Here come the judges, again: 7 nominees who could rise from filibust ashes

[johnfunk]

Mandatory read! You to should know who these seven judicial extremists and enemies of constitutional justice are:

Here come the judges, again
Miss them the first time around? Meet the seven antiabortion, anti-gay, pro-industry Bush nominees who could rise from the ashes of the filibuster.
By Dan Noyes and Andy Isaacson

May 20, 2005 | Prepare for the not-so-magnificent seven. With Republicans poised to pull the trigger on the nuclear option, President Bush's right-wing nominees ride again.

Their return -- all were blocked in the Senate their first time around -- is propelling the government into a crisis, as they prepare to take seats in federal appeals courts, the second highest position in the judicial branch of government, beneath only the authority of the U.S. Supreme Court. Democrats oppose them for their extreme judicial and political philosophy, what they consider a conservative version of "judicial activism."

Bookmark-worthy article for anyone tracking Chimpy's war against the courts.

[bullimiami]

1. is there a quarum needed to do senate business?

could the democrats just not show up and shut down the senate?

[jody]

3. A quorum in the Senate is 51 senators. Democrats could not prevent

Republicans from conducting business.

[Pachamama]

2. The Seven (7) headed beast from the Book of Revelations?

BEWARE! Fundies are actually letting the Beast out of the bag by getting these 7 on the bench....

Wow, they really do want to bring on the Rapture don't they? :eyes: