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    Sunstein One Step Closer to Confirmation

    Sunstein One Step Closer to Confirmation


    Today, Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, passed a critical test when the Senate voted to end debate on his nomination.

    Sunstein's nomination process has been steeped in controversy. Progressive groups have voiced concern over his views on cost-benefit analysis, a flawed tool that agencies use when writing new rules. Some conservative interests scrutinized Sunstein's past writings and statements calling for animal rights and gun control. Republican Senators placed holds on the nomination, delaying Sunstein's confirmation for months after President Obama nominated him in April.

    Senate majority leader Harry Reid filed a cloture motion to override the holds. The cloture vote passed 63-35. Now, the table is set for formal confirmation.

    http://www.ombwatch.org/node/10373

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    Why does Obama have so many radicals around him?

    Everyone must call and/or email Washington and protest Sunstein being put into any gov't position. He is yet another radical that Obama has introduced into the White house. The American people never voted for Obama to hire ANY Czars. We must not ALLOW Sunstein to get into a postion that would make it easy for Obama to put him in the Supreme Court when a spot becomes available.
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    U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session

    as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

    Vote Summary

    Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, to be Administrator of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget )

    Vote Number: 273 Vote Date: September 9, 2009, 05:13 PM

    Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result:
    Cloture Motion Agreed to Nomination Number: PN323
    Nomination Description: Cass R. Sunstein, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget

    Vote Counts: YEAs....63 NAYs....35


    Alphabetical by Senator Name
    Akaka (D-HI), Yea
    Alexander (R-TN), Nay
    Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
    Baucus (D-MT), Yea
    Bayh (D-IN), Yea
    Begich (D-AK), Yea
    Bennet (D-CO), Yea
    Bennett (R-UT), Yea
    Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
    Bond (R-MO), Nay
    Boxer (D-CA), Yea
    Brown (D-OH), Yea
    Brownback (R-KS), Nay
    Bunning (R-KY), Nay
    Burr (R-NC), Nay
    Burris (D-IL), Yea
    Byrd (D-WV), Yea
    Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
    Cardin (D-MD), Yea
    Carper (D-DE), Yea
    Casey (D-PA), Yea
    Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
    Coburn (R-OK), Nay
    Cochran (R-MS), Nay
    Collins (R-ME), Yea
    Conrad (D-ND), Yea
    Corker (R-TN), Nay
    Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
    Crapo (R-ID), Nay
    DeMint (R-SC), Nay
    Dodd (D-CT), Yea
    Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
    Durbin (D-IL), Yea
    Ensign (R-NV), Nay
    Enzi (R-WY), Nay
    Feingold (D-WI), Yea
    Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
    Franken (D-MN), Yea
    Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
    Graham (R-SC), Nay
    Grassley (R-IA), Nay
    Gregg (R-NH), Yea
    Hagan (D-NC), Yea
    Harkin (D-IA), Yea
    Hatch (R-UT), Yea
    Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
    Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
    Inouye (D-HI), Yea
    Isakson (R-GA), Nay
    Johanns (R-NE), Nay
    Johnson (D-SD), Yea
    Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
    Kerry (D-MA), Yea
    Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
    Kohl (D-WI), Yea
    Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
    Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
    Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
    Leahy (D-VT), Yea
    Levin (D-MI), Yea
    Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
    Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
    Lugar (R-IN), Yea
    McCain (R-AZ), Nay
    McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
    McConnell (R-KY), Nay
    Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
    Merkley (D-OR), Yea
    Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
    Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
    Murray (D-WA), Yea
    Nelson (D-FL), Yea
    Nelson (D-NE), Yea
    Pryor (D-AR), Nay
    Reed (D-RI), Yea
    Reid (D-NV), Yea
    Risch (R-ID), Nay
    Roberts (R-KS), Nay
    Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
    Sanders (I-VT), Yea
    Schumer (D-NY), Yea
    Sessions (R-AL), Nay
    Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
    Shelby (R-AL), Nay
    Snowe (R-ME), Yea
    Specter (D-PA), Yea
    Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
    Tester (D-MT), Yea
    Thune (R-SD), Nay
    Udall (D-CO), Yea
    Udall (D-NM), Yea
    Vitter (R-LA), Nay
    Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
    Warner (D-VA), Yea
    Webb (D-VA), Nay
    Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
    Wicker (R-MS), Nay
    Wyden (D-OR), Yea



