Controversial judicial nomination (WH aide Kavanaugh) moves to Sen. floor

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN/AP: Controversial judicial nomination moves to Senate floor
Judiciary committee on Kavanaugh splits along party lines
Thursday, May 11, 2006


Brett Kavanaugh, right, with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove during a 2004 campaign trip.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's nomination of White House aide Brett Kavanaugh to a federal appeals court judgeship moved a step closer to confirmation Thursday even as Democrats raised objections to two other judicial picks.

After Democrats cleared the way, the Judiciary Committee approved Kavanaugh in a 10-8, party-line vote, and the Democrats moved on to questions about the other nominees' conflicts and qualifications.

"They'd be an embarrassment to even be debated on the floor," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, referring to the nominations of Terrence Boyle to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and Michael Wallace to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals....

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The Kavanaugh vote came after Democrats stepped out of the way for the first time since Bush nominated his staff secretary to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia two years ago....

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While they may not filibuster Kavanaugh's nomination, Democrats nonetheless complained that Bush's choice of a key aide for a lifetime appointment is evidence of a process that has become too political. They pointed at Kavanaugh's downgraded assessment by the American Bar Association as proof that he is unqualified for the post....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/11/senate.judges.ap/index.html

[lumpy]

1. Oh God !

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=151http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=1516565

[superconnected]

3. Why doesn't our dem party just send flowers and welcome him?

Maybe some chocolates, champagne, sing him a welcoming song.

Because they sure as hell aren't going to stop this. What HAVE they stopped Since Bush got in.

I know, I know, Pelosi and ms. Clinton are probably out shopping for balloons and congratutlation presents as I type.

"Kavanaugh has shown a stunning willingness to twist and shift legal theories and philosophies to best serve partisan interests. Moreover, he has less legal experience than 21 of the 22 judges who have been appointed to the D.C. Circuit since the Nixon era."

[lumpy]

2. Sorry, here's his resume

http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/kavanaughresume.htm

Bush/Rove buddy buddy

[Robbien]

4. While they may not filibuster Kavanaugh's nomination

:wtf:

That gang of 14 have a lot to answer for.

[whometense]

7. And I'd sure like to know

why they decided not to filibuster this creep.

[brentspeak]

5. The main reason why these Bush stooges are being nominated

is so they can rule in favor of other Bush stooges should they ever need to face the courts. Did a lower court rule against WalMart in some labor case? Not to worry, Crony Kavanaugh will do what he can to reverse that lower court's ruling.

[lumpy]

6. Sadly, you're right.

A politically loaded court system could very well be the undoing of the USofA.