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Inhofe: 'I will filibuster David Hamilton'
Political Animal —
... ruled in a 2005 case called Hinrichs v. Bosmah that the Indiana House of Representatives could begin its sessions with invocations, but not allow explicit state-sponsored sectarian prayers that "proselytize or advance any one faith." Hamilton, in other words, honored Supreme Court precedent from Marsh v. Chambers , and issued a ruling consistent with the establishment clause. Inhofe, blasting the ruling yesterday on the Senate floor, got most of the key details of the case completely wrong -- way to do your homework, James -- and said he not only opposes the nomination, ...
James Inhofe Challenges Judicial Nominee Fearing He is Secret Muslim
Firedoglake —
Senator James Inhofe, the other batshit crazy, searingly stupid Senator from Oklahoma, took time out from his daily, fact-deprived denials of global warming to declare that he plans on filibustering the nomination of Judge David Hamilton of Indiana to the Seventh Circuit because . . . wait for it . . . he thinks Hamilton is an undercover Muslim.
Inhofe's San Andreas-sized faulty logic, via the blog Overruled: ...
Inhofe Will Filibuster Judicial Nominee For Ruling Against Sectarian Prayers In Indiana Legislature
Think Progress —
... Yesterday on the Senate floor, Sen. James Inhofe announced that he intended to filibuster Obama's nomination of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Inhofe's announcement comes nearly three weeks after the Republican membership of the Senate Judiciary Committee boycotted Hamilton's hearing claiming that "they had ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
MediaBloodhound: Mark Danner schools David Gergen on CIA torture
Overruled: Wingers Gone Wild! Internecine warfare breaking out
Suicide Girls: Medieval Tea Party
Connecting.the.Dots: Unbundling Health Care Derivatives
Our Rants & Raves!: It's Time to be Serious About Climate Change (h/t Papamoka Straight Talk)
Street Prophets: Wankers of the Day
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Inhofe: I Made Up My Mind To Vote Against Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Nomination 11 Years Ago
Think Progress —
... of Judge David Hamilton to a federal appeals court because Hamilton allegedly once forbade the Indiana legislature from opening its sessions with Christian prayer, but endorsed the use of Islamic prayer. In reality, Hamilton held that any non-sectarian prayer would be acceptable, and that such a prayer could be offered in a foreign language such as Arabic. ...
