Friday, January 20, 2006

 

They May Stand and Fight

According to Dick Durbin, 45 Senators currently oppose Alito's nomination. Good. Only 41 are needed to sustain a fillibuster. Let's see if they can actually muster that kind of courage. They would also only need 6 more senators to defeat Alito in a strict up or down vote (though that is incredibly unlikely).

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# posted by Michael @ 2:47 PM
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