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A Phrase Our Media Will Suddenly Forget
Eschaton — "Up or down vote."

John Kyl's Profound Respect for Tradition
Lawyers, Guns and Money — ... John Kyl, this week: "Kyl said if Obama goes with empathetic judges who do not base their decisions on the rule of law and legal precedents but instead the factors in each case, he would try to block those picks via filibuster. [What does this even mean? How can judges apply law and precedent without considering particular facts of the case?--ed.]" ...

The Filibuster And The Supreme Court
TalkLeft — ... I was exchanging e-mails with Ed Whelan the other day (yes NRO's Ed Whelan) and I told him him that I would certainly defend the GOP Senate caucus' right to filibuster judges even though I would likely disagree with their criteria for doing so. Ed responded that he would criticize such GOP tactics. I'll do my part here. Via Steve Benen, ...

According To Arizona's Other Right WIng Nut, Jon Kyl, Obama Gets No Honeymoon
DownWithTyranny! — ... Steve Benen at the Washington Weekly keeps a careful eye on Federalist Society extremists and he noted today that Jon Kyl, the Senate minority whip under Mitch McConnell, is already ignoring President-elect Obama's plea for going beyond narrow partisanship to solve the country's problems together. Kyl, one of the most mean-spirited ideological and vicious gut fighters in Congress, is already threatening to obstruct Obama's campaign promise to move the Supreme Court back towards the political mainstream and away from the far right extremism Kyl and the Federalist Society ...

Links for 2008-11-08 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... You think? Gays, blacks divided on Proposition 8 - Los Angeles Times For Trebor Healey, a 46-year-old gay man from Glendora, Tuesday's election was bittersweet. He was thrilled that the nation elected its first African American president. But he was disappointed that black voters, traditionally among the most reliably liberal in the state, voted overwhelmingly to ban same-sex marriage. +++++++++ Obama helped Proposition 8 pass. Go figure..... AN ADVANCE LOOK AT THE REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION - The Washington Monthly Jon Kyl, the ...

links for 2008-11-09
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Moments In GOP Hypocrisy: On Yer Marks, Git Set…Snow!
Firedoglake — ... I look forward to hearing that frequently uttered in the years to come under President Obama. Not by me -- I'll stick with the constitution, thanks. But by the GOP which clearly considers individual liberty and the rule of law to be useless wastes of time. Except when they don't. Suddenly, ideologically-driven federal judges are a horrible prospect. Future budgets are an opportunity for huge tussles. And any deviation from perfection is awaited with all the caterwauling the Right-wing ...

Rep. Jon Kyl vows to filibuster Obama's possible Supreme Court nominees
Crooks and Liars — ... " Kyl shot off his mouth the other day to the Federalist Society and threatened to block Supreme Court nominees of Barack Obama only a few days after the election. ...

Let's Get Ready to Rumble
Shakesville — ... As far back as November, literally just a few days after the election, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl (R) the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, threatened to filibuster any of Obama's Supreme Court nominees he considered insufficiently conservative. That was 11 weeks before Obama was even inaugurated. ...

5/1: Souter Goes Home
Blogometer — ... 's Steve Benen thinks the GOP will throw a "temper tantrum" no matter who Obama nominates: "As far back as November, literally just a few days after the election, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl (R), the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, threatened to filibuster any of Obama's Supreme Court nominees he considered insufficiently conservative. That was 11 weeks before Obama was even inaugurated . With this in mind, and given the GOP freak-out over uncontroversial cabinet nominees like [HHS Sec.] Kathleen Sebelius , a severe Republican temper tantrum is likely, no matter who ...