Good for President Bush. He is going to renominate most of the judges whose nominations were filibustered to death in the last Congress.
Remember: A filibuster is just a procedural device to prevent nominees from reciving an up or down vote on the floor of the Senate. For example, Miguel Estrada, who withdrew after unbelievably unfair treatment by the Democrats, had at least 51 votes in the last Senate -- enough to win his judgeship. But he was never given the courtesy of that vote, because he was filibustered until he finally decided to "move on."
This story suggests -- as does much else -- that President Bush intends to be active in his second term. And that seems right. There's a lot that he didn't get to get done in his first term because of (1) 9/11 and (2) Democrats continued to raise the "legitimacy" issue, given the closeness of the election in 2000.
Now, everybody had better fasten their seatbelts. Bush II is a fighter jet, and it's taking off fast.
Remember: A filibuster is just a procedural device to prevent nominees from reciving an up or down vote on the floor of the Senate. For example, Miguel Estrada, who withdrew after unbelievably unfair treatment by the Democrats, had at least 51 votes in the last Senate -- enough to win his judgeship. But he was never given the courtesy of that vote, because he was filibustered until he finally decided to "move on."
This story suggests -- as does much else -- that President Bush intends to be active in his second term. And that seems right. There's a lot that he didn't get to get done in his first term because of (1) 9/11 and (2) Democrats continued to raise the "legitimacy" issue, given the closeness of the election in 2000.
Now, everybody had better fasten their seatbelts. Bush II is a fighter jet, and it's taking off fast.
posted by LadybugUSA at 7:42 PM
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I don't know what fantasy book Larner reads, but these judges were rejected because the only viewpoints the libs tolerate are their own. All the candidates have been "judged" to be among the best at what they do. It's typical for libs to assume that only those who think as they do are capable of keeping their personal beliefs to themselves when making decisions on the bench. More to the truth, the liberal judges do exactly the opposite. They don't interpret the Constitution, they inject what they want it to say. That's how we get decisions like Roe v Wade.
To say that these jugicial candidates are "raving racists and ideologues committed to turning back the clock on women's rights" is liberal scare tactics based on their own fear of losing what shouldn't have been granted in the first place. Strict interpretation of the Constitution would never have resulted in Roe v Wade type decisions.
During the Clinton years, I don't remember hearing of constant filibustering in place of up or down votes of Clinton appointees. Considering how loved Slick Willie was by the MSM, I'm sure I should have. If the GOP "did everything they could to block his VERY MODERATE appointments", they did so within the rules.
Please Larner, get help for the denial of Bush's LEGAL election. There was nothing illegal about it and it's been gone over ad nauseum. The Dems would never let go if it were not so. Saying it's a stolen election doesn't mean any more than sour grapes and it keeps the lie going so as to influence those like yourself who don't really pay attention. If anyone is disrespectful of the proccess, it's the Dem Senators who are using this unprecedented action to keep from having to vote. It's typical of their kind that without the ability to convince the voting population to keep them in power, they will stretch, ignore or circumvent the rules to get their way. You see it all the time. They can't get their way legislatively, so they try to get the courts to legislate for them, taking we the people out of the proccess entirely.
So Larner, read more, study, be less selfish, get professional help to see life as it is and quit whining about something that happened two elecions ago.
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