Report: McCain says D.C. Circuit nominees deserve up-or-down vote

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Source: Legal News Line

U.S. Sen. John McCain is once again going against his fellow GOP lawmakers, this time calling for an up-or-down vote on President Barack Obama’s most recent nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

McCain, a conservative Republican from Arizona, has a reputation as a “maverick” for sometimes disagreeing with his party on issues.

Last week, McCain lived up to that reputation, telling reporters that Obama’s three nominees — Cornelia “Nina” Pillard, Patricia Ann Millett and Robert Leon Wilkins — deserve a vote.

“I’ve always believed that,” he said in response to a question from Talking Points Memo.

Referring to his successful efforts to avoid filibuster reform, he said, “There has to be extraordinary circumstances to vote against them.

“Elections have consequences,” he said, and then added with a smile: “Tragically.”

Read more: http://legalnewsline.com/news/242360-report-mccain-says-d-c-circuit-nominees-deserve-up-or-down-vote

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This is the first major crack I've seen on the Republican side regarding judicial fillibusters. The nuclear option won't be necessary if a few more Republicans agree with McCain.

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1. And he still maintains that selecting Sarah Palin was not a mistake.

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I agree that the judges deserve an up or down vote. That is obvious. But I am just tired of McCain. I wish he'd go away.