
"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and
intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished
from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and
the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people,
in order to betray them."
Justice Joseph Story
(1779-1845) US Supreme Court Justice
1833
procedures set forth by the founders...I shall not at any time
surrender my belief that the document itself should be our guide, not
our own concept of what is fair, decent, and right."
Justice Hugo L. Black
1969 Interview
Source:The Supreme Court and Its Great Justices by Sidney H. Asch
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I would like to bring a great piece of work to your attention. This is a straight forward assessment of Republicans in the U.S. Senate. I've included the findings on the table below, but click on the link to visit the website (Not One Red Cent) and see how the ratings were calculated.
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|
State |
Member |
Rating |
Average |
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Alabama |
SESSIONS |
squishy |
71.00 |
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Alabama |
SHELBY
|
squishy |
57.75 |
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Alaska |
MURKOWSKI |
squishy |
62.75 |
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Alaska |
STEVENS |
liberal |
33.25 |
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Arizona |
KYL |
conservative |
87.50 |
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Arizona |
McCAIN |
squishy |
70.00 |
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Colorado |
ALLARD |
conservative |
83.50 |
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Florida |
MARTINEZ |
liberal |
52.25 |
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Georgia |
CHAMBLISS |
squishy |
62.75 |
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Georgia |
ISAKSON |
squishy |
62.75 |
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Idaho |
CRAIG |
squishy |
64.25 |
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Idaho |
CRAPO |
conservative |
81.25 |
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Indiana |
LUGAR |
squishy |
55.75 |
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Iowa |
GRASSLEY |
liberal |
52.25 |
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Kansas |
BROWNBACK |
conservative |
73.00 |
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Kansas |
ROBERTS |
conservative |
74.00 |
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Kentucky |
BUNNING |
conservative |
87.50 |
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Kentucky |
McCONNELL |
squishy |
58.50 |
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Louisiana |
VITTER |
squishy |
69.75 |
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Maine |
COLLINS |
liberal |
39.00 |
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Maine |
SNOWE |
liberal |
29.75 |
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Minnesota |
COLEMAN |
liberal |
38.00 |
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Mississippi |
COCHRAN |
liberal |
48.50 |
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Mississippi |
WICKER |
liberal |
54.50 |
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Missouri |
BOND |
liberal |
48.50 |
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Nebraska |
HAGEL |
squishy |
66.75 |
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Nevada |
ENSIGN |
conservative |
82.50 |
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New Hampshire |
GREGG |
conservative |
72.75 |
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New Hampshire |
SUNUNU |
squishy |
66.75 |
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New Mexico |
DOMENICI |
liberal |
45.50 |
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North Carolina |
BURR |
conservative |
72.00 |
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North Carolina |
DOLE |
liberal |
49.50 |
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Ohio |
VOINOVICH |
liberal |
47.25 |
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Oklahoma |
COBURN |
conservative |
92.00 |
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Oklahoma |
INHOFE |
conservative |
79.00 |
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Oregon |
SMITH |
liberal |
32.50 |
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Pennsylvania |
SPECTER |
liberal |
36.50 |
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South Carolina |
DeMINT |
conservative |
98.00 |
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South Carolina |
GRAHAM |
squishy |
63.75 |
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South Dakota |
THUNE |
conservative |
79.50 |
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Tennessee |
ALEXANDER |
squishy |
60.00 |
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Tennessee |
CORKER |
conservative |
75.25 |
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Texas |
CORNYN |
squishy |
67.00 |
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Texas |
HUTCHISON |
liberal |
55.50 |
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Utah |
BENNETT |
squishy |
56.00 |
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Utah |
HATCH |
squishy |
68.25 |
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Virginia |
WARNER |
liberal |
35.25 |
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Wyoming |
BARRASSO |
conservative |
91.00 |
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Wyoming |
ENZI |
conservative |
91.00 |
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WAY too much squishy going on here in my opinion!
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