Posted on 02/08/2006 8:05:05 PM PST by bourbon
Link only thanks to the losers at Gannett.
(((MS PING)))
Mississippi ping.
You might be interested in this.
If you're happy, I'm happy!
I don't know him.
Is he from Jackson?
YOU don't know him?
Not a kin folk, huh?
He still has three vacancies to fill in the D.C. circuit court of appeals, and only one nominee so far (guy blocked in senate for ages). That's the most important appeals court, where supreme court justices often come from.
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 8, 2006Nominations Sent to the Senate
Patricia P. Brister, of Louisiana, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the Representative of the United States of America on the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice James R. Browning, retired.
Michael Brunson Wallace, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Charles W. Pickering, Sr., retired.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060208-11.html
"Mississippi ping."
OK....I'm your sugar daddy. Will the guy be strong on property rights...or sell out to the eminent domain crowd from 'Nissan' and other corporate giants for the greater good? put me on your ping list..i have property there and the sharks are swimming around on both sides of the aisle.
Wallace worked for CJ Rehnquist and then was hired by Sen Lott to help out with the impeachment of Bill Clinton. That sounds very promising.
Step by step, GWB is changing the courts and the Rats can`t do very much about it, te he
Brett Kavanaugh. First nominated on July 25, 2003, he was the only pending nomination returned to the President when the Senate recessed at the end of December, 2005. He was renominated by the President on January 25. Hillary! Clinton is thought to be behind the return.
Kavanaugh has earmarks of being a crony pick, and was involved in the Vince Foster aspect of Ken Starr's investigations into the Clintons. Reid has expressed a desire to filibuster the Kavanaugh nomination, too.
AP Report Reid wants to filibuster Haynes & Kavanaugh - May 28, 2005
Jan 7, 2006: Hillary! accused of being behind the Kavanaugh return
Michael B. Wallace is a partner in the Jackson, Mississippi, office of Phelps Dunbar. His practice is concentrated in commercial and constitutional litigation, with special emphasis on appeals in both the state and federal systems. Mr. Wallace served as a law clerk to Justice Harry G. Walker of the Supreme Court of Mississippi and to Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court. After practicing law in Biloxi, he served as counsel to Representative Trent Lott. He was chairman of the Legal Services Corporation under Presidents Reagan and Bush and served for ten years as a member of the Administrative Conference of the United States. He served as Special Counsel to Senator Lott for the impeachment trial of President Clinton, and he represents the Mississippi Republican Party in the ongoing Congressional redistricting litigation. Mr. Wallace received his B.A. in government from Harvard and his J.D. from the University of Virginia, where he served on the law review.
Lots more at the link ...
Mike is a partner in the general litigation group in the Jackson office. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1976. In 1999, he served as Special Impeachment Counsel to Senate Majority Leader Lott for the impeachment trial of President Clinton. His practice is concentrated in commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He also has wide experience in litigating constitutional claims and election disputes. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Mike served as a law clerk to Justice Harry G. Walker, Supreme Court of Mississippi, from 1976-1977, and to Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, from 1977-1978. From 1980-1983 he served as counsel to Trent Lott, who was then Republican Whip of the United States House of Representatives. He is general counsel of the Mississippi Republican Party.Secured reversal of an eminent domain judgment which had temporarily seized possession of a historic hotel in downtown Jackson. Morley v. Jackson Redevelopment Authority, 632 So.2d 1284 (Miss. 1994).
A former Lott aide? I'd say that means we can expect a reliable conservative. Glad to see the White House making solid choices.
I want a right fielder with a big stick against pedophiles, rapists and murderers, constitutional to the point of making the department of education go bye bye, pro military, pro-life, states rights, anti-redistribution IRS abolisher, to be sent STRAIGHT UP THE LINE SWEET CHEEKS
"Wallace worked for CJ Rehnquist and then was hired by Sen Lott to help out with the impeachment of Bill Clinton. That sounds very promising."
BUT......Sen.Lott broke every promise a conservative should have(from what i hear)....property rights mean nothing to him. He presided over the largest confiscation of property for corporate giants this country has ever known. ???? I know people that had property in the 'zone' who sold their land for pennies 4 years before the deal became public. Speculators were hovering about and went in under the cover of darkness.
I know people who had their land TAKEN from them by the state after the deal became public and the state sold the land to burger franchises...Don't get me started....
MISSISSIPPI needs to get rid of LOTT and every single person associated with him.
sorry for the rant..but as a native Mississippi girl, I have every right to rant. There are 'speculators' hovering over my land right now..which has been in my family for over 150 years. I will be damned if they steal it from underneath me for some corporate giant or saudi prince looking for 'investment property'......whew..i am uptight tonight..sorry for the rant
Steering the Supreme Court to the Right is the most important thing to me, because those 9 Judges have done a huge amount of damage to our Constitution over the past 30 years, and its about time changes to our Constitution is left up to the voters of each State in the normal Amendment Process, than 9 Justices who have drifted far beyond what our Founders intended their powers should be
I don't think Wallace fits all of those ;-) His expertise is as an appellate lawyer, and my first impression is that his particular specialy is election (redistricting) law. He has not been a judge in any capacity, that I have found, but he has served as a mediator.
