Saturday, January 17, 2004

Again Bush acts with complete DISREGARD of the constitution. We do not need or want a dictator....

Bush Seats Judge, Bypassing Senate DemocratsBy NEIL A. LEWIS

Published: January 17, 2004 - New York Times

"WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 — President Bush on Friday used the Congressional recess to install Charles W. Pickering Sr. in a federal appeals court seat from which he had been blocked twice by the Senate because of Democratic opposition.

In using a president's power to make appointments during Congressional recesses to fill vacancies, Mr. Bush was able to skirt the Senate confirmation process, which Democrats have used for three years to block not only the Pickering nomination but also those of several other Bush judicial nominees."

-

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Questions for change

Progress Engage in Solidarity What in individual life can be better? How do we make the world better? Find thing to WIN. Heal ourselves Trus...

  • (no title)
    Again today I cringe listening to Bush appoint Bolton to the UN... From the ether... The decision to go forward with the Bolton appointment,...
  • Halberstam on the press.....
    timothy.rutten@latimes.com   apr 28, 07 Halberstam was acutely concerned about the effect the economic assumptions behind such cuts would h...
  • (no title)
     July 8th...    Morning reads... Heather Cox-Richardson      on the anniversary, history of the 14th amendment to the Constitution. Equal Ri...