitution stands for. Reid just wants to win at any cost and change our judiciary with a bunch of radical liberal hacks.

And here we slip in the REAL lie disguised as truth. Yes, Reid does want to win at all costs and change the judiciary with a bunch of liberals. Just as the Bush/Cheney/Rove eight year reign wanted to win at all costs and change the judiciary with a bunch of conservatives. The reps object strenuously now. The dems objected then. So your trying to paint this as a break with 239 yrs of historical precedence is complete BS. It goes back at least as far as Andrew Jackson. At least neither Bush-2 nor Obama have threatened to challenge their opponents to a duel as Andy J is supposed to have done.

Originally Posted by Jackie S

Of course, when the political tide shifts and the Republicans have the majority, the Democrats will be screaming to high heaven to revert back to the old rules.
What goes around, comes around.

Sad but true. The wackos are in control of both parties now, and instead of compromise they seem to only think about revenge.

[CJ7]

So just how many are they blocking? What is the historical norm, and where are they fitting in on this? Now I assume you will reply that the nominees are decidedly worse than the historical population of nominees, but there is little data to support that (nor, I doubt, is there data to show they are statistically better either). What HAS changed are the political tactics. Traditionally a nominee for a position—not necessarily judges—was filibustered only if the minority party felt the individual was seriously unfit. Now it is done because they disagree with their politics, or just to further break the government. So why don’t you support your use of the word “Falsely

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[i'va biggen]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Rules put in place by Thomas Jefferson are not good enough for Harry Reid. Falsely claiming that the GOP is blocking all the judicial nominations of Obama Reid announces the nuclear option. A simple majority vote is all that is needed to confirm and advise as written in the Constitution. Gone is the supermajority, gone is the impetus to force ANY president to make mainstream nominations, and gone is the design to slow down the march of government. This grab is an affront to any real American who understands what the Constitution stands for. Reid just wants to win at any cost and change our judiciary with a bunch of radical liberal hacks. The rule of law is out the window when the majority can change the rules to suit them. The explanation given to every boy and girl in junior high about the importance of constitutional protections; if you had ten people on an island, seven men and three women, the majority could decide on any given day what they could do to the minority. We have consitutional protections that protect the rights of the minority. Harry Reid just shit on those protections.

If the repubs grab power you will love it STFU

[bambino]

What goes around comes around.

[Guest040616]

Originally Posted by bambino

What goes around comes around.

I see that Bamby is still trolling.

[timpage]

CJ, you are wasting your time. Nothing that has happened in the past matters anymore. The only thing that matters to the GOP is obstruction. Country be damned. Rule of law be damned.

They're turning us into Bolivia.

[Old-T]

Originally Posted by CJ7

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Yes, I know. Just wanting to poke at JD and see if can add anything productive.

[CJ7]

Originally Posted by timpage

CJ, you are wasting your time. Nothing that has happened in the past matters anymore. The only thing that matters to the GOP is obstruction. Country be damned. Rule of law be damned.

They're turning us into Bolivia.

I know ... something about providing facts, and observing the morons leave the room without replying I suppose ....