    Grouped By Vote Position
    YEAs ---63
    Akaka (D-HI)
    Baucus (D-MT)
    Bayh (D-IN)
    Begich (D-AK)
    Bennet (D-CO)
    Bennett (R-UT)
    Bingaman (D-NM)
    Boxer (D-CA)
    Brown (D-OH)
    Burris (D-IL)
    Byrd (D-WV)
    Cantwell (D-WA)
    Cardin (D-MD)
    Carper (D-DE)
    Casey (D-PA)
    Collins (R-ME)
    Conrad (D-ND)
    Dodd (D-CT)
    Dorgan (D-ND)
    Durbin (D-IL)
    Feingold (D-WI)
    Feinstein (D-CA)
    Franken (D-MN)
    Gillibrand (D-NY)
    Gregg (R-NH)
    Hagan (D-NC)
    Harkin (D-IA)
    Hatch (R-UT)
    Inouye (D-HI)
    Johnson (D-SD)
    Kaufman (D-DE)
    Kerry (D-MA)
    Klobuchar (D-MN)
    Kohl (D-WI)
    Landrieu (D-LA)
    Lautenberg (D-NJ)
    Leahy (D-VT)
    Levin (D-MI)
    Lieberman (ID-CT)
    Lugar (R-IN)
    McCaskill (D-MO)
    Menendez (D-NJ)
    Merkley (D-OR)
    Mikulski (D-MD)
    Murray (D-WA)
    Nelson (D-FL)
    Nelson (D-NE)
    Reed (D-RI)
    Reid (D-NV)
    Rockefeller (D-WV)
    Sanders (I-VT)
    Schumer (D-NY)
    Shaheen (D-NH)
    Snowe (R-ME)
    Specter (D-PA)
    Stabenow (D-MI)
    Tester (D-MT)
    Udall (D-CO)
    Udall (D-NM)
    Voinovich (R-OH)
    Warner (D-VA)
    Whitehouse (D-RI)
    Wyden (D-OR)


    NAYs ---35
    Alexander (R-TN)
    Barrasso (R-WY)
    Bond (R-MO)
    Brownback (R-KS)
    Bunning (R-KY)
    Burr (R-NC)
    Chambliss (R-GA)
    Coburn (R-OK)
    Cochran (R-MS)
    Corker (R-TN)
    Cornyn (R-TX)
    Crapo (R-ID)
    DeMint (R-SC)
    Ensign (R-NV)
    Enzi (R-WY)
    Graham (R-SC)
    Grassley (R-IA)
    Hutchison (R-TX)
    Inhofe (R-OK)
    Isakson (R-GA)
    Johanns (R-NE)
    Kyl (R-AZ)
    Lincoln (D-AR)
    McCain (R-AZ)
    McConnell (R-KY)
    Murkowski (R-AK)
    Pryor (D-AR)
    Risch (R-ID)
    Roberts (R-KS)
    Sessions (R-AL)
    Shelby (R-AL)
    Thune (R-SD)
    Vitter (R-LA)
    Webb (D-VA)
    Wicker (R-MS)


    Grouped by Home State
    Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Nay..... Shelby (R-AL), Nay
    Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Yea..... Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
    Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Nay..... McCain (R-AZ), Nay
    Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Nay..... Pryor (D-AR), Nay
    California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea..... Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
    Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Yea..... Udall (D-CO), Yea
    Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Yea..... Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
    Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Yea..... .Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
    Florida: Nelson (D-FL), Yea
    Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Nay..... Isakson (R-GA), Nay
    Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Yea..... Inouye (D-HI), Yea
    Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Nay..... Risch (R-ID), Nay
    Illinois: Burris (D-IL), Yea..... Durbin (D-IL), Yea
    Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Yea..... Lugar (R-IN), Yea
    Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Nay..... Harkin (D-IA), Yea
    Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Nay..... Roberts (R-KS), Nay
    Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Nay..... McConnell (R-KY), Nay
    Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea..... Vitter (R-LA), Nay
    Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea..... Snowe (R-ME), Yea
    Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea..... Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
    Massachusetts: Kerry (D-MA), Yea
    Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Yea..... Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
    Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Yea..... Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
    Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Nay..... Wicker (R-MS), Nay
    Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Nay..... McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
    Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Yea..... Tester (D-MT), Yea
    Nebraska: Johanns (R-NE), Nay..... Nelson (D-NE), Yea
    Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Nay..... Reid (D-NV), Yea
    New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea..... Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
    New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea..... Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
    New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Yea..... Udall (D-NM), Yea
    New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea..... Schumer (D-NY), Yea
    North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Nay..... Hagan (D-NC), Yea
    North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea..... Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
    Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea..... Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
    Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Nay..... Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
    Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Yea..... Wyden (D-OR), Yea
    Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea..... Specter (D-PA), Yea
    Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea..... Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
    South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Nay..... Graham (R-SC), Nay
    South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Yea..... Thune (R-SD), Nay
    Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Nay..... Corker (R-TN), Nay
    Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Nay..... Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
    Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea..... Hatch (R-UT), Yea
    Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Yea..... Sanders (I-VT), Yea
    Virginia: Warner (D-VA), Yea..... Webb (D-VA), Nay
    Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Yea..... Murray (D-WA), Yea
    West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Yea..... Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
    Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Yea..... Kohl (D-WI), Yea
    Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Nay..... Enzi (R-WY), Nay

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    Thank you for posting the vote on cloture, jamesw62

    The final will probably come as a voice vote with no record of who voted how.

