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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Assessing the Confirmation Process

Makan Delrahim, former Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and former senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice, in the above article examines the flaws in the current confirmation process and offers some suggestions for reform:

"As part of the 'advice and consent' process, if the Senators can convince 51 Senators that a nominee is not fit to be confirmed, then that nominee should fail. However, if that nominee has the support of a majority of the Senators serving, he or she should be confirmed. Period. That is what elections are about. That is what our constitution requires. Regardless of who is in the White House or which party controls the Senate."

# posted by Kim Loontjer @ 8:55 AM

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	Welcome to the RNLA's new Blog on the Judicial Confirmation Crisis. We trust that all users will conduct their activities here with the highest degree of professionalism and sensitivity. As a free exchange, both this area and the information contained in it are neither endorsed nor officially sanctioned by RNLA. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Assessing the Confirmation Process Makan Delrahim, former Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and former senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice, in the above article examines the flaws in the current confirmation process and offers some suggestions for reform: "As part of the 'advice and consent' process, if the Senators can convince 51 Senators that a nominee is not fit to be confirmed, then that nominee should fail. However, if that nominee has the support of a majority of the Senators serving, he or she should be confirmed. Period. That is what elections are about. That is what our constitution requires. Regardless of who is in the White House or which party controls the Senate." # posted by Kim Loontjer @ 8:55 AM Comments: Post a Comment Links to this post: <$BlogBacklinkTitle$> <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link << Home

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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Assessing the Confirmation Process