feinstein can f'k off!

Feinstein Warns Against Alito Filibuster
WASHINGTON - A Democrat who plans to vote against Samuel Alito sided on Sunday with a Republican colleague on the Senate Judiciary Committee in cautioning against a filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee. "I do not see a likelihood of a filibuster," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. "This might be a man I disagree with, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the court."

She said she will not vote to confirm the appeals court judge, based on his conservative record. But she acknowledged that nothing emerged during last week's hearings to justify any organized action by Democrats to stall the nomination.

"If there's a filibuster of this man based on his qualifications, there would be a huge backlash in this country," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. He is one of 14 centrist senators who defused the Senate's showdown over judicial filibusters last year, saying such a tactic is justified only under extraordinary circumstances.
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The Washington Post, in an editorial Sunday, said Alito is "undeniably a conservative" but that nominees should not be opposed on ideology alone.

"To go down that road is to believe that there exists a Democratic law and a Republican law — which is repugnant to the ideal of the rule of law," the newspaper said. "While we harbor some anxiety about the direction he may push the court, we would be more alarmed at the long-term implications of denying him a seat."

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This is not simply a Democratic and Republican issue - this is an issue of confirming a man to a life-long position regardless of the fact that he has been shown to be a racist misogynist who is a toadie to bush and who will only represent the ultra-extremist faction of the right wing. This is not a man of the American people who will represent the majority view - or even established law or civil rights, as far as we know. He did not answer any real questions during his hearings and simply fell back on the repug answer of "I don't remember". If the Dems don't fight this one, then I am ready to start believing that there is literally no difference between the Dems and the repugs and that every politician is working towards our extinction. I can only hope that that is not the case!

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