Posted on 06/16/2005 3:04:03 PM PDT by pookie18
The GOP-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent North Carolina judge Terrence Boyle's nomination to the U.S. Appeals Court for confirmation on a party-line vote, leaving Boyle vulnerable to a possible Democratic filibuster.
Boyle, a U.S. District Court judge who wants a seat on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., advances to the full Senate for confirmation on the 10-8 partisan vote in committee.
Democrats have said that a party-line vote in committee leaves judicial nominees open to a filibuster, although they have not said whether they plan to block Boyle, a former aide to retired GOP Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina.
Some senators and liberal groups have consistently opposed Boyle, arguing that he has been reversed by higher courts too many times and that he has ruled unfairly on civil rights, women's rights and employee's rights.
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So extrodinary circumstances now include a 10-8 committe vote?
Well, at least now we know what they meant by "extreme circumstances".
Well, at least now we know what they meant by "extraordinary circumstances".
Exactly. Faster than you can say boo, this deal is going to prove to be just what it was, NO DEAL.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Judge Terrence Boyle to serve on the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Boyle, currently a federal trial judge, was nominated for the appeals post by President Bush--the other President Bush, that is, in 1991.
The committee approved Boyle on a 10-8 party-line vote, and the Associated Press reports that "Democrats have said that a party-line vote in committee leaves judicial nominees open to a filibuster, although they have not said whether they plan to block Boyle, a former aide to retired GOP Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina."
The answer, of course, is that it's up to the seven compromisers to decide if a party-line committee vote constitutes "extraordinary circumstances." If they decide it does, then the term truly has no meaning, since party-line Judiciary Committee votes have been routine during the Bush administration. We're guessing the Dems won't filibuster Boyle, but if they do, the Republicans had better be prepared to go nuclear. (from OpinionJournal.com)
LOL - sounds like we better get the nuclear option trigger polished again!!!
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