Republicans accuse Obama of trying to stack key U.S. appeals court
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators on Wednesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to stack an influential U.S. appeals court with friendly judges in the hope they would approve forthcoming federal regulations.
In June, Obama named three lawyers to serve as judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often weighs industry challenges to regulations issued by such agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Wednesday's hearing was for Patricia Millett, a Washington lawyer in private practice who has argued 32 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, said Obama wants more Democratic-appointed judges on the court as he focuses on issuing regulations, including closely watched rules addressing climate change, which will almost certainly be subject to legal challenges that will be heard by the court. The president is hoping to "stack the deck to his advantage," Lee said.
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)its ok for gopers to stack the courts but not so much for Dems huh. Vote these motherf**kers out, PLEASE!
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)reflection
(6,286 posts)bamacrat
(3,867 posts)All President's fill court vacancies. This is insane, and an obstruction the "founders" would be ashamed of.
EC
(12,287 posts)That's alright, no one seemed to care about this last time, so hey guys when you're done...Flush.
rtracey
(2,062 posts)Ohh and the Supreme court isn't stacked.....Hey GOP, find something useful to do...maybe get off your asses and stop the sequester... that's where we are hurting...idiots
mac56
(17,574 posts)"IT'S OKAY IF A REPUBLICAN DOES IT."
calimary
(81,527 posts)askeptic
(478 posts)leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)Democrats_win
(6,539 posts)A mirror?
Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)When Bush was in office, (notice I didn't say when he won the election...), he nominated all very conservative/right wing individuals to the federal and circuit courts of appeal, and the SC. Don't whine, Mike Lee, because Democrats have that right and obligation now. What a putz.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)a very unusual move, I still don't understand it. Lee is a Tea Party extremist, and even more obstructionist of Obama than most GOP senators, and Obama pissed off Utah Democrats and did Lee that favor. The U.S. Attorney's name is David Barlow.
I guess this is Sen. Lee's way of thanking him.
olddots
(10,237 posts)he may not be an oxymoron but he sure is a moron .
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)These Repubs really are the
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SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,602 posts)and accommodating. You know, to get along go along. That means Democrats are supposed to do what Rethuglicans want.
Boshhammer. In this matter, I am behind President Obama 100%.
Wolf
Laelth
(32,017 posts)That's what we elected him to do.
-Laelth
dusty trails
(174 posts)I really, really hate Republicans and the damage they've done, and are doing, to America.