Republican Roll Call on Elena Kagan Nomination.

Elena Kagan has officially been confirmed as the 112th United States Supreme Court Justice and I am pleased to report that close to 90% of our Republican Senator's opposed her Nomination, which is something special when you take into account the lack of judicial filibuster's or even opposition by Republicans in a historical or present sense to Supreme Court Nominee's.

Here's the Senate Republican Roll Call on Elena Kagan:

Senator Alexander - Nay.
Senator Barrasso - Nay.
Senator Bennett - Nay.
Senator Kit Bond - Nay.
Senator Brown - Nay.
Senator Brownback - Nay.
Senator Bunning - Nay.
Senator Burr - Nay.
Senator Chambliss - Nay.
Senator Coburn - Nay.
Senator Cochran - Nay.
Senator Collins - Yea.
Senator Corker - Nay.
Senator Cornyn - Nay.
Senator Crapo - Nay.
Senator DeMint - Nay.
Senator Ensign - Nay.
Senator Enzi - Nay.
Senator Graham - Yea.
Senator Grassley - Nay.
Senator Gregg - Yea.
Senator Hatch - Nay.
Senator Hutchison - Nay.
Senator Inhofe - Nay.
Senator Isakson - Nay.
Senator Johanns - Nay.
Senator Jon Kyl - Nay.
Senator LeMieux - Nay.
Senator Lugar - Yea.
Senator McCain - Nay.
Senator McConnell - Nay.
Senator Murkowski - Nay.
Senator Risch - Nay.
Senator Roberts - Nay.
Senator Sessions - Nay.
Senator Shelby - Nay.
Senator Snowe - Yea.
Senator Thune - Nay.
Senator Vitter - Nay.
Senator Voinovich - Nay.
Senator Wicker - Nay.

36 Republicans voted no, only 5 Republicans voted yes. And if you remember as I do, close to a dozen Republicans supported Sonia Sotomayor last summer, while a majority (29) opposed, and I have just one more thing to note on this subject: Senator Nelson was the only Democrat to oppose Kagan.

Any thoughts as to how our Republican dissidents should be handled?

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US Senators Who Oppose Kagan as of 8/3/2010.

As of this evening 32 United States Senators have announced their definite opposition to the Supreme Court Nomination of US Solicitor General Elena Kagan (31 GOP, 1 DEM), along with 49 who have announced their support (42 DEM, 5 GOP, 2 IND), and 19 who remain undecided or are unwilling for some unknown reason to announce their decision at all (14 DEM, 5 GOP).

In the perfect world - all 100 Senator's would oppose the Nomination of Elena Kagan. Actually, in the perfect would she wouldn't have been nominated in the first place. However, the Senate lives in the real world and there are some who support Ms.Kagan, even on our side, for various reasons, dubious or not.

Here are the Senators who oppose Ms.Kagan's Nomination:

Senator Alexander - Tennessee.
Senator Barrasso - Wyoming.
Senator Bennett - Utah.
Senator Bunning - Kentucky.
Senator Burr - North Carolina.
Senator Chambliss - Georgia.
Senator Coburn - Oklahoma.
Senator Corker - Tennessee.
Senator Cornyn - Texas.
Senator Crapo - Idaho.
Senator DeMint - South Carolina.
Senator Ensign - Nevada.
Senator Grassley - Iowa.
Senator Hatch - Utah.
Senator Hutchison - Texas.
Senator Inhofe - Oklahoma.
Senator Isakson - Georgia.
Senator Johanns - Nebraska.
Senator Kyl - Arizona.
Senator LeMieux - Florida.
Senator McCain - Arizona.
Senator McConnell - Kentucky.
Senator Murkowski - Alaska.
Senator Nelson (D) - Nebraska.
Senator Risch - Idaho.
Senator Roberts - Kansas.
Senator Sessions - Alabama.
Senator Shelby - Alabama.
Senator Thune - South Dakota.
Senator Vitter - Louisiana.
Senator Voinovich - Ohio.
Senator Wicker - Mississippi.

And here are the Senator's who could oppose Ms.Kagan's Nomination:

Senator Begich (D) - Alaska.
Senator Bond (R) - Missouri.
Senator Brownback (R) - Kansas.
Senator Cochran (R) - Mississippi.
Senator Enzi (R) - Wyoming.
Senator Lincoln (D) - Arkansas.
Senator Webb (D) - Virginia.

As I predicted two weeks ago: we should be able to expect 35 or 36 Republican Senators to oppose Elena Kagan's nomination to the Bench. And I still stand by that prediction, however, with the dissent of Ben Nelson of Nebraska, we could also see a few Democrats willing to buck Reid and Obama.

Thoughts?

PS - I can almost guarantee the opposition of Senator's Brownback, Cochran, and Enzi, but I'm still unsure of Senator Bond and which way he'll vote. As for the before mentioned Democrats: Look for Senator's Begich and Webb to miss the vote or to oppose her nomination outright.

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How many Republican Senators will oppose Kagan?

With the Senate Judicial Committee voting on the President's second Nominee to the United States Supreme Court, current Solicitor General Elena Kagan this week, and with the entire US Senate voting on her Nomination within the next few weeks, I feel it's necessary to rollcall/guess how many of our Senator's will oppose Ms.Kagan.

Let us start with these statistics:

72.5% of the Senate Republican Conference opposed the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court last summer. 11 Republicans supported her.

77.5% of the Senate Republican Conference opposed the Nomination of Elena Kagan to become the Solicitor General last spring. 6 Republicans supported her.

We already know that Ms.Kagan will receive more opposition from Republicans than Sotomayor did last summer, on account of her opposition to Military recruiters on campus, her stonewalling of US Senators, and the fact she is far more liberal than anyone anticipated. However, the expected opposition cannot be determined accurately.

