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Friday, October 26, 2007

Mukasey Delayed by Dems Despite Strong Support

Yesterday, the Plain Dealer added it's support for Judge Mukasey's nomination for Attorney General. The editorial stated, "Mukasey is a breath of fresh air. With a distinguished legal career behind him, he appears to be someone who doesn't need the job and wouldn't sacrifice his reputation to keep it" based on his testimony before the Judiciary Committee last week.

However, Democrats on the Committee continue to delay the vote on his nomination, now asserting that Mukasey's answers regarding the use of torture on terror suspects did not satisfy them. The Washington Times reports that in spite of fellow Democrat Sen. Schumer's support and Mukasey's assurances that it is unconstitutional for the U.S. to engage in torture, Sens. Leahy and Durbin want more.

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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. Friday, October 26, 2007 Mukasey Delayed by Dems Despite Strong Support Yesterday, the Plain Dealer added it's support for Judge Mukasey's nomination for Attorney General. The editorial stated, "Mukasey is a breath of fresh air. With a distinguished legal career behind him, he appears to be someone who doesn't need the job and wouldn't sacrifice his reputation to keep it" based on his testimony before the Judiciary Committee last week. However, Democrats on the Committee continue to delay the vote on his nomination, now asserting that Mukasey's answers regarding the use of torture on terror suspects did not satisfy them. The Washington Times reports that in spite of fellow Democrat Sen. Schumer's support and Mukasey's assurances that it is unconstitutional for the U.S. to engage in torture, Sens. Leahy and Durbin want more. # posted by Kim Loontjer @ 9:15 AM Comments: Post a Comment Links to this post: <$BlogBacklinkTitle$> <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link << Home

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Friday, October 26, 2007

Mukasey Delayed by Dems Despite Strong Support