giving an inch is a sign of weakness. they don't respect a desire to compromise. to them it just means that they can get more. make them prove they have the votes.
Republicans say all of Bush's nominees should get confirmation votes. "Why stop at one?" Frist spokesman Bob Stevenson said. "We should take them all up, including those to be reported out of committee later this week."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050509/ap_on_go_co/filibuster_fight_9
text of article below...
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday offered the Democrats' support for one of
President Bush's judicial nominees, former Senate lawyer Thomas Griffith, as a goodwill gesture in the confrontation over banning judicial filibusters.
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"Let's take a step away from the precipice," Reid said. "Let's try cooperation, rather than confrontation, which seems to be the hallmark of what we've been doing here lately."
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Democrats are hoping Reid's offer will help persuade the dozen or so undecided Republicans that they should not support Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's call to ban judicial filibusters.
"We know the difference between opposing nominees and blocking nominees. We will oppose bad nominees, but we will only block unacceptable nominees," Reid said.
Republicans say all of Bush's nominees should get confirmation votes. "Why stop at one?" Frist spokesman Bob Stevenson said. "We should take them all up, including those to be reported out of committee later this week."
apologies for the brief diary, i haven't posted one since before the election. i went into a bit of a mental funk after that