Can you imagine that Madison actually proposed that a Presidential nominee could be struck down only by a two-thirds majority! The attitude of the original framers of our government is by far very different from the current Congress.
Read the discussion which Ann Althouse sparked with her discovery of this super-majority proposal
There's a running battle in the Congress to get the rule changed on filibustering a Presidental nominee. This is different from the filibustering that slows the pace down on a law being railroaded by the majority. Many are getting behind the "Up or Down" initiative. Why not? Why not allow the vote happen on Presidental nominees? Why does every stroke of a justice's pen have to be analyzed, when it is the moral fiber of the judge that is more important? Of course there is the potiential that a judge doesn't match up to their public face, but Christians who pray for their leaders can also be discerning enough to weed out the bad judges.
Then there is the swarm of posts centering around Newsweek's weak admission that they didn't have their verifiable facts about the toilet flushing tripe. Mainstream media have their place, but they keep believing the worst and let that color their decisions on publishing a story. I loved the paper in New York that published some good news about Iraq, where schools, medical centers and other infrastructure projects are actually completed in certain areas. Negativity only feeds the enemy's propaganda machine. I say to those who are in the journalism business, watch out what glasses you are wearing, look for other points of view and don't be in such a huge rush to get the exclusive, or the repercussions can be as severe as Newsweek's humbling.
And lastly, here's how you can get involved in helping the Presidental nominees. These links will give you the senator in your area:
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The fate of President Bush's Judicial Nominees is in YOUR hands! This week, Senator Bill Frist is set to invoke the "constitutional option" and bring a vote on judicial nominees to the Senate floor as early as Wednesday, May 18. Sen. Frist has said that he will invoke the Constitutional option if needed to get Senators to vote up or down. We need your help! Please contact your Senators at 202-224-3121 and let them know that they need to do their duty and give an up or down vote to the President's judicial nominees. Your phone calls will let your Senators know that the voters are holding them accountable. Judicial nominees have NEVER been filibustered until now. It is unprecedented! Please call 202-224-3121, or go to http://www.senate.gov/ and let your Senator know that it is unacceptable for a small minority of U.S. Senators to permanently block President Bush’s judicial nominees from even receiving an up-or-down vote. The way for a senator to express opposition to a nominee is to vote ‘no’ - not prevent a vote from taking place. To find out more about President Bush’s highly qualified judicial nominations and the coming showdown in the U.S. Senate on our website at http://www.upordownvote.com. Their fate is in your hands. Please contact your senators today.
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