RawStory:Dem Advisers “The myopia among too many Senate Dems is stunning"

[kpete]

Democrats break silence on Alito: Filibuster unlikely, frustration high
RAW STORY
Published: January 25, 2006


Senate Democrats are buckling down for the final battle on conservative Bush Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, and senior aides say they will be unable to stop his final confirmation to the court.

Advisers to Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee express a palpable frustration at being unable to stop the man who most believe will significantly shift the nation’s highest court to the right. In conversations over the last week, aides in various Senate offices have privately told RAW STORY of their consternation with how the Alito confirmation process has played out.

“The myopia among too many Senate Democrats is stunning,” the aide said. “They can’t see this is the fight for the future of the Supreme Court. Three years from now if Justice Alito has rolled back the right to choose, Democrats should want to be remembered for fighting tooth and nail to stop this guy.”

“This is a fight for history, you can’t just take the issue off the table,” the aide continued. “Does the country understand what’s at stake right now? Probably not. But they will when Alito does damage to our Constitution, and if we don’t fight now, voters will say a pox on both our houses.”

One aide said part of the problem is that Democratic senators haven’t felt a groundswell of opposition from constituents. Polls show that Alito’s nomination is supported by most Americans.

“People aren’t engaged in this fight,” one senior aide said. “The reality is this isn’t something that American people are calling in droves about. We’re getting more calls in on NSA spying than we are on Alito.”



http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Democratic_aides_admit_Alito_filibuster_long_0125.html

[mmonk]

1. Too bad they think this way.

[leftchick]

2. let me guess

DLC democrats? :grr:

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[in_cog_ni_to]

4. Excuse me?

the problem is that Democratic senators haven’t felt a groundswell of opposition from constituents:grr:


Uh, have to call bullshit on that statement.

[K-W]

8. And they can rationalize it with a meaningless poll. EOM

[Mojambo]

5. Still keeping their powder dry I see

Who the fuck cares about whether the powder is dry when you've forgotten how to fire your damn gun.

I've had it with these people.

[Dr.Phool]

10. Repukes are smiling, as they shove their powder up their asses

And start lighting the fuse.:nuke:

[Coexist]

6. So, its not about doing what is right for America, in your gut,

it is about how it polls?

Hmmm...

I have been calling and faxing for the past week or so. Whomever here hasn't - get off your asses.

[Marnieworld]

7. The NSA spying scandal IS about Alito

The debate over executive powers is at the heart of the debate of Alito. A court that agrees with Bush being above the law is one that will allow the spying. I would be more incensed if Reid's statement and all of the other Dems on the committee didn't make it clear that they get this.

Alito is about so much more than abortion rights. It's about whether we have a gov't of three co-equal branches or if we have a king.

[OneBlueSky]

9. this is about more that shifting the Court to the right . . .

it's about dismantling the America we know and the individual protections that the Founding Fathers fought to include in the Constitution . . . with Alito on the Court, we can kiss the Bill of Rights goodbye . . .

[sandnsea]

11. LBN - Hillary and Bush Eavesdropping

Isn't it intersting that this Hillary eavesdropping story comes out right after the Raw Story piece. Hillary is the filibuster problem, I'd bet my life on it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2065183&mesg_id=2065183

[Village Idiot]

12. WTF? What kind of reasoning is THIS???

2006:

“People aren’t engaged in this fight,” one senior aide said. “The reality is this isn’t something that American people are calling in droves about. We’re getting more calls in on NSA spying than we are on Alito.”


and in 1938:

“People aren’t engaged in this fight,” one Obergruppenfuhrer said. “The reality is this isn’t something that German people are calling in droves about. We’re getting more calls in on Stasi and Gestapo spying than we are on Roland Freisler.”


idiotsIDIOTSidiots!!!!

[kpete]

13. Thanks Village Idiot

The more things change, the more they stay the same

I am about ready to give up...