Tag: confirmations
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My Zimmerman Verdict Reaction
The Zimmerman verdict is an outrage, some would say. I’m not so sure. No, really. I have no idea. All I know about Zimmerman I learned from the popular media. Maybe a little background is in order. I did criminal defense and had the occasion of being involved in a “high profile” case. The local…
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The politicization of judicial nomination confirmations, part 2
In my final comment to my post, The politicization of judicial nomination confirmations, I implied the Republicans started the judicial confirmation battle during Clinton’s presidency. A little analysis shows I was wrong. The chart shows a pattern emerging during Reagan’s second congress and continuing for the second congress of each presidential term following. Where will…
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The politicization of judicial nomination confirmations
Gerry at Daly Thoughts posted an analysis on the percentage of circuit court nominations confirmed by the Senate. A reasonable interpretation on that chart is that, starting with Reagan, the process began to become politicized. The Democrats became even more aggressive at this during George H.W. Bush’s term. The Republicans then upped the ante a…