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(Senator) Kyl issues warning to Obama on Supreme Court appointments
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... justices take a liberal view on cases related to social, law and order and business issues, Kyl said. He believes in justices that have empathy, said Kyl, speaking at a Federalist Society meeting in Phoenix. The attorneys group promotes conservative legal principles. 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. Read more: http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/othercities/ph...
An advance look at the Republican opposition
Political Animal —
AN ADVANCE LOOK AT THE REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.... It's only been a couple of days since Barack Obama was declared the president-elect, but it's hard not to notice that congressional Republicans are already striking a confrontational pose. Take these ridiculous comments from Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl (R). Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal. Kyl, Arizona's junior senator, expects Obama to appoint judges in the mold of U.S Supreme ...
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, GOP Senator Jon Kyl says: Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal. . . ...
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos —
... Senator Jon Kyl is already making threats about blocking possible Supreme Court nominees from President (elect) Obama. Threatening to block phantom names from vacancies that are not available. Looks like the Republicans are set on continuing extreme partisanship as we move into the new administration. ...
GOP Senators Already Planning to Filibuster Justice and Fight Obama Court Picks -- How Typical
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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Meg White In an about-face on procedural policy in Congress, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) recently promised to aggressively filibuster judicial candidates proposed by President-elect Barack Obama. "I will lead a filibuster if the nominee is the kind of radical leftist who decides cases based on empathy rather than the Constitution or the law. And if that's what [Obama] intends to do, then I'll try to get my colleagues to join in that as well," Kyl said in a speech at a Federalist Society meeting last week. But that's not what he was saying when his man ...
Introducing: HackWatch!
Hit & Run —
... willing to give up that tool. It was never a power we thought we had in the past, and it is not one likely to be used in the future. I know some insist that we will someday want to block Democrat judges by filibuster. But I know my colleagues. I have heard them speak passionately, publicly and privately, about the injustice done to filibustered nominees. I think it highly unlikely that they will shift their views simply because the political worm has turned. Here's John Kyl's warning to President-Elect Obama last month: Jon Kyl, the ...
HackWatch: Our First Installment!
The Agitator —
... I’m willing to give up that tool. It was never a power we thought we had in the past, and it is not one likely to be used in the future. I know some insist that we will someday want to block Democrat judges by filibuster. But I know my colleagues. I have heard them speak passionately, publicly and privately, about the injustice done to filibustered nominees. I think it highly unlikely that they will shift their views simply because the political worm has turned.
Here’s John Kyl’s warning to President-Elect Obama last month:
Jon ...
To filibuster or not to filibuster
Politico Live's Blogs —
... if true, I’m willing to give up that tool. It was never a power we thought we had in the past, and it is not one likely to be used in the future. I know some insist that we will someday want to block Democrat judges by filibuster. But I know my colleagues. I have heard them speak passionately, publicly and privately, about the injustice done to filibustered nominees. I think it highly unlikely that they will shift their views simply because the political worm has turned.
After (11/7/08):
Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned ...
