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Sen. Sessions to Filibuster Obama Judicial Nominee

By Jeralyn, Section Judiciary
Posted on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 07:32:00 PM EST
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Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions says he will filibuster the nomination of Indiana federal judge David Phillips to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sessions conceded that he probably lacks the votes necessary to ultimately prevent a final vote on Hamilton's confirmation....Decrying Hamilton's "steadfast resistance" to informed consent abortion laws and other positions that the Obama nominee has taken on the bench goes beyond the norm, Sessions argues.

A vote could take place tomorrow. Democrats likely have the votes necessary to confirm Phillips.(Even Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) will vote for Phillips.)

Roll Call reports Obama is ready to step up the pace of judicial nominations.

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    Ready to step up (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by andgarden on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 08:32:50 PM EST
    Honestly, we should be well on the way to filling vacancies by now.

    Don't take this the wrong way (none / 0) (#4)
    by Steve M on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 09:02:59 PM EST
    but shouldn't you at least graduate first?!

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    heh (none / 0) (#5)
    by andgarden on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 09:18:15 PM EST
    The case of the missing question mark!

    My hope--out of personal integrity--is that within ten years I will be unconfirmable for any such position. Who knows, I may already be.

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    Only with a Republican pres! (none / 0) (#6)
    by Steve M on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 09:21:04 PM EST


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    Well, I'm never going to be David Souter (none / 0) (#7)
    by andgarden on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 09:31:14 PM EST
    Too many people know exactly where I stand on too many issues. But honestly, I doubt I'd ever want to be a Federa judge. Judge Lefkow is a distant relative.

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    I suspect (none / 0) (#8)
    by Steve M on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 09:37:45 PM EST
    that you might have trouble getting confirmed by the institution you want to abolish.

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    Yes, that might be a problem (none / 0) (#9)
    by andgarden on Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 09:45:09 PM EST
    But hey, John Bolton almost got confirmed, and he wanted to abolish the body he was supposed to serve in!

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