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fortdixlover Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:33 pm Post subject: Sen. John Kerry is upset about Democrats' filibusters! |
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Passing this along from RightMarch.com:
From: rm@sicm.lyris.net
Subject: [RightMarch] Watch ''Justice Sunday'' Broadcast This Week
ALERT: Sen. John Kerry is upset about the Senate Democrats' filibuster of President Bush's conservative judicial nominees.
He's not upset about the fact that the judicial filibuster is unconstitutional. He's not upset about the fact that a minority is blocking a simple "up-or-down," "yes-or-no" vote on these nominees. He's not upset that these liberal Democrats are stopping the United States Senate from fulfilling its constitutional duty to "advise and consent" on judicial nominees.
NO... he's upset that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is speaking out AGAINST the filibusters, at a Christian conference on the all-important issue of reining in our out-of-control courts. Sen. Frist, along with other conservative speakers, will be speaking out against the current judicial war on faith in America, such as the blatant bigotry against judicial nominees that hold strong religious convictions.
Well too bad, Senator Kerry. The fact is, the Religious Test Clause that appears at the conclusion of the Oath Clause in Article VI of the Constitution is very clear: "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any office or public Trust under the United States."
But because the left-wing Democrats in the Senate are so opposed to the appointment of judges who would make judgments BASED on the law, instead of MAKING law from the bench, they are stopping at NOTHING to block the conservative nominees -- including applying a Religious Test to several of those nominees. Senate Democrats have now decided that the privilege of serving on the federal bench will be denied to openly pro-life Catholics, which is to say faithful Catholics.
But isn't Sen. Kerry Catholic? Yes, BUT, as conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt writes, "It is both laughable and pathetic for Senators like Leahy, Tom Daschle, and Richard Durbin to protest their innocence on the charge of anti-Catholicism with the argument that they are Catholics and thus cannot be anti-Catholic. This is a variation on the 'some of my best friends are Jewish' refrain, and would not for a moment be admitted as a serious response in any other civil rights debate involving any other minority. The fact of discrimination is not in the motive of the offender but the effect upon the offended. Labels have nothing at all to do with the reality of bigotry."
TAKE ACTION: In announcing this important conference, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council stated, "Join FRC Action and churches from across the country on Sunday, April 24, as we host a live simulcast to engage values voters in the all-important issue of reining in our out-of-control courts and putting a halt to the use of filibusters against people of faith. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee is committed to returning constitutional order to the Senate by requiring an up-or-down vote on these nominees. To do this, he urgently needs the help of every values voter. Without doubt, this will be the most important vote cast in the United States Senate in this term. If this effort fails, the best we can hope for are likely to be mediocre judges who meet the approval of Ted Kennedy, Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton. We must stop this unprecedented filibuster of people of faith. The simulcast will originate from Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Participants joining me include Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Al Mohler, and Chuck Colson."
The simulcast can be viewed in three ways:
1. WATCH VIA LIVE WEBCAST
Click this link for more information on how to participate via webcast:
http://www.lightonthehill.tv/justice.html
2. WATCH THE LIVE SIMULCAST VIA SKYANGEL (no charge for SkyAngel subscribers)
Angel 2 - Channel 9702 Sunday APRIL 24, 2005, 7PM-8:30PM EST
If you already subscribe to SkyAngel then you are all set.
If you have Dish Network equipment, you can subscribe to one month of SkyAngel programming and watch this along with other SkyAngel programming for the month. Cost: $11.99 (Dish Network equipment not included)
Call 1-888/759-2643 (SkyAngel) to sign up or get more info or visit SkyAngel's website: http://www.skyangel.com/
3. ATTEND A LOCAL CHURCH DURING THE SIMULCAST
Churches across the nation have registered to host this simulcast. To find a host church in your area please click the link below:
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?c=JS_SIMULCAST
NOTE: You can still send BLAST FAXES to EVERY SINGLE U.S. SENATOR, demanding that they STOP the unconstitutional judicial filibusters! Just go to < href="https://secure.cartlight.com/merchant/confirm/?afid=rmemail">https://secure.cartlight.com/merchant/confirm/?afid=rmemail to send YOUR faxes now!
Be sure to send this Alert to EVERYONE you know who wants to help FIGHT BACK against the Senate Democrats' unconstitutional antics. Thank you!
Sincerely,
William Greene, President
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kate Admin
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Kerry's upset about the filibuster? He and some of his cronies are gonna have to choke on their own words....
