Radical eLeft Pushing For Filibuster

The mainstream media are missing, or ignoring, the pressure on Senate Democrats organized by lunatic fringe, diehard Leftists ("netroots") in the blogosphere. These are folks who despise the idea of Constructionist judges who (horrors!) actually use the Constitution as the basis of their rulings. This is not just blog rhetoric, but an organized campaign of pressure on Democratic Senators.

A few snatches of the hysterical blather coming in over the ether: Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake says she was on a conference call with "Ted Kennedy and others":

Kennedy says the press have been able to convince people that the Dems are obstructionist; they have been successful in spreading the perception that Daschle was an obstructionist, and look what happened to him. This is something the Democrats have seemed to internalize. They believe that voting their conscience on this matter is "obstructionist," and they think they will pay a fearsome price back home if they are perceived thusly, so PLEASE let them know that just the opposite is true.

WE CAN STOP ALITO THIS WEEKEND
Early Thursday afternoon, we broke the news that Senator John Kerry would lead a filibuster against Judge Sam Alito if he could get 41 Senators to sustain the filibuster. Three hours later, CNN confirmed our story.

[Here comes the really funny part-Bluto]

Then the White House called its media whores at the NY Times (David Kirkpatrick), AP (Jesse Holland), Pentagon [Washington] Post (Charles Babington), CNN (Miles O'Brien), and MSNBC (Chris Matthews) and told them to trash John Kerry for daring to challenge the will of Emperor Bush, and to repeat over and over that Democrats did not have enough votes to stop Alito.

Senators are freaking out! They've all turned off their DC phones and their voicemails are full. Let's try their state offices (details coming) and get ready to start calling DC again at 9:00 a.m. on Monday! In the meantime try their local offices and fax lines using this page.

Now, personally, I'd like to see a filibuster trigger the so-called "nuclear option" - a rule change threatened by Republicans to outlaw the filibuster. Filibusters are an anti-democratic "tradition" that sidesteps the Constitution and denies the People their right to representation in Congress.

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto and Vince Aut Morire.

Posted by: Bluto at 06:58 PM | Comments (18) | Add Comment
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1 Nah, I do not want a filibuster to succeed. I'm having too much fun reading the comments at Kos's site. Just imagine what they are going to be like when the cloture vote fails? And, then, on Tuesday when Alito is confirmed. Good times, my friend. Good times.

Posted by: Mark at January 28, 2006 09:23 PM (XGQGm)

2 Why don't we call our Senators and threaten to vote them out if they vote to filibuster? It only makes things fair...

Posted by: Ariya at January 28, 2006 10:11 PM (uxW3N)

3 That's what I have been doing, Ariya. We need to do everything we can to pressure Dems not to filibuster, so call and email every Dem who represents you and yours. The more we call, the less effect the Kos Kids have.

Posted by: jesusland joe at January 28, 2006 11:14 PM (rUyw4)

4 So we see that this blog and many of the comments are simply bashing their fellow americans for being passionate about their views. If you oppose the filibuster, why not make your case instead of just calling non-like-minded americans "loons"? True patriots don't turn on their countrymen.

Posted by: JV at January 29, 2006 12:17 AM (GoN2v)

5 your a lil' late JV - about 35+ years.

Posted by: hondo at January 29, 2006 12:21 AM (3aakz)

6 Exactly, hondo, bashing their fellow Americans has been a hobby of the Left for yeah, about 35 years. Now the Left is mad that the rest of us have a venue to do something about it. That's why they want to control the internet.

Posted by: jesusland joe at January 29, 2006 08:30 AM (rUyw4)

7 Our own Senator Bill Nelson (D) is voting no. Martinez (R) is voting yes. But Martinez hasn't been all we hoped he would be in other respects. Nelson comes up for reelection in November and since I've gotten nothing but form letters in response to my letters to him which don't answer the pointed questions I've asked even remotely, I have serious reservations about him.

Posted by: Oyster at January 29, 2006 09:23 AM (YudAC)

8 Hey JV, we don't mind people being passionate about their views, as long as they don't hate our country or support terrorism. Liberals lose on both accounts.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at January 29, 2006 09:34 AM (0yYS2)

9 As to the original post, I hope they do filibuster, and make it last for about a month, so as to put a few more nails in their collective coffin.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at January 29, 2006 09:37 AM (0yYS2)

10 And another thing JV, you hypocritical, snivelling piece of liberal traitor shit, our forefathers turned on their own countrymen two centuries ago because they needed their asses kicked. Just like liberals today.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at January 29, 2006 10:50 AM (0yYS2)

11 Let Them - welcome the attempt. This is an opportunity to gauge the actual strength and influence of the DemLeft on a powerful internal domestic social issue (Supreme Court) completely separate from Iraq and other hot-button overseas issues - prior to the 06 elections. My guess - it will fail (glaringly) and nominee with be confirmed apx 72-28. Most politicians are whores to some degree - currently the Dems are the trampiest of the bunch - and cheap too. They are right now making their decisions based on their analysis of polling data that is NOT REPORTED BY THE MEDIA OR AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Posted by: hondo at January 29, 2006 01:19 PM (3aakz)

12 Oyster I got it in my email - loved it! Thanks.

Posted by: hondo at January 29, 2006 01:20 PM (3aakz)

13 Hondo - Don't mention it. Isn't it funny as hell? I'll leave it there for a few more days for whomever wants it. Then I need to take it down. I borrowed the space on a friend's site.

Posted by: Oyster at January 29, 2006 01:36 PM (YudAC)

14 "warroom", eh? What might one hear if they put their ear to the door? "WAH! We're increasingly irrelevant!" Oh, wait ... that's their "warcry".

Posted by: Oyster at January 29, 2006 01:46 PM (YudAC)

15 >>>True patriots don't turn on their countrymen. Leftards are no more my "countrymen" than are the French or Canadians, and even they would agree that those two countries are more suitable to their tastes than is America. That's why they always keep threatening to migrate there (but never do, unfortunately).

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at January 29, 2006 02:37 PM (8e/V4)

16 Well said Carlos. To be my countrman, one must first be loyal to my country.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at January 29, 2006 02:59 PM (0yYS2)

17 Are the liberals afraid of a judge like ALITO who will read the constitution as it was written and not interpate it so that some freaks can go around town naked and sell brownis with LSD in them

Posted by: sandpiper at January 29, 2006 05:29 PM (r8sk+)

18 "Obstructionists" is putting it mildly. I would be calling my representatives to voice my opinion, but the rate plan from my 5-star hotel room in the Swiss Alps would put a hella-dent in my wallet... I'm not John freakin' Kerry with all that catsup cash ya know.

Posted by: Son Of The Godfather at January 30, 2006 04:21 AM (maXzk)

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