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To: Lane3 who wrote (109604)	4/16/2005 5:15:38 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 793707

I think it shouldn't be just about competence. Ideology should have a role in picking judges. From my own ideological leaning I think judges should stick more to the actual law, rather then reinventing it to suit them. From a more neutral perspective I would say that the votes of the people should be able to effect who gets nominated. Esp. because in this case many senators (and both presidential candidates ran on (among other things) the type of judge they would nominate or approve. And yes I do realize that the Democrats are not going to be out of power forever. I would apply this also to them. Having said that I don't think I want to eliminate the filibuster. I'd rather make it harder. A return to the old rules where you actually had to continue debate might be in order. Yes it brings up silly wastes of times like a senator reciting soup recipes in from of an empty senate chamber, but it does help limit prolonged filibusters to cases where it is considered really important. Tim

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