Posted on 11/30/2007 2:05:11 PM PST by Turret Gunner A20
California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is blocking the nomination of former Republican Congressman James Rogan to the federal bench, due largely to Rogan’s leading role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
Rogan served in the U.S. House from 1997 to 2001, and due to his background as a prosecutor, was selected as one of 13 House managers for the impeachment trial.
“U.S. Rep. Rogan was one of the most enthusiastic backers of impeachment — he thought President Clinton had committed high crimes and misdemeanors,” Boxer’s spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz said.
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I hope the Republicans in Congress are the one who learn. They had strayed too far from the platform and needed to be reeled in.
Boxer and Pelosi make Feinstein look good.
Pasadena.
I missed that. Did she get the Cynthia McKinney look on her face? LOL
I wish there was something we could do to Boxer.
There must be something she wants that canbe vetoed or witheld.
Wax?
Well, the “Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001” HAD committed high crimes and misdemeanors, it is just that the articles of impeachment were brought for the wrong ones.
Nobody outside the Beltway really thought the impeachment proceedings were serious, when things like passing state secrets to the Chinese Communist government in exchange for laundered campaign cash were overlooked, and the revelations about what happened in the sink at the side of the Oval Office were aired around.
James Rogan was just doing the best he could with what he was given to work with. Pursuit of the Chinese question was off limits.
Al Gore should have been President in 1998. He might have had a shot at winning in 2000.
Dingy Harry kept the Senate from adjourning over Thanksgiving so the President couldn’t make any recess appointments.
Can he do it again over Christmas?
Or... his sweaty jock strap.
Rogan was also a big supporter of FR, he attended and spoke at several FR events in the LA area.
I’m sure the DC Chapter will jump on organizing support for our friend, Jim Rogan.
READ HIS BIOGRAPHY, Self made man excellent.
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A rabies shot?
Absolutely wonderful book by an amazing man.
I had the honor of working for him for about a year and a half on his reelection campaign for Congress.
The Constitution provides that the Senate gets "to determine the Rules of its Proceedings" (Art. I, sec. 5, cl. 2), so nominations have to follow the Senate rules.
“Any word whether the moonbats are going to pull another stunt and keep the Senate in session over Christmas?”
Yes, indeed, they are planning on doing it during the Christmas break also. If I were Bush, I’d call it for what it is, a sham Senate session, and make a recess appointment anyway. Let them fight it out in the courts. That will take a year, and I doubt anyone would or could remove Rogan from the bench.
About 220 year ago when the Constitution was ratified. Including Article II, Section 2 which contains this part: "...and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law..."
But it's that formality that will keep the man from ever reaching the bench.
It’s a good point. I’m just dreaming of the days when the Senate would confirm all but the most obviously corrupt or rank incompetents in a day or two, without hearings. Those days are gone, unfortunatley.
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