Family Research Council's "Justice Sunday": HYPOCRISY REVEALED!

[Roland99]

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/010459.html

When it suited its own purposes, the Family Research Council had no trouble urging use of the filibuster. People for the American Way (PFAW) reports (received by e-mail):

The Family Research Council is demanding that Senate Republicans override Senate rules in order to ban filibusters against judicial nominees – and has made false and inflammatory charges that the filibuster is being used to keep people of faith – and specifically Christians – off the courts. But several years ago, a senior Family Research Council official defended a Senate filibuster against gay ambassadorial nominee James Hormel, who was viciously attacked by radical right groups.

PFAW writes that in 1998, then-Senior FRC Writer and Analyst Steven Schwalm, appearedg on NPR’s Talk of the Nation and had this to say about the filibuster against James Hormel, President’s Clinton’s ambassadorial nominee:

...the Senate is a -- is not a majoritarian institution like the House of Representatives is. It is a deliberative body and it's got a number of checks and balances built into our government. This is one of those checks, in which a majority cannot just sheerly force its will, even if they have a majority of votes in some cases, that's why there are things like filibusters and other things that give minorities in the Senate some power to slow things up, to hold things up, and let things be aired properly.

I just forwarded this information to Sens. McConnell and Frist.

I suggest you all do the same! :)

[carnie_sf]

1. It's only a good thing

when our side is doing it.

[fryguy]

2. they loved the filibuster when they were the minority

now, in the majority, they want to be able to run roughshod over whomever gets in the their ideological way . . .

[Oreo]

3. Here's my email to Frist (the cat killer)

Senator Frist,
It never ceases to amaze me how hypocritical extremists are that pose as Christians. The people you are aligning yourself with are not Christians. They are extremists... no better than Muslim extremists posing as Muslims.

Here is a perfect example of their hypocrisy. You and your party will be defeated in 2006 and it will be directly related to all of your party's corruption and power-mad and arrogant actions.

When it suited its own purposes, the Family Research Council had no trouble urging use of the filibuster. People for the American Way (PFAW) reports (received by e-mail):

The Family Research Council is demanding that Senate Republicans override Senate rules in order to ban filibusters against judicial nominees and has made false and inflammatory charges that the filibuster is being used to keep people of faith and specifically Christians off the courts. But several years ago, a senior Family Research Council official defended a Senate filibuster against gay ambassadorial nominee James Hormel, who was viciously attacked by radical right groups.

PFAW writes that in 1998, then-Senior FRC Writer and Analyst Steven Schwalm, appearedg on NPRs Talk of the Nation and had this to say about the filibuster against James Hormel, President Clinton's ambassadorial nominee:

...the Senate is a -- is not a majoritarian institution like the House of Representatives is. It is a deliberative body and it's got a number of checks and balances built into our government. This is one of those checks, in which a majority cannot just sheerly force its will, even if they have a majority of votes in some cases, that's why there are things like filibusters and other things that give minorities in the Senate some power to slow things up, to hold things up, and let things be aired properly.

I look forward to seeing you as a part of the minority soon and we'll see how often you choose to filibuster. Hypocrite. Cat Killer.

[Roland99]

4. Bravo! Keep 'em coming!