Here's a Six-Step Way to Block Kagan

Human EventsJuly 19, 2010

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Recognize Kagan Could Be Deciding Vote on Obamacare Hammond, who has written a 23-page treatise on the subject, believes that the constitutionality of the healthcare legislation - which attorneys general of several states have filed suits against on constitutional grounds - could eventually be decided by the Supreme Court. Make Solomon Amendment Opposition A Key Issue Already, the issue of then-Harvard Law School Dean Kagan's opposition to allowing military recruiters on campus in defiance of the Solomon Amendment that bars tax dollars to institutions not permitting such recruiters is increasingly becoming the focal point of early opposition to the nominee.

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Here's a Six-Step Way to Block Kagan

While many conservatives say the Democrats' 59-to-41 advantage in the Senate guarantees confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, a renowned expert on Senate rules and procedures says "not so."

"Kagan can be stopped, but only if Republicans in the Senate are willing to go all the way to do this," says New Hampshire attorney Mike Hammond, who served as genera...

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