dlawson
04 Mar 2005, 08:55 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149147,00.html
On Tuesday, Sen. Robert Byrd (search) compared Republican tactics on [judicial] nominees to Adolph Hitler's use of power in Nazi Germany.
Byrd, of West Virginia (search), also said that if the GOP were to succeed in preventing Democratic filibusters of Bush's nominees, the move would "incinerate" the rights of all senators.
"For the temporary gain of a handful of out-of-the-mainstream judges, some in the Senate (search) are ready to callously incinerate each senator's right of extended debate," Byrd said in remarks on the Senate floor.
As many as 10 of Bush's nominees face the threat of filibuster, including William Myers, former lead counsel at the Interior Department who is up for a seat on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, considered by many to be the most liberal bench in the land.
Myers has majority support in the Senate, but lacks the 60 votes needed to shatter a filibuster. To get past that barrier, Republicans would like to use their majority power to change the threshold.
Byrd compared the move, not yet undertaken, to Hitler's abuse of power.
"Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality. He recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side," he said.
A senile Klan member is a valuable ally. Congratulations!
On Tuesday, Sen. Robert Byrd (search) compared Republican tactics on [judicial] nominees to Adolph Hitler's use of power in Nazi Germany.
Byrd, of West Virginia (search), also said that if the GOP were to succeed in preventing Democratic filibusters of Bush's nominees, the move would "incinerate" the rights of all senators.
"For the temporary gain of a handful of out-of-the-mainstream judges, some in the Senate (search) are ready to callously incinerate each senator's right of extended debate," Byrd said in remarks on the Senate floor.
As many as 10 of Bush's nominees face the threat of filibuster, including William Myers, former lead counsel at the Interior Department who is up for a seat on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, considered by many to be the most liberal bench in the land.
Myers has majority support in the Senate, but lacks the 60 votes needed to shatter a filibuster. To get past that barrier, Republicans would like to use their majority power to change the threshold.
Byrd compared the move, not yet undertaken, to Hitler's abuse of power.
"Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality. He recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side," he said.
A senile Klan member is a valuable ally. Congratulations!