Posted on 06/26/2007 4:13:33 PM PDT by SmithL
ASHINGTON (AP) -- A Senate Democratic leader Tuesday urged a Bush-appointed judge to recuse himself from cases involving enemy combatants and requested an explanation about information that might contradict his testimony about the White House's detainee policy.
"It appears that you misled me, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the nation," Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois wrote to Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
He urged Kavanaugh to remove himself from "all pending and subsequent cases involving detainees and enemy combatants." Kavanaugh's court gets more detainee cases than any other.
"Your lack of candor at your nomination hearing suggests you cannot approach these cases with impartiality and an open mind," Durbin wrote.
Kavanaugh declined to comment, but the court released a statement indicating Kavanaugh would not recuse himself from all related cases.
"Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation testimony was accurate, and Judge Kavanaugh will continue to carefully address recusal issues based on the law and facts of each case."
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No Senator is more concerned with the welfare, comfort and “rights” of America’s enemies. A overt traitor is deputy Senate leader of a Party that sinks deeper and deeper into disloyalty. God help us.
Could Judge Kavanaugh find Little Dick Durbin in contempt? (please please please)
How dare he? He is a disgrace and a traitor to our Soldiers and to this country.
Since General Pace is on the way out, couldn’t he take on Durbin for what Little Dick said about the troops in comparing to them Nazis, Soviets and Pol Pot’s henchmen?
What the hell is a "whip dick"?
When is this POS up for reelection? I’ll send money to anyone with a chance of kicking his arse out, (D) or (R).
I like the way the court’s spokesperson told The Turban to shove it, though.
Isn’t Dick Durbin’s questioning of a judge creating a climate of intimidation for our judiciary? Where is Sandra Day when you need her?
I may be missing something, but it seems to be much ado about nothing. As per usual.
where do all these liberal rats come from?
Dick Dupe’em accuses a judge of Lack of candor? Will someone hand America’s very own Baghdad Bob a mirror?
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