Why?

1. Senator's Cochran, Ensign, and Graham were not present during the entire Solicitor General Senate vote in March of last year.

2. Senator's Coburn, Hatch, and Kyl supported Kagan's nomination for Solicitor General, but we know Hatch opposes her Nomination to the Supreme Court, leaving more speculation in the air as to who could flip one way or another.

3. Senator Martinez is no longer apart of the Senate (he voted against Kagan), as he resigned and was replaced by Senator LeMieux, who just happens to have no record whatsoever on Kagan.

At the least we should be able to expect 35 or 36 Republican Senator's to oppose Elena Kagan's nomination to the Bench, with the entire Democratic Caucus supporting her. That's just a guess on my part, but we'll find out soon enough.

Thoughts?

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The Second Amendment under President Obama.

When the Obama Administration took over last January; I was understandably concerned about what impact the current White House, when combined with two Democratic controlled Houses of Congress, would have on America's Second Amendment. However, out of all the blunders and all the unconstitutional actions; America's Second Amendment has actually been strengthened over the past 16 months.

Considering the anti-second amendment feeling within the White House; how could America's most important right be strengthening?

1. The National Rifle Association has grown to 4 million members. While other Conservative organizations have benefited from tax, health care and other-in-the-news' issues of general importance; Second Amendment issues have rarely been discussed.

2. After the President was inaugurated last year; millions upon millions of Americans bought firearms, ammo and other gun related items as fast as they could. Reasonable Americans no longer took their Constitutional right for granted.

3. Pro-Gun legislation has been passed across the United States; from Tennessee to the Halls of Congress. Legislation to allow Right-To-Carry gunholders to carry weapons across state lines almost passed in the Senate; and pro-gun language absolutely stalled the "Washington DC" voter rights act.

It's true that Sonia Sotomayor has been confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, and that Elena Kagan will also be confirmed to the Court and will oppose our Second Amendment rights as well; but a slim Court majority of 5 Justices should forever stop Cities such as Chicago from prohibiting local gunowners from possessing firearms, when the McDonald v. Chicago case is eventually decided.

While every other part of the United States Constitution has been threatened, raped and harassed by officials within the Obama Administration; the Second Amendment has survived and thrived under a seemingly hostile White House; proving the political hazard of messing with America's most important right.

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Can Senate Republicans filibuster Elena Kagan?

Elena Kagan has never served on a Bench before, her entire professional background is academia and government, her beliefs are out of the accepted "judicial mainstream"; our Republican allies in the Senate must oppose her Nomination. But, can we successfully filibuster her Nomination in the first place?

Believe it or not, but Senate Republicans have once before blocked an Elena Kagan nomination to the United States Courts of Appeals judiciary. It was back during the Clinton Administration when she was nominated to serve on the District of Columbia Circuit, and Senator Orrin Hatch never scheduled a hearing, effectively ending the nomination process before it began.

Things were different back then: 55 Republicans were in the United States Senate, and control was not an issue, compared to now; only 41 Republicans grace the hall of the US Senate, hurting our chances of filibustering anything, let alone anyone.

What about when she was nominated to serve as Solicitor General, did Senate Republicans put up fight? Yes they did demonstrate substantial opposition to her nomination. But, can we do that again, only this time more effectively? I don't know.

31 Republican Senators opposed her nomination to be Solicitor General back in March of 2009, 6 Republican Senators supported her nomination, and 3 Republican Senators were not present for the vote. All present Democratic Senators supported her nomination, not a big surprise there; as she was confirmed 61-31 in the end.

It's true that the Senate was voting on her Nomination as Solicitor General, and not as a Justice to the Supreme Court. It's also true that Senate Republicans did not have enough votes to block anyone back then, and now they do. However, besides for switching the votes of Senator's Kyl, Coburn, and maybe Orrin Hatch, a enough of our caucus will support her Nomination; unless something drastic occurs between now and then.

In conclusion, Senate Republicans did filibuster Elena Kagan in the past, and Senate Republicans have supported Elena Kagan in the past, but I don't believe they will filibuster her this summer, though they have the newfound power to do so.

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Is This Picture Bigoted?

Hat tip to Politico for this story.

The Wall Street Journal put this picture of Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan on its front page. Some have asked if it's meant to imply that miss Kagan is a lesbian. Your thoughts?

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Article 1, Section 8 and Elena Kagan.

President Obama has nominated Elena Kagan, our current Solicitor General, for the US Supreme Court in replacement of Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced his retirement a few weeks ago. Members of the Main Stream Media and the New Media have been pouring through Elena Kagan's legal background, and one item caught my attention.

Before being appointed and approved as the US Solicitor General last year, Ms.Kagan served as the Dean of Harvard for several years, during which she led a protest against the United States Military and incorrectly wrote that it violates the First Amendment to withhold funds from colleges that ban the Military from recruiting on campus.

Thankfully the US Supreme Court disagreed unanimously, and sided with the United States Government on withholding public funds from Universities that banned Military recruitment. Infact, I wonder if Ms.Kagan has ever read the United States Constitution, especially Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12.

(Remember: Article 1, Section 8 deals with what Powers the United States Congress has)

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two years;

The United States Constitution has ordained Congress with Powers to raise and support Armies, recruiting on Universities, if approved by both Houses of Congress, is one hundred percent Constitutional, and no University has the right to ban such recruiting; through "public statements" or otherwise; the argument that a University can, is a complete falsehood.

Elena Kagan has already removed herself from the supposed "mainstream" of Judicial opinions with her opposition to Military Recruiters on Campus, while touting the false claim that withholding funds from Univerisities that banned recruiters was in violation of the First Amendment, once again, false, through and through.

Senate Republicans: This woman must be stopped at all costs from serving on the United States Supreme Court.

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