Sheehan to Feinstein: Filibuster Alito, Or I'll Run Against You By Melanie Hunter
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
January 27, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has threatened to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) seat unless Feinstein filibusters Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
Sheehan, who was in Caracas, Venezuela Friday attending the World Social Forum, heard that several Democrats planned to filibuster Alito but that Feinstein, who is up for re-election in November, announced that she will vote against Alito but would not filibuster the nomination.
"I'm appalled that Diane Feinstein wouldn't recognize how dangerous Alito's nomination is to upholding the values of our constitution and restricting the usurpation of presidential powers, for which I've already paid the ultimate price," Sheehan said in a statement.
Sheehan became a national figure representing the anti-war movement after her son Casey was killed in Iraq and she stood vigil outside President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch last summer demanding to speak face-to-face with Bush about her son's death.
Sheehan claimed Alito has "an extensive paper trail documenting the right-wing political agenda that he has actively advanced, not only as a high-ranking official in the Reagan Administration, but also as a judge."
She accused Alito of trying to restrict Congress' power and supporting "efforts to curtail privacy rights, including not only privacy from government surveillance and arbitrary arrest, but also other constitutional rights based on privacy, such as reproductive liberty for women."
Sheehan is scheduled to return from Venezuela on Monday and will travel to the nation's capital to take part in an alternative State of the Union event.
Does'nt surprise me one stinkin bit. About the only person more miserable than Finestein is Sheehan. They deserve each other. I would LOVE to see those two squabble and battle in a nasty election in CA. That would make for great news coverage. It is great to see the libbies fighting amongst themselves. That takes their time and resources away from more constructive things!
Now if we could just get someone like Al Franken(stein) to make such threats and run against Teddy "the lifeguard" Kennedy,
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She paid the ultimate sacrifice? I thought that her son did! She's a wackadoo. Let her try to take Feinstein's place and run a Conservative while there squabbling amongst themselves.
Reproductive liberty???? Does anybody on this board truly, honestly think anybody appointed to the SC would seriously consider overturning Roe V Wade after all these years?? I mean, really? It's bad enough that the liberal nutjobs like Cindy dingdong say this stuff but even more frightening that they believe it. And run against DiFi?? What an absolute joke and waste of time, money and reputation!!
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[:@]I say we take a vote to leave her in Venezula! I mean if she likes them or the Iraqis so much we need to bring her over here, and I will see to it she gets a nice room down town with the locals. Oh yeah, she needs a long gown and veil, the women here really do not have the FREEDOM to exspose the face or legs.... and must remain silent in the man's presense! [:@][:@][:@][:@]
Now Chavez is not only openly supporting her but also calling for an end to the "US empire" .
Sounds like fightin' words to me , how about we bring the troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq and send the south for awhile . Afghanistan has nothing we want , Venezuela does , they're the 5th largest exporter of petroleum on Earth and a charter OPEC member . The Middle East is gonna implode no matter what we do , why not kick the azz of a country that's openly hostile to us , has lots of oil to take , and is a hell of a lot closer ? I think we could take 'em .
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