Bush Declares Judiciary 'Crisis'

The Associated Press | Friday, May 3, 2002; 11:56 AM | The Associated Press

[skr]

All good points.

[livius]

Very interesting, and, thanks to cogitator, deport and freedomcrusader, it would appear that we have finally gotten some facts. Would a correct summary be to say that Clinton got most of his nominees approved, except for a sort of log-jam at the end, when it was clear that he was trying to stack the courts?

Also, I wonder how many additional vacancies are those of justices who did not want to retire and leave their seat up for grabs while Clinton was in office. I imagine that it would be difficult to find out the numbers (of newly vacated seats that now need to be filled), but I suspect that while there may have been a log-jam of rushed-in Clinton appointees at the end of Clinton's term, there may also have been a bulge of newly vacated positions at the beginning of the Bush term.

In any case, I'm glad Bush is challenging this, because the Dems are really going out of their way to kill his nominees. I think they're still high on their Bork victory, lo these many years later.

[Freee-dame]

But I am going to want to see A WHOLE LOT MORE "did not mention" 's in future stories! Like these:

as if the AP will ever be "fair and balanced!"

[MHGinTN]

Can't you just hear the thumping bass and the squeally noises in your minds eye? 46 posted by Lazamataz Is there a 'mind's ear'? I don't hear well out of my left eye and am blind as a bat in my right ear. [You forgot to add love Laz, by the way. And yes, great rap, Palo has talents she doesn't even know she has, but I can't stand rap noise, er music.]

[harpo11]

With Liberty and Justice for All Sadly, the Democrat Senators under Tom Daschle's smuggly hostile obstructionism does not agree with President Bush and our Constitution. Their open scorn towards those seeking justice in America is an affront to America's highest goal and that is preserving, protecting and defending Liberty and Justice.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

BRILLIANT move on Bushes part. Term the obstructionism a 'crisis'. Nice job!

Belated agreement.

This entire game must be brought to the light of day and argued vigorously.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

This entire game must be brought to the light of day and argued vigorously.

Judicial appointments are the Holy Grail for the dim ones. They will fight to the death over them. Pubs better get in shape for the fight of the century. The "grapple" at the "capital". It WILL be a blood feud.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Obstructionism = crisis

Democrats = Obstructionists

Therefore, one can conclude that Democrats = crisis.

Ipso Facto.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

All the more reason why we people operating at the grassroots of politics to work even HARDER to get GOP senators elected this fall.

A Yes! vote, from the "Peoples' Republic of Kalifornia"!

Not much hope here in CA. But I contribute to other races where it may help.

[Brimack34]

Bush did not accuse anything he down right declared it!! And why does JUMPIN' Jim JEFFORDS keep popping up in my head. I do not want to feel like the RATS and the florida election. Make it go away.

[Doe Eyes]

Can you imagine the outcry from the Communist Press (CBS, CNN) if the Republican Congress had held up the appointment of Liberal Judges during Clintoon's term.

It would have been ugly.

[Valin]

Democrats have objected to the nominees on many grounds, including their contention that Bush's candidates tend to be conservative.

OH NO!! not conservatives, and on the federal bench? Well we can't have anything like that.
< /sarcasm>

[ArneFufkin]

Is he the guy that was married to Rock Hudson?

[Lancey Howard]

Democrats have objected to the nominees on many grounds, including their contention that Bush's candidates tend to be conservative.

"The President's nominees have been right-wing extremists who tend to support the Constitution, and stuff like that. Totally unacceptable." said Tom "Puff" Daschole, Senate majority leader.

[Lancey Howard]

He did not mention that the shortage is partially due to Republican senators who derailed many nominees of former Democratic President Clinton.

And the author of this piece did not mention that it was the Scumocrats who started this whole problem when they invented "Borking".

[Hagrid]

I don't have the stats, but the Republicans were very obstructionist in blocking Clinton nominees for political reasons. The Democrats now are worse than the Republicans were in the 2d Clinton term, but not by a whole lot.

[Eva]

Bush has been holding off on this issue to use it as a campaign issue for the fall elections. The Democrats will be hit with this all summer, if they don't start moving on it and fill those vacancies. Bush is going to make it clear that if people want to see anything accomplished in the Senate, they will have to get rid of the Democrats.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Bush has been holding off on this issue to use it as a campaign issue for the fall elections. The Democrats will be hit with this all summer, if they don't start moving on it and fill those vacancies. Bush is going to make it clear that if people want to see anything accomplished in the Senate, they will have to get rid of the Democrats.

I hear Ya. And I hope this comes to pass. My concern is that an impression in the voters' minds must be made early and reinforced regularly. It is true that the democrats in the Senate are blocking not only judicial appoitnts but ALL legislative efforts of the Pubs to move their agenda, but it is also true that the Pubs are not making this fact widely known at this time. They should be beating the dims with this like a drum, in the contested areas.

Defeating a regional candidate takes a regional focus. The national discussion really doesn't matter much. From what I have read, Senators are often vulnerable because they spend so little time "back home", and only return every six years for a brief campaign stint. Have heard that Daschole is very weak at home. Maybe this IS happening and I am not aware -- I live in "The Peoples Republic of Kalifornia", where the Republican Party has been on life support for over two years. I do what I can to help them, but the situation is pretty depressing. Gray-out Davis is ruining this State.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Late administration appointees rarely get confirmed.

And now, thanks to daschle&co, "early administration appointess rarely get confirmed..."

I have to research this issue, but it is my understanding that the Constitutionally named President of the Senate is the Vice President, NOT the Majority Leader. Apparently, the current protocol, where the ML leads the Senate, has arisen from some time in the past. Nonetheless, it seems to me that if the ML refuses to allow judicial appiontments and legislation to be sent to the floor for a vote, the VP should be able to step in and take charge. I believe this is permissable under the "original" Constitution.

The country is being harmed by this obstructionism, at a time when we are at war. The House enacts popular legislation that the President and a majority of the Senate would sign (example drilling in ANWR) and the vote is blocked by a handfull of radical senators. And instead we get CFR. It's simply outrageous.

[Marysecretary]

The democrats make me sick! I hope Bush goes after them BIG time and I hope their constituents realize how terrible their representatives really are. They care NOTHING about America, only their own devious and devisive agendas. M