Democrats Have No Good Reason for Blocking Estrada’s Confirmation For the fourth time, Democrats in the U.S. Senate this month blocked a vote on the president’s nomination of Miguel Estrada for a federal appeals court. And for the fourth time, they had no legitimate reason. Estrada is the 42-year-old whom President Bush has selected for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The nominee was scrutinized by the American Bar Association and came out with the ABA’s highest possible grade—a unanimous rating of “well qualified.” He is a former federal government attorney whose...
