MAVOCKE -- The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Jim McCaren's choice to lead the country's premier spy agency today.
By an astonishing vote of 85-7, Margaret "Maggie" Coates was confirmed by the Senate to lead NEXIS, the government's largest and most influential intelligence agency.
The seven dissenting senators were all hardline Conservatives: Brad Bearns and Driscoll Sherber (Biere.), Cathy De Beers (Monomi), Pete Deetch (N. Ceona), Shaylene McCullough and Mark Eisinger (Remm.), and Craig Svenson (S. Ceona).
Coates' opponents criticized her for being too soft on terrorism suspects because she opposes the use of torture in interrogations.
"The Grassadellian people must be protected from terrorism, and unfortunately, Ms. Coates does not believe in doing everything possible to protect our nation. She takes a rather weak position on the issue of terrorists and enhanced interrogations, and that will put our national security at risk," said Driscoll Sherber, who led the opposition movement to Coates' nomination.
Remmington Senator Mark Eisinger voted against Coates for a different reason, however.
A staunch libertarian, Eisinger criticized Coates for her support for government surveillance.
"We have a constitutional issue in this country. Innocent, average, every-day Grassadellian citizens are being surveilled and spied on by this country's government and intelligence agencies and law enforcement. It's completely unconstitutional, it violates everything our founding fathers supported, and I can't support someone who is OK with the government spying on millions of innocent people without warrants," Eisinger said on the Senate floor.
There was little doubt about Coates' chances though.
She enjoyed widespread, bipartisan support.
Even Conservative stalwarts like Minority Leader Jon Ralston (Ansleigha), and the hawkish Jim Frasier of Deschire, threw their support to Coates.
"I think she's probably one of the best people we could expect the president to nominate for this position," Frasier told reporters outside the Senate chambers.
"This position is a non-political position, and I think my colleagues should be able to separate Ms. Coates and her decades of service from politics," Sen. Dana Glow (Armana) said.
In a statement following her confirmation, Coates thanked the Senate for their vote of confidence, and said she plans to "get right to work."
"National security and protecting our country is a 24/7 job, and I intend to jump right into my new role and do everything I can to make our country safe and strong," said Coates.
McCaren praised the Senate for not letting politics halt Coates' nomination, and said Coates would be a "great addition" to the national security team at Collester.
By an astonishing vote of 85-7, Margaret "Maggie" Coates was confirmed by the Senate to lead NEXIS, the government's largest and most influential intelligence agency.
The seven dissenting senators were all hardline Conservatives: Brad Bearns and Driscoll Sherber (Biere.), Cathy De Beers (Monomi), Pete Deetch (N. Ceona), Shaylene McCullough and Mark Eisinger (Remm.), and Craig Svenson (S. Ceona).
Coates' opponents criticized her for being too soft on terrorism suspects because she opposes the use of torture in interrogations.
"The Grassadellian people must be protected from terrorism, and unfortunately, Ms. Coates does not believe in doing everything possible to protect our nation. She takes a rather weak position on the issue of terrorists and enhanced interrogations, and that will put our national security at risk," said Driscoll Sherber, who led the opposition movement to Coates' nomination.
Remmington Senator Mark Eisinger voted against Coates for a different reason, however.
A staunch libertarian, Eisinger criticized Coates for her support for government surveillance.
"We have a constitutional issue in this country. Innocent, average, every-day Grassadellian citizens are being surveilled and spied on by this country's government and intelligence agencies and law enforcement. It's completely unconstitutional, it violates everything our founding fathers supported, and I can't support someone who is OK with the government spying on millions of innocent people without warrants," Eisinger said on the Senate floor.
There was little doubt about Coates' chances though.
She enjoyed widespread, bipartisan support.
Even Conservative stalwarts like Minority Leader Jon Ralston (Ansleigha), and the hawkish Jim Frasier of Deschire, threw their support to Coates.
"I think she's probably one of the best people we could expect the president to nominate for this position," Frasier told reporters outside the Senate chambers.
"This position is a non-political position, and I think my colleagues should be able to separate Ms. Coates and her decades of service from politics," Sen. Dana Glow (Armana) said.
In a statement following her confirmation, Coates thanked the Senate for their vote of confidence, and said she plans to "get right to work."
"National security and protecting our country is a 24/7 job, and I intend to jump right into my new role and do everything I can to make our country safe and strong," said Coates.
McCaren praised the Senate for not letting politics halt Coates' nomination, and said Coates would be a "great addition" to the national security team at Collester.
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