He's donated a couple grand (at least) to the GWB campaign(s), and is openly touted on a website dedicated to "find a Republican lawyer."
"A former Lott aide? I'd say that means we can expect a reliable conservative."
I would say you are wrong.......
"Steering the Supreme Court to the Right is the most important thing to me, because those 9 Judges have done a huge amount of damage to our Constitution over the past 30 years, and its about time changes to our Constitution is left up to the voters of each State in the normal Amendment Process, than 9 Justices who have drifted far beyond what our Founders intended their powers should be..."
Do you care about PROPERTY RIGHTS? Sandra Day O'Conner..so often mailigned by our own party over abortion, wrote the dissenting opinion for the court that just took all of your property rights away. Have fun..ATLAS HAS SHRUGGED....
More conservative than Pickering?
That's wonderful!
I see he clerked for Rehnquist.
That's quite a reference.
Thanks, bourbon.
"I don't know him."
Well, I'll be...
;o)
Many thanks for your post!
No...DuckFan4ever is right.
Whatever beef you have against Lott,
he has one of the most conservative
voting records in the Senate.
Bumping your tagline!
January 28th, 2004Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today four appointments at the California Resources Agency: Karen Scarborough as undersecretary, Sandra S. Ikuta as deputy secretary and general counsel, Crawford McClain Tuttle as deputy secretary of external affairs, and Melinda Tracy Terry as deputy secretary of legislation.
Ikuta most recently was a partner at the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny & Myers where she has practiced since 1990. As co-chair of the firm's environmental group, she specializes in environmental and natural resources law. She previously served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She earned her law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and holds a Master of Science from Columbia University School of Journalism. She also has an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Ikuta, 49, is a resident of Los Angeles and a registered Republican.
http://www.schwarzenegger.com/news.asp?id=1448
New nominations to the U.S. Courts of Appeals: Today the White House announced the following two nominations:Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice James R. Browning, retired.
Michael Brunson Wallace, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Charles W. Pickering, Sr., retired.
Additional information about Ms. Ikuta can be accessed here, while Mr. Wallace's law firm bio is here
See also http://www.confirmthem.com/?p=2212#comments for some additional preliminary commentary. I also found, in a google search, a title of Ikuta's -- Sandra Segal Ikuta, Dying at the Right Time: A Critical Legal Theory Approach to Timing-of-Death Issues, 5 ISSUES L. & MED. 3, 3-66 (1989).
"Of course I do, That decision is why we need more Justices like Scalia. The notion that someone's property should be taken for the good of the tax base of a City or County is something right out of the writings of Karl Marx"
well then..i suggest you look more deeply into the whole MISSISSIPI NISSAN take over and KARl..opps i mean Lott's 'stearing committee'......
You'll notice my remarks had to do with Wallace's association with Rehnquist and Clinton's impeachment. I am unaware of Sen Lott's position on issues of eminent domain.
Then Lott's incredibly weak response, in his own defense, after his Strom Thurmond comment was the last straw. Groveling on the BET and NPR Networks is not exactly what is expected of a leader I can follow
I can't argue with one thing that you've said.
However, he is very conservative.
I would expect nothing less than for him to have a conservative aide.
And, that former aide is the subject of this thread...
not Lott.
It's good to see you. ;o)
Abstract: Analyzes the body of law concerned with timing-of-death issues, using a Critical Legal theory approach. Examines how jurists have failed to satisfactorily resolve the issues raised by new medical technologies, and explores some of the reasons for this failure. Discusses the legal distinctions that must be made between suicide and a permissible decision to forgo treatment in order to hasten the moment of death, and between euthanasia and a permissible decision to withhold, terminate, or provide a treatment that will lead to death. Points out that contemporary legal language may be inadequate for a coherent discussion of timing-of-death issues, and for this reason, the distinctions used in timing-of-death laws have no determinate meaning. Also explores the basic framework used by courts to structure their analysis of cases dealing with timing-of-death issues, and examines the inadequacy of this legal framework for guiding doctors' decisionmaking in timing-of-death situations.
Descriptor Terms: DEATH, MEDICAL TREATMENT, LEGAL CONCERNS, COURT CASES.
I wonder if the Wallace nomination isn't a purposeful poke in the eye to the Clintons. The nomination could also be a signal to remove any objection to Kavanaugh, "or else I'll nominate more of the same genus, like Wallace."
The name "Senator Lott" and the words "help out with the impeachment" don't belong in the same sentence.
We need to convince our Republican Senators and Congress Critters to run on Conservative principles and once elected, and then Govern by those same principles. The big difference between us and the Liberals is we can defend our principles and the Liberals have 40 years of advancing the Nanny state and utter failure defending Freedom or advancing it.
Good to see you as well :-)
I couldn't agree with you more!
