Nomination Battles
Democrats have been gearing up for the judicial nomination wars since they lost the Senate to the Republicans. The Judiciary is their last vestage of power, and they are holding on with a death grip. What we have seen to this point with filibusters, maneuverings, calling for documents, then more documents, are all attempts to obstruct any nomination made by the President. This is all a smoke screen for their attempt to impose their minority power beyond it’s scope, and get only their approved nominees on the floor for a vote.
A Supreme Court nominee seems immanent and thus the latest proposal by Senate Democrats for a consultation. Bench Memos, has a post by Bradford Berenson entitled, A Tactic for War, not a Proposal for Peace. Here is in part what he says about this Democrat proposal:
” First, let’s be clear about what the Senators are really proposing. They are not proposing anything that resembles what ordinary people would recognize as “consultation.” Instead, in the world of judicial nominations, “consultation” is Senate-speak for “advance veto.” Senators routinely complain about a lack of “consultation” not because they were not consulted but because, after extensive consultation, they did not get what they wanted. What the Senators are really asking is that the president share with them in advance the names of individuals he is considering for nomination to the Supreme Court and then eliminate any candidate to which they object.
Thus, Senator Schumer in a letter to the president concluded by saying that he wants “the opportunity to evaluate any candidates you are considering and provide input before any nomination is made.” And Senator Leahy admitted in his letter that his goal is “to help select a nominee.”
These Senators will get all the evaluation they want to have and then some after the nomination is made. From this vantage point, the President shouldn’t let these Senators know who he is nominating to Dog Catcher.
We are going to have a nomination by the President, “advise and consent with the Senate”, and an up or down vote, just as the Constitution lays it out.
Read the entire artilcle for a good heads up on what the Democrats are attempting to pull off.
