Posted on 03/13/2009 2:53:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Last month, former US solicitor general Kenneth Starr sent out a warning to President Barack Obama: GOP senators won't readily forgive the president for his Senate votes against supreme court justice Samuel Alito and chief justice John Roberts.
"Long-simmering resentments over Democrats' treatment of President Bush's nominees," he said in a Boston speech, "will leave Mr Obama hard-pressed to call for bipartisan help confirming judges or even an up-or-down vote".
Then, on Monday, all 41 GOP senators threw down the gauntlet. In a letter to the White House, they "regretfully" made it clear they were itching for a fight over judicial nominations. If the new president wanted to "change the tone in Washington," they suggested, he could renominate Bush picks who weren't confirmed over the last eight years. Right.
The country may have voted for change in the fall, but it looks as if we're facing the same old partisan civil war over the makeup of the federal judiciary. The Democratic majority in the Senate may introduce some new rules in the way this war will unfold – procedural games involving blue slips and filibusters are now on the other foot – but the fighting isn't going to end. And that means there's no end in sight to the vacancy crisis on the federal bench, or to the looming crisis in confidence in the process.
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Specter, Collins and Snowe will bend over and grab their ankles when the time comes.
That doesn’t count Hatch. Hatch will fold too.
Or Juan McCain, Linseed Grahamnesty, et al...
And I am sure that the Democrats will never change the rules to require only a majority approval.
The list is rather long, isn’t it.
There are three Democrats flying under Republican colors in the Senate that will make all these things relatively easy for the Party nominees.
And where is the GOP going to find this backbone it’s never had?
The court will definitely be more conservative while it is shorthanded.
Here and now, regarding htese three, they are no longer to be called RINO’s These three are hence forth NRR’s. Not Really Republicans.
The women are really Democrats who had to act like the Republicans to get in the Country Club.
Because courts have so much power to shape our lives...
So true and so wrong; not what the founding fathers intended. The courts, almost from day one back in 1789, started over-stepping their bounds, and should have been put in their place then (or in jail).
We have paid for allowing judicial activism ever since. It is time to rein in these pseudo-king tyrants.
Call them all Snacilbuper Senators. Cuz they’ve got everything backwards!
But will any cases come before it during the interim.
NPR = Not Really Republicans I like it.
“What is that a picture of?”
signed, RNC
Did you notice the source at the bottom?: L A Times
That explains this nonsense: “He[Obama]has shown himself inclined toward moderation, and that probably will extend to his judicial nominations.”
Moderation ?!?!?!?! Yeah right.
For 4 years?
Seriously though, the Republicans can’t prevent a recess appointment like the Democrats have done, but they can prevent a permanent appointment.
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