Sen. Ben Nelson Is First Democrat to Oppose Kagan for Supreme Court

Senator Nelson voted for Obamacare when most Nebraskans were opposed to it. Now Semator Nelson is not voting with the Democrats when his anti-Kagan vote will not make a difference. The informed voters of Nebraska will not be fooled by his sudden tilt to the right.

Ol' Ben wants to be reelected!!!!!

No surprise to find on this board, conservatives who have picked up the "no judicial experience" drumbeat sans any real knowledge of the history of appointments to the USSC. The fact is there have been at least nine Justices who sat on the high court having had NO judicial experience. The last such individual was William Rehnquist who was nominated by RONALD REAGAN.

What is more, several of the nine went on to have an "influential" impact on the Court. Included in that group, along with Rehnquist, were Brandeis, Warren and Frankfurter.

What any nominee must demonstrate is that s/he has a thorough knowledge of the law and will apply it appropriately to every case. Not a single senator has expressed the slightest doubt about the Kagan's command of the law and her tenure as Solicitor General has given her multiple exposures to how the law should be applied.

Both on the facts and history, "no judicial experience" is a talking point that lacks significant merit.

News Flash- the founding fathers thought it do be unprincipled for representatives of the people by businessmen to be in government and only believed landed gentry would be neutral in their legislating. They wanted men of good moral character and judgement so that special interests would not rule over the common interests of the people. My how far have we fallen from their standards with corporations running our government for their interests not the peoples.

Public Campaign reports that House Minority Whip Eric Cantor took in more than $460,000 in the second quarter from the financial industry, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, and he was in the top ten recipients for oil and gas contributions. Without campaign finance reform that works...expect more floods, fires, oil spill disasters and Republican Great Depressions.
Ben Nelson took more money from the insurance industry than just about anyone else. Kantor and Nelson are reasons that we need campaign finance reform by having public funded elections. Legislators are elected to legislate for the common good of the the geneal public, not private coporate interests.

Thank God Someone realizes the Importance of being in the Judical System before
APPOINTING SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION;

Perhaps now is the time for Ben Nelson to register as an independent, because he certainly isn't a democrat, as he claims...

Senator Nelson is a tool of the NRA which opposes Kagan's nomination. It would be refreshing for a Senator to drop the contributions from an organization that continually misinterprets the Constitution to fit its reactionary viewpoints.

I think Senator Nelson has overestimated the market for this vote. Obama doesn't need Nelson's vote on Kagan, so it's just not realistic to expect anything like the deal he got for selling out his health care vote. This time, I think he's looking at maybe getting an airport lounge named after him, a signed Obama baseball cap, or maybe just a "knucks" handshake photo-op with Joe Biden. Nelson has to hope that an unforeseen problem jeopardizing the Kagan vote developes. If that happens,it's a new ballgame. Timing is everything, as the crafty senator well knows.

It's good to see a senator who actually remembers who elected him. So many senators forget to speak for their people. Our country would be better served with more senators like Nelson. It's not about party, it's about upholding our laws and constitution. Kagan is another Obama nominee who is not qualified for the position. This is a woman who has never been a judge. Only in America do we put people in the highest office of our land with no experience.