Posted on 10/27/2008 9:56:24 PM PDT by pissant
One of the great unappreciated stories of the past eight years is how thoroughly Senate Democrats thwarted efforts by President Bush to appoint judges to the lower federal courts.
Consider the most important lower federal court in the country: the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In his two terms as president, Ronald Reagan appointed eight judges, an average of one a year, to this court. They included Robert Bork, Antonin Scalia, Kenneth Starr, Larry Silberman, Stephen Williams, James Buckley, Douglas Ginsburg and David Sentelle. In his two terms, George W. Bush was able to name only four: John Roberts, Janice Rogers Brown, Thomas Griffith and Brett Kavanaugh.
Although two seats on this court are vacant, Bush nominee Peter Keisler has been denied even a committee vote for two years. If Barack Obama wins the presidency, he will almost certainly fill those two vacant seats, the seats of two older Clinton appointees who will retire, and most likely the seats of four older Reagan and George H.W. Bush appointees who may retire as well.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
“The constitution reflected a enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on until this day and the framers had that same blind spot.
I dont think the two views are contradictory. To say that it was a remarkable political document that paved the way for where we are now and to say that it also reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day.”
[http://conservativeutsa.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/obama-the-constitution-reflects-the-fundamental-flaw-in-this-country/]
Thank you for the link expatguy.
Sorry... too late... McCain's not listening anyway.
I do think it is appropriate and emblamatic that the first words Obama will speak as he is becoming president will be a lie when he takes the oath of office since he has no intention of "faithfully protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States of America."
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This raises the question of whether Mr. Obama can in good faith take the presidential oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution" as he must do if he is to take office. Does Mr. Obama support the Constitution as it is written, or does he support amendments to guarantee welfare? Is his provision of a "tax cut" to millions of Americans who currently pay no taxes merely a foreshadowing of constitutional rights to welfare, health care, Social Security, vacation time and the redistribution of wealth? Perhaps the candidate ought to be asked to answer these questions before the election rather than after.
*GAHHHHH!*
Thanks for the ping!
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