Friday, May 23, 2008
Democrats Fail Fairness Standard on Judicial Nominees
No further Senate action regarding the judicial nominees appears to be on Senator Reid's priority list prior to the Memorial Day Weekend recess. If these are Senator Reid's best efforts, one must wonder what his worst efforts are. Not only did the Democrats attempt to rush through Judge Helene White who has yet to meet all the administration requirements of the Majority, but in so choosing, the Majority also failed to put up Judges Keisler and Conrad, who have met the requirements and received Well-Qualified ratings from the ABA, for a well-deserved vote. Senator McConnell expressed his disappointment in the majority's failure to treat all judicial nominees fairly.
So today is a sad and sobering day for me and my colleagues. There are now
well-founded questions on our side about the Majority’s stated desire to treat
nominees fairly and to improve the confirmation process. And there is
frustration that will manifest itself in the coming days, and will persist until
we get credible evidence that the Majority will respect Minority rights and
treat judicial nominees fairly.




