Jeff Sessions Predicts Kagan Will Be A 'Radical' On The Supreme Court

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R- Ala.) said this week that if confirmed, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan would espouse "radical views" as a member of the high court.

Nevertheless, Sessions said: "She'll get her vote."

The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee told ABC's Top Line on Wednesday that he would not filibuster Kagan.

"I don't think that I should feel any compunction to vote for this nominee, but I do believe that a filibuster is a high-burden," Sessions said. "I'm not prepared to do that. The Senate is not prepared to do that."

He said that Kagan's testimony was "more political spin" than an honest discussion of her "legal capacity." He added that she "failed as a solicitor general" by "not defending Don't Ask Don't Tell effectively."

Five Republicans have said they would vote for Kagan.

WATCH: Jeff Sessions talk about Elena Kagan:

Comments

[iridium53]

11:38 PM on 08/08/2010

What we learn from this is that the majority of the electorate in Alabama have not gotten the concept of argumentum ad nauseum.

And, that Jeff Sessions is, cynically, taking advantage of their ignorance.

Too bad.

[lacrabclaw]

10:23 PM on 08/09/2010

He didn't filibuster, there are probably many voters in Alabama who would have liked to see the "nauseum" go on longer.
I'd say Sessions steered to a moderate position relative to many of his voters.
or am I missing the point of your ad gratuitum latin?

[Cheryl2]

11:30 AM on 08/06/2010

No one can compete with the radicals Bush picked.

[DevonTexas]

09:48 AM on 08/06/2010

a radical on the SCOTUS? I sure as heck hope so!

[daward2]

05:44 AM on 08/06/2010

1) "Compunction"? Who talks like this; and 2) Good. We need a few left radicals to balance out the right radicals placed by Bush.

[Poorsarah]

03:45 AM on 08/06/2010

Why are well qualified critical thinking Democrats "radical"?

speaking of radical...Supertramp, The Logical Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?=7nDSzf6zFPk

[Poorsarah]

03:48 AM on 08/06/2010

OOPS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nDSzf6zFPk

[daward2]

05:46 AM on 08/06/2010

[parlimentMike]

01:57 AM on 08/06/2010

Heck, the GOP finds showing up for work radical. Give unto the GOP the things that are theirs: A Big Flipping NO!

[pilotsknob]

01:21 AM on 08/06/2010

I hope she will be radical enough to ensure that all gay people have the same rights as straight people. You go, Elena!

[Hardyman1966]

01:20 AM on 08/06/2010

Has anyone ever noticed that it's only certain types of people who use the word "radical" and "activist" when discussing a judge?

...but if they're willing to send us back 50 years through exclusion, then they're "upholding the Constitution.

[Farzan]

01:03 AM on 08/06/2010

Lets hope she will rule for gay marriage.

[farmilyman]

12:37 AM on 08/06/2010

Radical to the GOP is actually following the constitution.

[Farzan]

01:03 AM on 08/06/2010

no kidding.

[lodger16x]

12:04 AM on 08/06/2010

Jeff Bouregard Sessions of Alabammy thinks anyone to the left of Gengis Khan is radical. But I hope his prophecy is self-fulfilling.

[holyghostie]

11:59 PM on 08/05/2010

Congrats to Justice Kagan. She and the other ladies will have their hands full fighting all those stict constitutionalist republican politicians. You know the ones who want to amend the constitution all the time....go figure.

An Activist Judge is one who disagrees with a Republican. :)

[Farzan]

01:04 AM on 08/06/2010

Amen.

[conscioushope]

11:26 PM on 08/05/2010

Oh, happy day!

[ContraEgoiste]

11:11 PM on 08/05/2010

Do you mean radical descisions like...

http://www.indypendent.org/2010/02/18/corporations-unleashed/

Corporations Unleashed: Landmark supreme court decision to allow unlimited spending in federal elections

Few people would describe large corporations as a sector of society suffering from a deficit of political power. Yet, corporate power increased dramatically on Jan. 21 when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Citizens United v. FEC .....

....the Supreme Court 5-4 majority decision ....



(yep, all the right wing ideologues in the USSC voted "YES" and all the ones who value Democracy and "we the people" voted NO)

[ContraEgoiste]

11:06 PM on 08/05/2010

You mean, radical descisions like....

http://www.indypendent.org/2010/02/18/corporations-unleashed/

Corporations Unleashed: Landmark supreme court decision to allow unlimited spending in federal elections

Few people would describe large corporations as a sector of society suffering from a deficit of political power. Yet, corporate power increased dramatically on Jan. 21 when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Citizens United v. FEC .....

....the Supreme Court 5-4 majority decision ....


(yep, all the right wing ideologues in the USSC voted "YES" and all the ones who value Democracy and "we the people" voted NO)