[Mb-civic] Re: A Last-Minute Deal on Judicial Nominees

[ean at sbcglobal.net]

Can someone explain to me how this "compromise" benefits the 
Democrats---allowing at least 3 extreme radical-right judges onto the 
Appeals court in exchange for saving the right to filibuster by promising 
not to use the filibuster except for under "extreme circumstances" 
which will be defined by who??  (and if these nominees aren't extreme 
circumstances what is??)

On 23 May 2005 at 14:02, mb-civic-request at islandlists.com wrote:

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>  A Last-Minute Deal on Judicial Nominees
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>  By Charles Babington  and Shailagh Murray
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>  Bipartisan group of Senaators agree to votes on some of Bush's nominees
>  while preserving the right to filibuster others in "extraordinary
>  circumstances." 
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