Posted on 02/09/2011 6:37:37 PM PST by jazusamo
There are disturbing discrepancies in Senate testimony by D.C. federal appellate-court nominee Caitlin Halligan. If majority Democrats won’t allow a full investigation, a Republican senator should put an indefinite hold on the nomination.
The controversy is over a 2004 New York City bar association report on enemy combatants, which concluded that indefinite detention during wartime is unconstitutional. Ms. Halligan was listed as a signatory on the document but told Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, that she first “became aware of the existence of the report” last summer. Now that the report is controversial, she claims its conclusion was “incorrect,” that she was “a little bit taken aback by the tone of the report,” and that it doesn’t represent her work or views.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Lied?? If you listen to what she’s saying now, she never heard of herself...she’s denying the findings of the committee she was on!
Where do they come up with these nominees??
I agree; and don’t give her the judicial seat.
Great question, probably dig them out of baseboards but don't really know, the Dems seem to have a talent for finding them. :-)
Just another Democrat who uses too much botox to be able to read well anymore ~ if ever.
Awww, what's a little perjury among friends? It's not like she's hustling an important position or anything!
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