[I_Love_My_Husband]

Phyllis Schlafly says the following:

Phyllis Schlafly

Myron H. Thompson was confirmed as a federal judge by the Democratic Senate in 1980, only a few months before the Reagan landslide. If the Republicans had delayed confirmation, a Reagan appointee would have filled the seat Thompson now holds.

[kylaka]

Why is it that the next time someone enters Myron H. Thompson's courtroom to give testemony about this or that they will have to place their hand on a Bible and swear to GOD to tell the truth? Am I missing something?

[KC_Conspirator]

I don't think that Republicans could have stopped a confirmation back then. From November to when Reagan was inaugerated, Carter and his democrat buddies passed 175 new laws, including the bogus "Superfund" for liberal tort lawyers, before they were ushered out of office. How is that for abuse of power? (Actually, after seeing how Bill Clinton left office, I guess every democrat takes as much as they can carry when they lose).

[Lurking Libertarian]

Myron H. Thompson was confirmed as a federal judge by the Democratic Senate in 1980, only a few months before the Reagan landslide. If the Republicans had delayed confirmation, a Reagan appointee would have filled the seat Thompson now holds.

The panel of the 11th Circuit which unanimously upheld Thompson's decision on appeal consisted of 3 judges-- one Reagan appointee, one Bush (Sr.) appointee, and one Clinton appointee.