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JUSTICE KAGAN

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

The senate, having previously given advice, has now consented and has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th Justice Of the United State Supreme Court. The final vote was 63 in favor 37 opposed. Five Republicans risked being hanged in effigy by voting for confirmation (senators Judd Gregg, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and perhaps the best and most reasonable senator around- Lindsey Graham.) One Democratic senator- Ben Nelson (Dem. Mars) voted nay. Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts (Rep. loopy), who presented Kagan to the Judicial Committee at the start of the confirmation process, voted no against his home state nominee. Who's the next Justice to hang up the robes and kick back and drink some cold ones while catching some toasty waves and some rays on Mission Beach? Judge Newman (continued): Rumor is the DBR is sniffing around to do a story on the Newman/Alvarez race based on our publishing "the transcript...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on August 05, 2010 (boomark / email).