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Bush Disappointed with Alito Hearing Date
FOX NEWS ^ | November 4th 2005 | AP

Posted on 11/04/2005 11:40:32 AM PST by CarlEOlsoniii

WASHINGTON — President Bush (search) said Friday that he is disappointed he won't get a new Supreme Court justice by Christmas as he wanted.

Senate confirmation hearings for Bush's Supreme Court nominee, Samuel Alito (search), are set to begin Jan. 9, with the intention of a final confirmation vote on Jan. 20. The president had called for a pre-Christmas confirmation for the conservative judge.

"I'm disappointed in the date but happy they do have a firm date for his confirmation hearing," Bush said while in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the 34-nation Summit of the Americas.

The president plugged his nominee, whom he announced Monday as his pick to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (search), a swing vote on contentious issues such as abortion and affirmative action. Alito is Bush's second nomine for the job; White House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination last week after withering criticism from conservatives.

"Sam Alito Jr. is an incredibly intelligent, well-qualified person who should be on the court," Bush said.

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To: NapkinUser

Actually, through a recess appointment, Alito wouldn't have to have a confirmation hearing until the new congress convenes in 2007.


21 posted on 11/04/2005 12:04:02 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Phantom Lord

...way to fight for that nominee Mr. President and Mr. Frist.


22 posted on 11/04/2005 12:05:30 PM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: Phantom Lord

Exactly!


23 posted on 11/04/2005 12:06:34 PM PST by aviator (Armored Pest Control)
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To: Phantom Lord

Hopefully W is saving the recess apointment for summer 2007, when Darth Vader Ginsburg steps down and he wants to avoid the Janice Rogers Brown fight!


24 posted on 11/04/2005 12:09:37 PM PST by CarlEOlsoniii (Janice Rogers Brown for PRESIDENT!)
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To: Phantom Lord

Problem is, a recess appointment would just about destroy any chances Alito would have of getting a permanent appointment. Even the GOP senators would probably consider that to be a complete slap in the face to them and their precious Senate, and they wouldn't even consider voting him on to the Court.

We're not to that point yet.


25 posted on 11/04/2005 12:09:39 PM PST by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: CarlEOlsoniii
Specter said he provided more time so the Democrats could not used "rushed hearings" as an excuse for a filibuster. He might not be wrong about this. I can just hear Leahy and Kennedy screaming "we do not have enough time to go through 300 Circuit Court opinions and interview 50 law clerks who worked for Judge Alito!" At least we won't have to listen to that.

Bush could have avoided this by naming Alito in the first place instead of the egregious Harriet Miers. So don't go blaming Specter for a problem the President made for himself.

26 posted on 11/04/2005 12:12:26 PM PST by Dems_R_Losers (The Kerry/Lehane/Wilson/Grunwald/Cooper plot to destroy Karl Rove has failed!!)
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To: CFC__VRWC

I didn't suggest it as an option that should be taken, just pointed out the poster was off by 1 year as to when hearings would be held.


27 posted on 11/04/2005 12:13:12 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Dems_R_Losers

Maybe Spector is just providing Leahy time to go home to Vermont and sit under a shade tree to read Alito's writings.


28 posted on 11/04/2005 12:14:14 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Phantom Lord

Yep - my apologies. Though I have seen the recess appointment idea floated quite a few times. For the reasons I outlined and others it's a really lousy idea.


29 posted on 11/04/2005 12:15:04 PM PST by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: CarlEOlsoniii
"Bush Disappointed with Alito Hearing Date"


He's not the only one!!!

And, frankly, I am really getting damned tired of republicans totally caving
to every single BS whim every sniveling cRAT can conjure!


I'm coming to the conclusion that hitlary and crew have the FBI files (and the goods) on every one of these guys and they are blackmailing the h*ll out of them!!


30 posted on 11/04/2005 12:15:13 PM PST by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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To: Phantom Lord

Once again the democrats are shooting themselves in the foot! They have now pushed this nomination into AN ELECTION YEAR and if they try to filibuster him, then it will be prime material for all republicans seeking to oust a sitting democrat! Who IS the stupid democrat giving out this advice? As for the Specter, he's a worthless piece of dung sitting in the judiciary chair. And to think we could have had him tossed and my senator, Jon Kyl would have been the next senior senator to chair that committee!


31 posted on 11/04/2005 12:19:46 PM PST by princess leah
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To: princess leah
Do you think the American people will notice or care if the action taken by the dems starts in Dec 2005 or Jan 2006?

They have attentions spans just long enough punch in the cook time on a microwave and hit cook. And then they complain that it is taking too long.

32 posted on 11/04/2005 12:21:46 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: NapkinUser

Once again everyone, recess appointments are only for Executive Branch positions that require approval from the Senate. There are NO - Nada "recess appointments" in regards to the Judicial Branch, sorry everyone - that is what the Constitution requires.

tuck


33 posted on 11/04/2005 12:24:49 PM PST by tucker_is_in_texas
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To: grobdriver

In bargaining you ask for a price you know is too high, and when they counter with something lower, you kick the dust and accept... But never tell that what you accepted was still higher than what you expected.



Awwww shucks....... You mean I'm going to have to wait an extra 20 to 30 days to get the nominee confirmed.

LOL.


34 posted on 11/04/2005 12:31:37 PM PST by deport
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To: tucker_is_in_texas

I believe you are mistaken. I am pretty sure Bush has used it to appoint at least one judge. Someone correct me if I am wrong.


35 posted on 11/04/2005 12:32:09 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: CarlEOlsoniii
What the hell? They take 5 MONTHS to raise their hands and vote????
36 posted on 11/04/2005 12:32:20 PM PST by Centurion2000 ((Aubrey, Tx) --- America, we get the best government corporations can buy.)
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To: Phantom Lord

You're corrected - sorry you are wrong - as indicated by the number of Circuit Court Judges that were (and are) being fillibustered in the Senate - i.e. Brent Kavanaugh - currently still stuck in the Senate vortex awaiting confirmation to the DC Court of Appeals.

tuck


38 posted on 11/04/2005 12:35:19 PM PST by tucker_is_in_texas
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To: deport

You get it -- some of these folks on here don't have a clue. They still have budget bills to clear up etc. before adjourning. I think the first week upon their return to D.C. is pretty fast myself.


39 posted on 11/04/2005 12:36:00 PM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII MOM -- Istook for OK Governor in 2006! Allen in 2008!)
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To: tucker_is_in_texas
Sorry, I am correct. President Bush recess appionted Judge Charles Pickering. William Pryor as well.

Also, a little digging found that 2 chief justices of the supreme court and 6 assoc. justices were recess appointed.

But then I also found something saying 16 judges have been recess appointed to the supreme court, but it didn't provide any names.

So, in conclusion, judges can be recess appointed. Even to the Supreme Court.

40 posted on 11/04/2005 12:56:53 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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