Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Incoming Chairman Leahy Speaks on Judicial Nominees
Ed Whelan of National Review Online attended a speech by Senator Leahy today at Georgetown University Law Center. Whelan's response is available at
http://bench.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZWNhYWY5Mjc5MzQ4N2VlOTY4NmM0NDc3YzU4MDc5MzY=. A copy of Sen. Leahy's prepared can be found at http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200612/121306.html.
During the question and answer portion of his speech he stated that he plans to reimpose the old blue slip rule, and much of the old procedural rules on judicial nominees from the days of the Democrat majority. He also stated that he would institute the "Thurmond rule," which provides that in election years, after Spring, no judges will go through except with the consent of both the Republican and Democrat Leader.
http://bench.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZWNhYWY5Mjc5MzQ4N2VlOTY4NmM0NDc3YzU4MDc5MzY=. A copy of Sen. Leahy's prepared can be found at http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200612/121306.html.
During the question and answer portion of his speech he stated that he plans to reimpose the old blue slip rule, and much of the old procedural rules on judicial nominees from the days of the Democrat majority. He also stated that he would institute the "Thurmond rule," which provides that in election years, after Spring, no judges will go through except with the consent of both the Republican and Democrat Leader.
# posted by Curt Despain @ 4:59 PM 
