Pryor nomination blocked. That's the 3rd time.
Exactly. These are people who would base decisions on their own personal
views, instead of the US Constitution. Their records also show them to be
far, far to the right of what mainstream Americans believe in. So it is
about their personal views, because they are not they type to make unbiased
decisions.
Bush promised when he won the court decision over Gore that he would govern
from the middle. He lied. Furthermore, he uses "Fast Track" as an excuse to
force a vote without debate. Senator Hatch, during the Clifton
administration, demanded that for each nominee there be a blue slip returned
from that state's senators before the nominee came to the floor. Now he
brings them to the floor before that has a chance to happen. Clearly Senator
Hatch and the rest of the Republicans have a double standard when it comes
to judicial nominees.
They think they can use fast track and control of the Senate to foresee the
appointments of judges who everyone knows will make all their decisions in
favor of the Republican party. Thankfully, they don't have the 60% it takes
to take over the courts.
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