Taney would go on to author the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision declaring slaves to be property with no recourse in the courts.Expect to see this argument made by the Dems:
1. No judge has been renominated since Judge Tanney
2. Judge Tanney authored the Dred Scott decision
3. Bush wants to renominate Owens
Therefore ...
4. Bush wants to reinstate the Dred Scott decision
The subject of Pickering and Owens was brought up at the President's press conference last week. He told reporters he doesn't have to "re-nominate" them, because they were never voted on by the Senate; they're still active at the committee level.