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Many Gulf federal judges have oil links, complicating assignments on spill...
Gee, what a surprise. I've mentioned this issue in previous posts, but finally, we have an entire article by a news organization that may get some attention. Thank you, AP: More than half of the...
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GOP blocks two federal judges' nominations
The GOPutzes can whine and moan and blame the Democrats for anything and everything, but they are the true culprits when it comes to stepping all over democracy. They've made more use of the N word...
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Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee
Remember Fayiz al-Kandari? He's the Gitmo detainee who I've been writing about for a year now. He's been a prisoner there for over 8 years, and has done nothing to deserve that. He wasn't as lucky as...
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The Party of No judges: 1 in 8 posts empty. GOP say it's payback
Sing with me! "This is the way we block the judge, Block the judge, Block the judge..." 47 % of judicial nominees were confirmed during 18 months in office for President Obama. 85% under President...
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"Because of retirements, the percentage of Republican-nominated district...
I posted about the lack of judicial appointments due to GOP payback (read: obstruction) in a previous post. Now we have another disturbing report: A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate...
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GOP Judges: Dear GOP Senators, Stop Obstructing President Obama’s Judges
What was that about your so-called reverence of the rule of law again, GOP? It occurs to many of us that it's a little tough to enforce laws when there aren't enough judges to go around. Hence, court...
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GOP will impose blockade on circuit court judges until Election Day
Mitch McConnell, with support from Charles Grassley and other fellow obstructionists, made the decision to block all of President Obama's circuit court judge nominees until after the November...
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Senate Democratic leaders see opportunity to put Republicans in a tough spot
There's nothing more rewarding in an election year than putting Republicans in a tough spot, which is exactly what Senate Dems may do. The GOP has put the Democrats in enough tough spots to last a...
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Republican Federal Judge: How the GOP Has Packed the Courts With Partisan Hacks
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via my pal Mark Karlin: The hijacking of the federal judiciary by the Republican Party – through the appointment of aggressive partisan judges combined with...
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Pres. Obama pushing to diversify federal judiciary despite GOP obstruction
Earlier I posted that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sticking around. One of the reasons so many of us were biting our nails over who would win the presidency was our fear that another Republican...
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The GOP Supreme Court Coup Is the Carbon Monoxide Asphyxiating Democracy
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via my pal Mark Karlin: The Republicans long ago figured out that the way to have legislative control over the United States is to pack the federal courts....
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Harry Reid hints at filibuster "nuclear option"... again. Try using it this...
Harry Reid reminds me of those ineffectual, weary parents who you see in a public place repeatedly scolding his annoyingly obstinate, uncontrollable toddler, saying things like, "If you keep that up,...
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Report: Sen. Harry Reid "not inclined to use" tools he has to overcome...
It was only yesterday that I posted, "Harry Reid hints at filibuster 'nuclear option'… again. Try using it this time, Harry." I peppered that post with comparisons of Reid to an ineffectual parent...
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VIDEO: McCain: "I don’t understand" why GOP would filibuster gun legislation....
What a surprise! John McCain on a Sunday talk show! But I digress. Think Progress has a post up titled, McCain: ‘I Don’t Understand’ Why GOP Would Filibuster Gun Legislation. That should have read,...
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"New definition of a consensus nominee is someone who Republicans like, Dems...
Judicial nominations have been moving at a snail’s pace, and of course, Republicans have blocked the president every step of the way. The courts have been overloaded, backed up, cannot function...
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Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: "I think there are many...
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor spoke at the Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel on history, ethics and law. In that speech, she expressed her opposition to the election of judges,...
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Republicans Accuse Obama of Court Packing While They're Guilty Of Packing By...
Remember George Castanza in Seinfeld. He was embarrased when Jerry's girlfriend Rachel walks in on him and his naked "manhood?" He tried to explain he just got out of a cold swim and he was...
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Poll-itics: SCOTUS approvals near lowest "in 14-year trend"
SCOTUS, SCOTUS, SCOTUS, what are we going to do with you? Well, here's an idea: Elect Progressive presidents who will replace right wing extremist Supreme Court justices (and other judges) who decide...
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