News: Democrats Byrd, Johnson Support Alito
Posted on Friday, January 27 @ 11:44:02 PST by Virgil |
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Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito picked up two new Democratic supporters alongside liberal critics Thursday, and Republicans began calling for the Senate to end its debate and vote to confirm him. "Senate Democrats should stop their foot-dragging on the vote for Judge Alito to become Justice Alito," said Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee. Democrats Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Tim Johnson of South Dakota announced their support for the conservative judge.
The New Jersey jurist's confirmation as the nation's 110th justice is assured, with all of the 55 Republicans except Olympia Snowe of Maine, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Ted Stevens of Alaska having announced their support. In addition, Democrats Byrd, Johnson and Ben Nelson of Nebraska also are voting for him to be the replacement for the moderate Sandra Day O'Connor on the nine-member Supreme Court.
"My considered judgment from his record, from his answers to my questions, and from his obvious intelligence and sincerity, leads me to believe him to be an honorable man who loves his country, loves his Constitution and will give of his best. Can we really ask for more?" said Byrd, the senior Democrat in the 100-member Senate.
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