Posted on 10/16/2009 12:50:39 PM PDT by La Lydia
President Obama has not made significant progress in his plan to infuse federal courts with a new cadre of judges, and liberal activists are beginning to blame his administration for moving too tentatively on what they consider a key priority. During his first nine months in office, Obama has won confirmation in the Democratic-controlled Senate for just three of his 23 nominations for federal judgeships, largely because Republicans have used anonymous holds and filibuster threats to slow the proceedings to a crawl.
But some Democrats attribute that GOP success partly to the administration's reluctance to fight, arguing that Obama's emphasis on easing partisan rancor over judgeships has backfired and only emboldened Senate Republicans. Some Republicans contend that the White House has hurt itself by its slow pace in sending over nominations for Senate consideration. President George W. Bush sent 95 names to the Senate in the same period that Obama has forwarded 23...
The delays are having a ripple effect in federal courts, where caseloads continue to back up, said Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.). Currently, about 90 judicial seats -- about 10 percent of the total -- remain vacant in appeals and district courts.
The White House predicts that nominations and confirmations will pick up soon...But liberal activists argue that Obama needs to quicken the pace, partly for political reasons. "It is incumbent on the Democrats and the White House to push as hard as they can to confirm judicial nominees, given that next year Republicans will make an all-out effort to block candidates as a means to gin up their base before the election," said Nan Aron, president of the Alliance for Justice, an advocacy organization....
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Well...it may be that the O can’t find any leftie Candidates that would pass the background check?
Funny how the same clown posse who egged on the Democrat obstructionism of Bush’s judges now squeal like gelded pigs when their own tactics rebound on them.
Do the liberal activists have any idea how hard it is to find Dem DC insiders who don’t owe back taxes?
I suspect the kind of judges he wants to appoint are Lynne Stewart-type lawyers who have defended terrorists, etc., or have ties to discredited causes and organizations such as ACORN. I’m thinking it might be politically tricky to get them confirmed.
he didn’t do anything before being elected, a little silly to expect it now
With President Obama’s embarrassing history of appointments, it’s hard to imagine how he could be “too cautious”.
When Bummer sends in the clowns, the Senate laughs.
now before he appoints anyone he’s gotta wonder what kind of video Beck has on ‘em
***Well...it may be that the O can’t find any leftie Candidates that would pass the background check?***
Maybe he can’t find candidates well to the Left of him!
He’s having trouble getting his nominees out of jail.
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