Posted on 03/20/2007 9:35:16 AM PDT by sonsofliberty2000
Developing...
http://www.nickqueen.com
These doofus's are setting up themselves for a Supreme Court smackdown.
"Senate passes legislation to end AG authority to fill U.S. attorney vacancies without their consent"
What are the chances of a Bush veto?
Thanks a lot, George, for giving them a reason. I can't believe the amount of damage this administration has done during its second term. So will we now be treated to "U.S. attorney hearings"? Will the Democrats form a new committee to hold said hearings?
To be fair, the judges are approved by the Senate already, but the President can fire them at will.
This is a non-issue.
I also cant believe the amount of damage "they" did by staying home and not voting, good job, nancy hillary and harry thank "them"
Depends on the Senate vote. Given media pressure I'm guessing there were a good 80+ senators in support.
He won't veto it...Bush doesn't have much time left to bother replacing attorneys anyway.
Because they haven't realized that the dims are in a war to destroy them and the republicans and the ends justify the means.
No, thank the imbecile Democrats who passed the Patriot Act II in 2005 with this provision, then cry about it because they didn't bother to read their own law.
It's an invasion of the power of the Executive Branch. US Attorneys are not Cabinet Officers.
After Clinton replaced all of them without comment. This calls for the veto pen.
Up until Patriot Act II was signed into law, all U.S. AGs were subject to senate confirmation. They can be fired at any time, or asked to leave at the end of their 4-year terms (which is what happened to the 8 -- they were not fired, they simply were not asked to remain when their terms expired).
The Patriot Act 2 included a provision for appointing AGs while Congress was in session without approval, supposedly to handle critical needs if we were attacked by terrorists.
It was not intended to replace the general application of confirmation hearings.
Hmmm....again we don't hold the people who actually committed a deed accountable. The Democrats only did that because George gave them a reason? Why did 9/11 happen? Oh yeah, that's right... it was an "inside job". ;-)
According to Sphincter and the Dems they didn't know about this provision. How would they give it a "general intention"?
"To be fair, the judges are approved by the Senate already, but the President can fire them at will."
Isn't this about U.S. Attorneys, not judges?
Of yeah! This will really help the legal system and process!
Reverting to the way it was done for 200 years is hardly overreaching.
The REALLY embarassing part is that the idiot congresscritters (but I repeat myself) passed the law allowing the AG indefinite appointments last year without even realizing it.
Whoops--I misspoke. US Atty's are also approved with "advice and consent of the Senate".
Thank you for stating what everybody on this forum should have already known.
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