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Lost_Count

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11. Your own article laid it out..

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 10:25 PM

Mar 2014

Several Senate Democrats joined with Republicans in voting against Debo Adegbile, whose nomination was adamantly and vocally opposed by conservatives due to his participation in an appeal filed on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal -- an internationally-known prisoner convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

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WTF with these (8) Senate dems voting against DOJ Nominee Debo Adegbile??? [View all] elleng Mar 2014 OP

Only SEVEN really. Senator Reid had to switch his vote to no in order to bring it back to the floor Tx4obama Mar 2014 #1

I understand about Reid, elleng Mar 2014 #2

I posted on a previous thread that they Cha Mar 2014 #3

Thanks, Cha. elleng Mar 2014 #5

It became a revival of the whole Mumia/Cop killer thing, by singling out that case villager Mar 2014 #27

Ah yes Willie Horton -- A RED HERRING if there ever was one warrant46 Mar 2014 #34

Police unions. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #4

??? elleng Mar 2014 #7

Officer Daniel Faulkner. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #10

Norman Goldman explained on his show today that this is fallout from killing the filibuster. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #6

So there would have been no vote? elleng Mar 2014 #8

Yeah. It's a bluedog thing; I wouldn't understand it. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #9

Your own article laid it out.. Lost_Count Mar 2014 #11

Yep MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #25

You think PA's CASEY would have voted for a lawyer in ANY way associated with WinkyDink Mar 2014 #12

Should have, if he'd used his head and had the balls to explain elleng Mar 2014 #13

Do you live in PA? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #23

No, MD. elleng Mar 2014 #24

Mumia Abu-Jamal had a constitutional right to an attorney just like everyone else... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #14

Wasn't my point. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #22

You asked if I expected Bob Casey from Pennsylvania to support this nomination, the answer is yes... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #33

Most of them are from conservative states. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #15

More than too bad. elleng Mar 2014 #16

Additional article... Tx4obama Mar 2014 #17

Excellent. Thanks. elleng Mar 2014 #18

Being a lawyer should disqualify you from political office davidpdx Mar 2014 #20

Sad, but not surprising davidpdx Mar 2014 #19

It's OK, they had a "D" next to their name Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #21

who said that? CreekDog Mar 2014 #26

Seriously....who said that? Not the President, and I haven't seen a poster here who thinks this is msanthrope Mar 2014 #35

The authoritarians smearing Greenwald made the same arguments right here on DU. DesMoinesDem Mar 2014 #28

He's an attorney? elleng Mar 2014 #29

Yes, he's an attorney. DesMoinesDem Mar 2014 #30

He's a former attorney who defended that Neo-Nazi shooter in Illinois Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #31

Haven't followed the greenwald saga closely. elleng Mar 2014 #32

Mr. Greenwald decided to defend a patent lawsuit for Matt Hale. Hardly a civil rights issue. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #37

Mr. Greenwald chose to take a patent case for a neo-Nazi, Matt Hale. A patent case. msanthrope Mar 2014 #36