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Stop Goodwin Liu [Updated]

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 19th, 2011 at 08:42 AM  | 

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UPDATE: Goodwin Liu has been stopped for now. The Senate failed to stop the filibuster against Liu.

Thanks for your calls.

— Erick

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Today the United States Senate will vote on cloture in the matter of Goodwin Liu. Sixty votes are needed. Call 202-224-3121 and ask for your Senator. Tell him to oppose Goodwin Liu.

Goodwin Liu is a true radical, in favor of using the courts to redistribute wealth and impose slave reparations, among other things. He’s so radical that even Rahm Emanuel was opposed to his nomination.

According to Harry Reid (D-NV), the Democrats need Goodwin Liu on the federal bench because “the court of appeals is where law is made, and we need the finest minds in the world for that.”

There are some Senate targets to focus on in getting them to oppose cloture.

They include Sens. Alexander, Brown, Chambliss, Collins, Graham, Isakson, Kirk, McCain, Murkowski, Snowe, and Thune.

Call 202-224-3121 and get your Senator to oppose cloture.

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  • CMaree

    you can, like this TB addict, fill the Senators’ “Contact Me” email text boxes with your thoughts on the cloture vote on the judicial appointment of Goodwin Liu. Let’s be brief, polite, but firm.

    For you Red Clay RS text box typists, note that both of our esteemed GA Senators are on Eric’s list. Let’s roll!

  • http://climbingtherubicon.blogspot.com towerclimber

    I called both Lamar Alexander AND Bob Corker and asked which way they were going to vote. of course “that hasn’t been released.” was the answer. They DID ask for my input though and I told them I didn’t want that man in the 9th circuit court, to vote no on cloture.

    I will wait and see how they vote though. they’re both RHINO’S except on inconsequential matters. They tend to vote the Democrat way on those important votes that can torpedo conservatives in the long haul.
    Like this vote and the one for the RI circuit court Judge appointee.

  • http://theminorityreportblog.com Repair_Man_Jack

    1) Do you believe Robert Bork should have been approved for the USSC ont he basis of goodwill and partisan comity.

    2) If not, why in the hell should I even consider voting to confirm you!?

  • Marcus_Traianus

    I don’t support Liu and it is becoming harder to find anyone who does.

    Furthermore, anyone that does support him is either illiterate, unable to understand basic logic, has no appreciation for American tradition or values and deserves our scorn. If “Republican”, they need to be targeted for defeat.

    However, what I don’t support are “Gang’s” of anything. Like John McCain’s “Gang of 14″. We are already fighting this tide of Left Wing Judicial assault becuase of him and his “gangs” s antics.

    In fact, much the same way I believe “czars” are unconstitutional and the product of ill-advised, anti-democratic, freedom stealing intentions- so are the gangs. They obfuscate our constitutionally articulated process and steal our right for the sake of parochial, whimsical, capricious motives.

  • rcatheart

    “According to Harry Reid (D-NV), the Democrats need Goodwin Liu on the federal bench because ?the court of appeals is where law is made, and we need the finest minds in the world for that.?”

    Gee, Harry, in my 3rd grade social studies class, I was taught that the United States Congress, you know, the body in which you serve, is where law is made. Sweet little old Mrs. Miller must have just been confused.

  • earlgrey

    I couldn’t get the whole question out of my mouth before the answer came.

  • http://theminorityreportblog.com Repair_Man_Jack

    It’s been 750 days since Harry Reid has successfully passed a budget.

  • Jim Tomasik

    His phone should be heating up about now. Or it will shortly.

  • Old_Crow

    ABA: 12 years practicing law
    Liu: 2 years

    ABA: Substantial courtroom and trial experience
    Liu: No courtroom or trial exerience

    How was he even nominated?
    What possible justification could be use for approving him?

    The democrat strategy must be that since we have an inexperienced community organizer as president, now we can nominate unqualified folks for every position.

  • earlgrey

    They have not made a decision. The girl on the phone sounded like she was getting calls like mine, but was really courteous (maybe too courteous as in we thanks for the call but no luck), and indicated she understood my concerns

    I just don’t like Corker, but I would be a bit surprised if he does not filibuster with Alexander claiming that he will.

    Of course I have been disappointed by Corker many times.

  • zornorph

    McCain is a ‘no’ vote on Liu.

  • Dr. Botkin

    and before I could finish with my talking points, the staff member interrupted to say that “Sen.Kirk is opposed to the Liu nomination.” I guess that means he is a no vote. If so, thank youi, Sen. Kirk.

  • Dr. Botkin

    His office says he will be voting no to cloture.

  • earlgrey

    of course any time an activist provides updates to the rest of us they should be thanked, but sometimes it comes a little easier when the update is what we want to hear.

    Since this guy isn’t even qualified by ABA standards, i would be disappointed in any R voting to end debate on this nominee.

  • Marcus_Traianus

    McCain’s “gang” is supposedly a no vote according to reports- not that I give a fig in particular about them.

    Time was that individual Senators had courage and stood on their own. They didn’t hide behind gangs organized to obfuscate congressional process with their whimsical, parochial view which otherwise would not get any credence.

  • Old_Crow
  • rightwingmom52

    Of course, that’s how squishes roll.

  • rightwingmom52
  • rmill1967

    nt.

  • rightwingmom52
  • earlgrey

    This should really be a no brainer.

  • RSSS

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110519/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_judicial_fight

  • earlgrey

    Maybe Obama could find some nice law school student to nominate for the position instead. After all qualifications don’t seem to matter.

  • earlgrey

    because the poeple posting are motivated more by a hatred of the right than rational thinking IMO. I can’t believe some of the nonsense I read. It is kind of sad there are so many people on that site that are so willing to blindly follow left wing idealogy.

  • Old_Crow

    Sometimes I do like stirring things up a bit, especially when I can use lib ideas against them. So predictable they are.

  • earlgrey

    I wish more people on this site would take their fightin’ words to the libs. Sometimes the arguments here bring down the site, and it is so much fun to stick it to liberals. I guess I really don’t find it satisfying is when people are very obviously wrong, but are not bright enough to realize the flaws in their “thinking”.