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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Three Nominees Withdraw From Consideration

Today it was announced that three of President Bush's Appellate Court nominees have asked that their names be withdrawn from consideration, namely William Haynes, William Myers and Terrence Boyle. (A fourth nominee, Michael Wallace, had previously asked his name to be withdrawn.) These nominees have been waiting years to receive a fair up or down vote in the Senate, in the case of Judge Boyle it has literally been 16 years since he was first nominated by Bush 41. These nominees decided that after years of Democrat obstruction there was no way that the new Democrat controlled Senate was going to allow any of them to go forward.

This obstructionism strategy the Democrats have been engaged in over the past several years will backfire on them as they are now in the majority, and there is no longer a credible excuse not to give a new round of nominees a fair hearing and vote.

This withdrawal gives the President an opportunity to offer new nominees, like the four who have recently withdrawn, who believe judges should apply the law and not legislate from the bench. Will the Democrats create new excuses to reject what I am sure will be highly qualified nominees, or will they allow full up or down votes by the entire Senate?

# posted by Michael Thielen @ 6:48 PM

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With so many open seats in our nation’s appellate courts, it is a shame that Democrat inaction has led to the withdrawing of these nominations. All three were highly qualified attorneys who would have fulfilled the President’s promise to nominate candidates who will interpret the facts before them, apply relevant precedent, and not usurp another branch’s role by legislating from a court room. Today, the American people are deprived of the judicial excellence these candidates would have brought to bear on the many back-logged cases still waiting for a hearing. We can only hope the President can identify equally fine candidates who have the fortitude and patience to bear with the Democrat gristmill.

# posted by

Patricia Paoletta : 7:01 PM

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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. Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Three Nominees Withdraw From Consideration Today it was announced that three of President Bush's Appellate Court nominees have asked that their names be withdrawn from consideration, namely William Haynes, William Myers and Terrence Boyle. (A fourth nominee, Michael Wallace, had previously asked his name to be withdrawn.) These nominees have been waiting years to receive a fair up or down vote in the Senate, in the case of Judge Boyle it has literally been 16 years since he was first nominated by Bush 41. These nominees decided that after years of Democrat obstruction there was no way that the new Democrat controlled Senate was going to allow any of them to go forward. This obstructionism strategy the Democrats have been engaged in over the past several years will backfire on them as they are now in the majority, and there is no longer a credible excuse not to give a new round of nominees a fair hearing and vote. This withdrawal gives the President an opportunity to offer new nominees, like the four who have recently withdrawn, who believe judges should apply the law and not legislate from the bench. Will the Democrats create new excuses to reject what I am sure will be highly qualified nominees, or will they allow full up or down votes by the entire Senate? # posted by Michael Thielen @ 6:48 PM Comments: With so many open seats in our nation’s appellate courts, it is a shame that Democrat inaction has led to the withdrawing of these nominations. All three were highly qualified attorneys who would have fulfilled the President’s promise to nominate candidates who will interpret the facts before them, apply relevant precedent, and not usurp another branch’s role by legislating from a court room. Today, the American people are deprived of the judicial excellence these candidates would have brought to bear on the many back-logged cases still waiting for a hearing. We can only hope the President can identify equally fine candidates who have the fortitude and patience to bear with the Democrat gristmill. # posted by Patricia Paoletta : 7:01 PM Post a Comment Links to this post: <$BlogBacklinkTitle$> <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link << Home