Democratic Filibuster of Roberts Unlikely

[quaoar]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/0...

By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
(07-20) 15:33 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

The possibility of a Democratic filibuster against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts in the Republican-controlled Senate seemed to all but disappear Wednesday.

One influential Democrat said Roberts was "in the ballpark" of being a nonconfrontational selection. A Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on Roberts' nomination, said she did not think the appeals court judge was "filibuster-able."

At the same time, a conservative group purchased TV ad time in support of Roberts. Abortion rights groups staged protests against Roberts at the Supreme Court and Capitol.

On Capitol Hill, Republicans moved to schedule Roberts' hearings and vote in a one-month period after Labor Day. "It's possible to start the hearings in August, but I think September is a preferable time," said GOP Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the Judiciary Committee chairman.

[liveoaktx]

1. Given that there's only ONE WOMAN on the Senate Judiciary Committee

and that person is Diane F, seems like she needs some pressure put on her not to fold.

[wli]

3. pressure? she's an AEI mole

Her hubby's even openly neocon.

[TahitiNut]

4. But they didn't "identify" HER! (shiteatingpresstitutes!)

[bjaques]

6. Time for Diane to go

Ditto on the comments. Its why I nominated Diane for the Pink Brick that San Francisco Pride gives out to people who dis-service to the community. < see http://www.sfpride.org > Diane is really a republican in drag.

Roberts argued repealing Roe v Wade in the supreme court when he served as solicitor under the first bush and he is clearly clearly going to start removing rights with abortion being number 1. Diane for gods sake stand up for our rights or get out of the senate

Fienstein will be 73 years of age in 2006. It would be best of her not to run again. I wish some decent real democrat would step forward.

[Patty Diana]

8. SHE ALREADY ROLLED OVER FOR SHRUB!!!! SEE POST 7

[TahitiNut]

2. "One influential Democrat" ... "she" ...

DiFi strikes again. (((whore!!)))

[bluestateguy]

5. I do hope prospective Democratic presidential contenders are paying attent

Hillary Clinton, Evan Bayh, Russ Feingold, that means you!

You folks wouldn't want your faces morphed into Judge Roberts in an add to air on WMUR in New Hampshire?

[Patty Diana]

7. Here's an earlier link on this item__feinstein endorses roberts

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... Can anyone see anyway out of this hellhole we're in?????

[DELUSIONAL]

9. and REID is a useless SACK OF SHIT

he is not working for the democratic party -- when are you guys going to realize this??

He is a big fat phony -- he is a DINO DINO DINO DINO DINO DINO DINO

[VegasWolf]

10. Spine transplant surgery failed. nt

[Robbins]

11. Roberts

He Is anti Abortion,anti Environmental rights,anti civil rights. If he doesn't deserve to be filler busted who does? And If they pull the
nuclear option then shut down the Senate,and campaign on this. And
Hilary,Biden,Bayh,Russ Feingold,John Kerry need our support to get the
Democratic nomination. And supporting a Justice who will vote to overturn RoevWade will cost me vote. Didn't we learn anything with
Thomas?

[VegasWolf]

12. We democrats don't want to rock the evangelical nut job boat. nt