Panel Dems Sit Out Vote on Bush Nominee

[DesEtoiles]

Panel Dems Sit Out Vote on Bush Nominee

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,152808,00.html

Friday, April 08, 2005

WASHINGTON — Eight Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans attended Thursday's session to vote on the appeals court nomination of Thomas Griffith (search) to the D.C. Circuit. No committee Democrats showed up.


Without a quorum, committee chairman Sen. Arlen Specter (search), R-Pa., canceled the proceedings. The committee needed 10 senators to vote on Griffith, who faced the panel in March for his nomination hearing.


"Out of deference to our colleagues who are absent here today, we will not take the time of so many other senators here who have so many other pressing items and we will terminate our session here today," Specter said in the opening minutes of the hearing.


Four of the eight missing Democrats, including Sens. Patrick Leahy (search) of Vermont and Edward Kennedy (search) of Massachusetts, are part of the congressional delegation attending the funeral of Pope John Paul II. The other four committee Democrats could have attended the session but did not. Action on the nominee was delayed until next week.

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[wicket]

1. Hahahahahaha!!!

That rules! :rofl:

[rodeodance]

5. so they have attended- te he

[Pirate Smile]

10. It looks like some of the Republican Senators weren't very happy.

"There's important business of this committee to be conducted and for those who aren't in Rome, they could have been here," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
:nopity:

[TankLV]

21. So for the dems - CATHOLICS - it was improper - but for bunkerboy & his

gang of lying, stealing, criminals, - not a Catholic in the whole bunch - it was "impressive" and "wonderful".

My ass!

[rzemanfl]

2. Here's what to do. Start having Senators on the Judiciary

committee attend the funerals of all our people killed in Iraq. That way there will never be a quorum and the Republicans won't be able to say a thing about it.

[wicket]

4. Now that's an idea I like!

Oh man, that would be awesome.

[ProgressiveConn]

6. Best Idea I've heard in a LOOONG time.

Beautiful!

[DesEtoiles]

11. Wow - great idea. Send that to Leahy, Kennedy, Boxer.

[rzemanfl]

12. Can you do it? I don't know how. n/t

[DesEtoiles]

15. for future reference...can easily contact Senators here:

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

[rzemanfl]

17. Unfortunately this idea of mine would not work. They can get a

quorum without any Dems.

[wicket]

13. We need to have a Congress Blaster!

:D

[jaysunb]

19. Wow !!

What a fantastic idea !

This will be passed along....:toast:

[Voltaire99]

22. Or just skip the votes on any pretext.

Why play ball with the corrupt Republicans? They've nothing but scorn for process.

[k j]

24. I like

the way you think.

[w4rma]

26. That idea is awesome. Uber-awesome. (nt)

[ProgressiveConn]

3. We should write our guys and tell them we support this and anything else

That has to happen to save the filibuster.

Patrick J. Leahy -VERMONT
Edward M. Kennedy - MASSACHUSETTS
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.- DELAWARE
Herbert Kohl - WISCONSIN
Dianne Feinstein - CALIFORNIA
Russell D. Feingold - WISCONSIN
Charles E. Schumer - NEW YORK
Richard J. Durbin - ILLINOIS

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7. LOL!!!!

Beautiful.

:D :D :D

[wicket]

8. Please nominate for best page guys and gals!

This story rocks!!! :D

[Dave Reynolds]

9. A preview of what happens if

the good Dr. Frist goes "nuclear"?

I really hope the shithead tries it, I'll bring the popcorn.

[foreigncorrespondent]

14. Well...

...if the repukes wanna play games, then they need to realize that things will come back to bite them in the bum hard.

[yorkiemommie1]

16. good

methinks i detect a spine developing.

[Robbien]

18. Only half the Dems are in town and the GOP wants to hold a vote?

Shame on them, the deck is already stacked in their favor but they wanted to sneak this through.

[paineinthearse]

20. Sorry to burst the bubble, but

Frist can bring (or not bring) any Senate resolution he chooses to the floor/not to the floor with our without a committee hearing.

[Toots]

25. They can not hold a vote without a quorum though no matter what.

Frist can use his nuclear option to end filibusters but if Democrats feel threatened enough all they have to do is just not show up. All business will come to a halt. they are just now demonstrating this on a small scale (in committee) after the nuclear option it will become the rule for Democrats.

[DeepModem Mom]

23. kick