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Feinstein Warns Against Alito Filibuster
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jan 15, 2006 01:39pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Sunday, January 15, 2006 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | AP Newswire article.
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"A Democrat who plans to vote against Samuel Alito sided on Sunday with a Republican colleague on the Senate Judiciary Committee in cautioning against a filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee.
"I do not see a likelihood of a filibuster," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif. "This might be a man I disagree with, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the court."
She said she will not vote to confirm the appeals court judge, based on his conservative record. But she acknowledged that nothing emerged during last week's hearings to justify any organized action by Democrats to stall the nomination.
"If there's a filibuster of this man based on his qualifications, there would be a huge backlash in this country," said Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C. He is one of 14 centrist senators who defused the Senate's showdown over judicial filibusters last year, saying such a tactic is justified only under extraordinary circumstances.
The committee's top Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) of Vermont, said last week that unidentified Democrats will "exercise their rights" to delay a committee vote that Republicans sought for Tuesday." |
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