Reply #18: I'd like to think that folks like Wilson can influence her policies... [View All]

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and that much like other "protest candidates" who've run in nominations in the past, we can affect change by forcing someone like Cantwell to listen more to her constituency.

One of my big concerns is how she voted and will vote on future judge appointments. She UTTERLY failed in my opinion in failing to vote against cloture for Alito's appointment, and tried to have it both ways by voting against him later. She HAS to understand that fillibuster is the weapon that is needed in those cases, and we are all suffering now because of how she voted then.

I'd like to think that to get Mark Wilson's and others support that joined her campaign, that she will now stand STRONGLY against any extreme judicial candidates, SCOTUS or otherwise, and be prepared to join a fillibuster against any of them.

In short, short of publicly admitting it, I want to hear that she now in effect realizes what she did wrong and will look to make up for it in the future.