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SENATE SMACKDOWN.

schmiss wrote in ontd_political Jul 28, 2009 19:12

Franken assails Court, Klobuchar slams sexism at Sotomayor vote

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I didn't know pander bears came in orange.

schmiss wrote in ontd_political Jul 22, 2009 17:02

Crist Won’t Endorse Sotomayor

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(Untitled)

ubiquitous_a wrote in ontd_political Jul 17, 2009 15:27

Mitch McConnell Announces Opposition To Sotomayor

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Friday that he would oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

The opposition is expected. The Kentucky Republican, in fact, isn't the first GOP Senator to announce his no vote -- Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said he would ( Read more... )

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GOP SENATOR SPEAKS SENSE: FILM AT 11

ubiquitous_a wrote in ontd_political Jul 17, 2009 11:50

Lugar Becomes First Republican To Announce Vote For Sotomayor

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court seemed relatively pre-ordained following four days of somewhat news-less testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now, it seems, the one question remaining will be how many Republican senators will offer their support.

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OUT OF MY COLD DEAD HANDS

rock_bottom wrote in ontd_political Jul 16, 2009 15:10

NRA opposes Sotomayor nomination to Supreme Court

July 16, 2009

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~en fuego~~

schmiss wrote in ontd_political Jul 15, 2009 13:58

White Man’s Last Stand
By MAUREEN DOWD

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SO STUFF IT, SESSIONS

generationlol wrote in ontd_political Jul 14, 2009 20:08

WaPo's op-ed columnist Eugene Robinson puts it much more eloquently than me (and no bolding - it's short and worth it, lazies):

Whose Identity Politics?

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Live Thread For Sotomayor Hearings

cattyhunts wrote in ontd_political Jul 13, 2009 12:04

I know this has been going on for a few hours, but I looked through the comm and saw we had no live thread for it. Also, this will be the live thread for the entire hearings...not just today.

Discuss here.

Graham says she'a in unless she has a meltdown. - thanks mylaptopisevil

HuffPo Sotomayor page Thank you akuma_river

one of the asshats arrested yesterday was "Jane ( Read more... )

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SCOTUS Overturns Sotomayor's decision

bfunkified wrote in ontd_political Jun 29, 2009 15:42

Almost quicker than a fire engine rushes to its next call, special-interest groups and politicians weighed in on the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that New Haven, Conn., violated white firefighters' rights in a promotional exam. ( Read more )

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NPR: Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?

bispo wrote in ontd_political Jun 15, 2009 17:10

The White House is fond of pointing out that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has more years on the bench, as a trial court and appellate judge, than any previous Supreme Court nominee.

With that record comes not just hundreds of written opinions, but thousands of oral arguments. And some lawyers have characterized Judge Sotomayor's style ( Read more... )

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