Don't Cry for Me GOP
I am really having a hard time feeling sorry for the six of 168 judges that have been rejected by the Senate.
While President Clinton was in office GOP Senators were successful in blocking over 60 Clinton nominees.
The Democrats have approved over 96% of President Bush's nominees and have had to endure the President claiming that the Senate action "is inconsistent with the Senate's constitutional responsibility and is just plain wrong."
This is where I am forced to disagree with the President. The U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 2) says that the President "shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate...shall appoint...Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States."
If the President were to review Article II, Section 2 he will see that the "constitutional responsibility" of the Senate is not to rubberstamp his nominees but to advise him and then give their consent.
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