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  • THE CASE FOR ELECTING FEDERAL JUDGES

    03/26/2005 5:00:59 AM PST · by Blake#1 · 28 replies · 655+ views
    The Constitution of the United States, Article III ^ | 1786 | Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
    Article III provides that Congress shall establish and regulate the Judicial System for the United States.
  • Mixed Results for Bush in Battles Over Judges -- putting a conservative stamp on the courts

    10/22/2004 11:27:38 AM PDT · by OESY · 9 replies · 840+ views
    New York Times ^ | Oct.ober 22, 2004 | NEIL A. LEWIS
    WASHINGTON - Soon after President Bush took office, two events set in motion what has become an extraordinary battle between the White House and Senate Democrats over the appointment of federal judges. First, the new president and his aides turned to the Federalist Society, a conservative lawyers' group, to help select candidates. Of Mr. Bush's first batch of nominees, 8 of 11 were proposed by the society. There could have been no clearer signal that Mr. Bush intended to follow the pattern set by his father and President Ronald Reagan of shifting the courts rightward and reaping the political benefit...