NationalReview
April 21, 2005, 12:18 p.m.
Filibuster Rules: Then & Now
In 1995, 19 Democrats voted to eliminate all filibusters.
by Sean Rushton
Quote: | Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D., Conn.) on Wednesday held a press conference to criticize Republican efforts to restore Senate tradition to the judicial confirmation process. But another proposal regarding Senate rules somehow escaped his ire, and has received scant attention despite the New York Times editorial board’s recently saying it would go “even further than the ‘nuclear option’ in eliminating the power of the filibuster.”
That proposal would amend Senate rules to end all filibusters, not just those against judicial nominees. The proposal’s sponsor said that “the filibuster rules are unconstitutional” and was quoted as saying “the filibuster is nothing short of legislative piracy.” He announced his intent to end all filibusters with an unambiguous statement: “We cannot allow the filibuster to bring Congress to a grinding halt. So today I start a drive to do away with a dinosaur — the filibuster rule.”
Despite its support by several senior senators, you haven’t heard about this proposal in the MoveOn.org ads blasting Senate Republicans. And you probably haven’t heard about it from Senate Democrats who now give their full-throated support to filibusters against President Bush’s nominees. Why? Because the proposal wasn’t offered by Republicans; it was introduced in 1995 by senior Democrats, including Sens. Lieberman and Tom Harkin (D., Iowa). When it came to a vote, 19 Democrats, including leading blue-state senators such as Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, supported the measure.
Unlike the attempts by Democrats to end all filibusters, the effort by Senate Republicans is limited to the judicial confirmation process. As Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday: “If I must act to bring fairness back to the judicial nomination process, I will not act in any way to impact the rights of colleagues when it comes to legislation.”
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fortdixlover Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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kate wrote: | Kerry's upset about the filibuster? He and some of his cronies are gonna have to choke on their own words....
NationalReview
April 21, 2005, 12:18 p.m.
Filibuster Rules: Then & Now
In 1995, 19 Democrats voted to eliminate all filibusters.
by Sean Rushton
Quote: | Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D., Conn.) on Wednesday held a press conference to criticize Republican efforts to restore Senate tradition to the judicial confirmation process. But another proposal regarding Senate rules somehow escaped his ire, and has received scant attention despite the New York Times editorial board’s recently saying it would go “even further than the ‘nuclear option’ in eliminating the power of the filibuster.”
That proposal would amend Senate rules to end all filibusters, not just those against judicial nominees. The proposal’s sponsor said that “the filibuster rules are unconstitutional” and was quoted as saying “the filibuster is nothing short of legislative piracy.” He announced his intent to end all filibusters with an unambiguous statement: “We cannot allow the filibuster to bring Congress to a grinding halt. So today I start a drive to do away with a dinosaur — the filibuster rule.”
Despite its support by several senior senators, you haven’t heard about this proposal in the MoveOn.org ads blasting Senate Republicans. And you probably haven’t heard about it from Senate Democrats who now give their full-throated support to filibusters against President Bush’s nominees. Why? Because the proposal wasn’t offered by Republicans; it was introduced in 1995 by senior Democrats, including Sens. Lieberman and Tom Harkin (D., Iowa). When it came to a vote, 19 Democrats, including leading blue-state senators such as Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, supported the measure.
Unlike the attempts by Democrats to end all filibusters, the effort by Senate Republicans is limited to the judicial confirmation process. As Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday: “If I must act to bring fairness back to the judicial nomination process, I will not act in any way to impact the rights of colleagues when it comes to legislation.”
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what absolute phonies! |
Seem like people like Kerry will NEVER learn the unmitigated havoc that the World Library Computer (a.k.a Internet , search engines and servers) has wrought upon their abilities to be hypocrites and liars.
-- FDL _________________ "Millions For Defense, Not One Cent For Tribute" - Thomas Jefferson on paying ransom to Muslim corsairs (pirates). |
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Snipe Senior Chief Petty Officer
Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 574 Location: Peoria, Illinois
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone remember that protest group from Al Capp's comic strip
Li'l Abner? The Students Wildly Indignent (About) Nearly Everything?
For the new century, we should amend the group to: Senators Wildly
Indignent (About) Nearly Everything. S.W.I.N.E. for short.
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PhantomSgt Vice Admiral
Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 972 Location: GUAM, USA
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhhhh Johnny Kerry the frustrated candidate, still looking for an issue to wrap his arms around and call his own.
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