Reid defends Dems' fight over judges (radio address)

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Saturday that the fight over President Bush's judicial nominees is really a battle between Democrats who believe in checks and balances and Republicans who want everything their way.
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"When it comes down to it, stripping away these important checks and balances is about the arrogance of those in power who want to rewrite the rules so that they can get their way," Reid, D-Nev., said in his party's weekly radio address.
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Without the judicial filibuster, "the U.S. Senate becomes merely a rubber stamp for the president," Reid said. "It would mean that one political party -- be it Republicans today or Democrats tomorrow -- gets to have all the say over our nation's highest courts."

Reid also targeted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in his remarks. While not identifying him by name, Reid said there was a "Republican leader threatening judges who protect our rights and corrupting our government by running roughshod over the ethics committee to protect himself."
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"Our children know that you can't change the rules just to get your way," Reid said. "I think it's time that Washington Republicans remembered those truths."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/04/09/reid_defends_dems_fight_over_judges/

[Catch22Dem]

1. NICE!

Those are some great quotes!

[illflem]

2. If the filibuster passes

it will just come back and bite the repukes in the ass when the demos gain control again in '06

[rodeodance]

4. but in the meantime-we will have lifetime fundie judges!

[BOSSHOG]

3. Thank You Senator Reid, however

when you refer to "our children" you are not referring to children of christian conservatives who support george bush. Those people do not want republicans to have to play by the rules. Christian conservatives in this country have proven that point for at least five years now. They should be the ones to hold delay etc accountable for their actions, not Senator Reid. And their children will grow up to be constitution hating bastards just like their parents.

[Moderator]

5. kick to combine

[ckramer]

6. Key Democrat Assails GOP's Threats to Filibuster

A historic confrontation over the federal courts and the rights of legislative minorities continued to escalate Saturday, as a key Democrat sharpened his criticism of Republican threats to eliminate the filibuster for judicial nominations.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada charged that barring the use of the filibuster against court nominees would reduce the Senate to "a rubber stamp for the president."

"When it comes down to it, stripping away these important checks and balances is about the arrogance of those in power who want to rewrite the rules so that they can get their way," Reid said in the weekly Democratic radio address.

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