We need a someone in the mold of Zell Miller.
He would challenge anyone who opposes him to a duel.
Should that happen, I would watch CSPAN 24/7! ;o)
Pat Roberts takes not a single ounce of crap from the Democrats. In fact... When Pat Roberts takes to the Senate Floor, the Democrats NEVER counter his remarks, they simply pursue a different angle :-)
Only the ones that the DEMs "agreed to," albeit under pressure.
After a slew of confirmation votes in May, Frist left the nominations of Myers and Boyle on the table, unaddressed. Myers was out of Committee on March 17, and Boyle on June 16.
Left in Committee at the end of the year (just looking at Circuit Court nominations) were Haynes, Saad and Kavanaugh.
I do fault Frist for not invoking the "Constitutional Option" the very first time the RATS pulled this nonsense on Judicial nominees.
Back in the 108th Congress? I don't think the political momentum was there, at the time. The issue hadn't festered enough. BUt I suspect he might get a rise out of the DEMs, perhaps enough to get them to filibuster, if he'd bring Myers and Boyle up for a vote. Almost certainly would if he can get Specter to move Saad and/or Kavanaugh out of Committee, and to the floor for debate and vote.
Do you think he will?
I sure hope Saad and Kavanaugh would be brought up again. Whether Frist will do so is the 64 thousand dollar question. My guess is no, unless GWB enominates them like he has done in the past with Pryor and Janice Rogers Brown
The nominations of Saad, Kavanaugh, Myers, Boyle and Haynes are all pending "in the Senate" at this moment. Saad, Haynes and Kavanaugh in Committee, to be precise. Only Kavanaugh had to be "renominated," the others have been pending since February last year.
Does that change your guess to "Yes, Frist will bring them up."? Heck, Myers and Boyle aren't even contentious, best I have been able to recon. And they are out of Committee, currently on the Senate's Executive Calendar, Myers since March last year, and still not brought up for a vote.
I guess you don't own land along the I55 corridor..do you? My guess is that you have no idea what Lott has done in Mississippi...because the whole damn world doesn't give a rat's ass about Mississippi. New Orleans is the precious victim baby right now (highlighted on the grammy's tonight)...meanwhile 2/3 of Mississippi's people & lands were devastated by Katrina...the sharks are moving in and no one gives a damn.
I don't know what plane of 'relatism' you reside on...but am i here in the real world of devestaion..corporate giants and states greedy to steal the property of the individual during a national emergency...POX on either house that uses it for political football.
I'm sorry if I came off as unconcerned, but I was focusing more on Senate procedures than local affairs. I will pray that all works out well for you and your family in the rebuilding process you face. I have donated to the relief effort several times, but I'm not aware of the local concerns
May God Bless you and your family as you struggle to rebuild what you have lost
"You'll notice my remarks had to do with Wallace's association with Rehnquist and Clinton's impeachment. I am unaware of Sen Lott's position on issues of eminent domain."
ok..you get a pass....lol
Frankly, I would probably be disinherited for 'callin' Lott as i see him...however I am the executor of my families estate...lol...
and..I shall never be hungry again.....
All I can do is hope that he will. I think Frist is guided by the NEWS of the day, rather than what needs to get done.
My previous point was to challenge your, "Frist ... has pushed GWB's judges through."
I think he, as with most Senators, take a collegial path, looking for least resistance, and all too willing to "give" on something that isn't "theirs" to begin with. That is, I see the nominations as the President's, and Frist doesn't have his heart in them to the point of "fight."
I agree, but Trent Lott was not the poster child for "Profiles in Courage" when it came to standing up to the Dems. If the question is would do a better job on pushing Judicial Nominations through the Senate, I think Frist proved himself to be better than Lott on this issue. But Frist is not as good as Lott on Legislative issues such as Tax cuts and Social Security, Frist seems to simply roll over and say he will take it up in the next Congress
"Secured reversal of an eminent domain judgment which had temporarily seized possession of a historic hotel in downtown Jackson"
Some perspective is helpful - Is this the King Edward of great fame?
http://www.marklyon.org/travels/King%20Edward%20Hotel/
pics at the link
I remember a C_Liar political cartoon showing the Jackson city skyline in 2065 or something - futuristic buildings with the king edward in the middle. THe cartoon must have been over 10 years ago - around the arson time. We are on course.
"I think your Governor is doing a good job, am I wrong?"
no..u r right! Haley is doing the work of angels in a world that hates his 'embassy'. I don't live in Miss. anymore..i have people and property that do though..so i watch..with great interest. I appreciate your concern for local affairs. I ask you...what better way to judge a man than in his own 'home'? Haley has passed the test...Lott never did. sorry
I absolutely love Pat Roberts.
However, I am still ticked at the way "the memo" was handled.
A Republican aide was fired, and there was little publicity about it.
Good Lord!
We've been watching "the memo" unfold for over two years!
He's can be tough at times, but at other times he's too much the gentleman.
Besides...had he publicized "the memo", it might have hurt others in The Senate Club.
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