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    I hate Mikulski and Cardin. They both need to go.
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    When the Senate returns to business next month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already announced that one of the first orders of business will be to try to ram through the nomination of Cass Sunstein for the nation's "Regulatory Czar." Earlier this month, Senate Republicans had blocked a unanimous consent resolution to approve Sunstein. And with good reason.

    But for their efforts, Sunstein would have been confirmed without any roll call. Now, it will require 60 votes to invoke cloture on the nominee. Sunstein was nominated in April to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget. It has been dubbed the "Regulatory Czar" since all major regulatory actions by the federal government are subject to review by this office.

    In short, it is an extremely powerful position.

    Which is why yesterday Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson sent a letter to farm bureau chiefs nationwide warning them of the nomination of the radical Sunstein. "What concerns me and I am sure will concern you," wrote Wilson, "is Mr. Sunstein's extreme positions on animal rights. If put into law or regulation, these radical stands will destroy agriculture and threaten America's ability to feed itself much less do any exporting of agricultural products."

    The trouble is that Sunstein favors granting legal rights to animals. In 2002 he wrote in "The Rights of Animals: A Very Short Primer," "We could even grant animals a right to bring suit without insisting that animals are persons, or that they are not property."

    Sunstein also supported "further regulation" against hunting, animal testing and farming. "We should focus attention not only on the 'enforcement gap,' but on the areas where current law offers little or no protection. In short, the law should impose further regulation on hunting, scientific experiments, entertainment, and (above all) farming to ensure against unnecessary animal suffering."

    In Sunstein's dangerously detached worldview, money-hungry trial lawyers coul sue on behalf of every Polled Hereford in the land. And , everyone knows, they would. Clarabelle Cow could sue Ronald McDonald.

    Only the U.S. Senate can stop Sunstein. But they will only do so if the nation's farmers and cattle ranchers stand against in. In short, a vote for Sunstein is a vote against agriculture, which could be drowned in years if not decades of litigation if Sunstein has his way.

    Sunstein is a menace who even opposes animal testing, which as Wilson noted, "is a critical practice to testing the safety—for humans—of everything from drugs to make up to space exploration has saved countless millions of human lives." And yet Sunstein would end it altogether.

    The American people have a right to choose what to eat, whether it be meat or produce. But if Sunstein's extremist views find their way into federal regulations, that right could disappear in the blink of a bureaucrat's eye. Barack Obama's radical appointment is greatly alarming. It is up to the Senate to stand in the way, and for farmers and cattlemen nationwide to raise the outcry against him.

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    The Rights of Animals: A Very Short Primer

    Cass R. Sunstein
    Harvard University - Harvard Law School


    August 2002

    U Chicago Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 157; U of Chicago, Public Law Research Paper No. 30


    Abstract:
    Do animals have rights? Almost everyone believes in animal rights, at least in some minimal sense; the real question is what that phrase actually means. By exploring that question, it is possible to give a clear sense of the lay of the land - to show the range of possible positions, and to explore what issues, of theory or fact, separate reasonable people. On reflection, the spotlight should be placed squarely on the issue of suffering and well-being. This position requires rejection of some of the most radical claims by animal rights advocates, especially those that stress the "autonomy" of animals, or that object to any human control and use of animals. But this position has radical implications of its own. It strongly suggests, for example, that there should be extensive regulation of the use of animals in entertainment, in scientific experiments, and in agriculture. It also suggests that there is a strong argument, in principle, for bans on many current uses of animals.

    Keywords: regulation, animal rights, animals in research

    Working Paper Series

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    Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson sent a letter to farm bureau chiefs nationwide warning them of the nomination of the radical Sunstein. "What concerns me and I am sure will concern you," wrote Wilson, "is Mr. Sunstein's extreme positions on animal rights. If put into law or regulation, these radical stands will destroy agriculture and threaten America's ability to feed itself much less do any exporting of agricultural products."

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