http://www.jtmitchum.com/blog/2005/04/26/the-col-custer-filibuster/ Practicing mental indigestion daily Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.jtmitchum.com/blog/2005/04/26/the-col-custer-filibuster/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Bob Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:39:29 +0000 http://family.ncambium.com/jt/?p=15#comment-5 I have been watching this process or issue ever since Bush has been President and he began to submit his nominees. It is my observation that it is only the appelate Judge nominees the Democrat Senators are blocking. Oddly enough, some of the nominees for the lower courts were not so strongly opposed even when those had the same bent as the nominees for the higher courts who are being blocked. Putting the filibuster and nuke option aside, The President may be trying to stack the court but at least he is consistant. Of course political parties have agenda's. Usually it is with the peoples best interest in mind. What I see happening is politically motivated and not true justified objections. I don't think the filibuster should be eliminated. I think it should be restored as its original requirements and definition were set. In Mr. Smith goes to Washington, a filibuster was respected because it was so tough to accomplish. It is too soft and too easy now, thus it is abused in a frivolous way. The democrats would make better use of their time working on the colleagues in the Senate to vote against the nominee on the floor in an up or down vote. After interviewing the nominee in committee, if they don't like him, "advise" the Senate to vote him or her down and save the use of the filibuster for legitimate objections regarding policy on the floor of the Senate, not in committees. It is reasonable to expect the minority party to do what they can to nurture their philosophy or agenda as best they can. But they must use reason and common sense to appeal to the sympathy of the electorate and earn their support. And they must clearly articulate their position and offer, with logic, their solutions and actions they would take. Then sell it to the electorate. That is how the Republicans did it in the early 90's. I believe the Democrats are squandering any political legitimacy they may have remaining. No one knows what they stand for. We all know what they stand against. That alone will continue to make them look like bad losers. That's my view. I have been watching this process or issue ever since Bush has been President and he began to submit his nominees. It is my observation that it is only the appelate Judge nominees the Democrat Senators are blocking. Oddly enough, some of the nominees for the lower courts were not so strongly opposed even when those had the same bent as the nominees for the higher courts who are being blocked. Putting the filibuster and nuke option aside, The President may be trying to stack the court but at least he is consistant. Of course political parties have agenda’s. Usually it is with the peoples best interest in mind. What I see happening is politically motivated and not true justified objections.
I don’t think the filibuster should be eliminated. I think it should be restored as its original requirements and definition were set. In Mr. Smith goes to Washington, a filibuster was respected because it was so tough to accomplish. It is too soft and too easy now, thus it is abused in a frivolous way. The democrats would make better use of their time working on the colleagues in the Senate to vote against the nominee on the floor in an up or down vote. After interviewing the nominee in committee, if they don’t like him, “advise” the Senate to vote him or her down and save the use of the filibuster for legitimate objections regarding policy on the floor of the Senate, not in committees. It is reasonable to expect the minority party to do what they can to nurture their philosophy or agenda as best they can. But they must use reason and common sense to appeal to the sympathy of the electorate and earn their support. And they must clearly articulate their position and offer, with logic, their solutions and actions they would take. Then sell it to the electorate.
That is how the Republicans did it in the early 90′s.
I believe the Democrats are squandering any political legitimacy they may have remaining. No one knows what they stand for. We all know what they stand against. That alone will continue to make them look like bad losers.
That’s my view.

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