NYT: Bypassing Senate for 2nd Time, Bush Seats Judge

[pagerbear]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/21/politics/21JUDG.html

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 — President Bush on Friday used a weeklong Congressional recess to install William H. Pryor Jr., the Alabama attorney general, in a federal appeals court seat to get around a Democratic filibuster that had blocked the nomination.

It was the second time in the last five weeks that Mr. Bush used a president's power to make appointments when Congress is not in session to name judges directly to the bench and thus skirt the Senate confirmation process. In January, Mr. Bush named Charles W. Pickering Sr., whose nomination had also been blocked by Senate Democrats, to another appeals court seat.

[still_one]

1. This is why it is so important to defeat BUSH

He is trying to bypass seperation or powers, and the election of 2004 will determine the Supreme Court Justices!!!

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. True. Also, facsists such as Bush will do whatever it takes....

to destroy our great nation.

John Kerry 04'

:kick:

[gmoney]

3. Bush is SUCH a weasel

Again, let's apply the Clinton test to this little maneuver... he'd be crucified.

[bpilgrim]

4. those judges will be required

to impliment the detention centers they will need as more wake up.

peace

[jsw_81]

5. What a screwed up system

In 2000 we had unelected judges selecting the president, and now we have an unelected president selecting judges. Is this what the founders intended? :shrug: