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User ID: 26646007 Canada 01/09/2014 04:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obama Seizes Control of 'Second Highest Court' Less than 50% The Senate is poised to confirm Robert L. Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit — the final battle in a bruising war between the White House and Senate Republicans over the "second highest court in the land." The D.C. Circuit deals with cases against the federal government. Anyone who has a complaint with a regulatory agency or wants to challenge an excess of the federal government usually winds up there. "We will fill up the D.C. Circuit one way or another," Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said in a speech March 10, in which he attacked Republican-led filibusters against President Barack Obama’s nominees as "specious." In November, Obama effectively gained control of the 11-member court when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid triggered the "nuclear option" — reducing the threshold needed to stop a filibuster from 60 votes to a simple majority. More at: [ link to www.newsmax.com] Patriotism is supporting your country always -- and your government when they deserve it. Mark Twain
Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords. -Benjamin Franklin |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 52717964 Netherlands 01/09/2014 04:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama Seizes Control of 'Second Highest Court' He got fatter obama ? |
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User ID: 26646007 Canada 01/09/2014 04:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Obama Seizes Control of 'Second Highest Court' From the article: "Of the eight full-time judges on the court before these latest confirmations — not including judges on senior status — there was a 4-4 split between Democratic appointees and Republican appointees," Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told Newsmax. "Now there are six Democratic appointees and four Republican appointees and there will soon be seven Democrats and only four Republicans." Patriotism is supporting your country always -- and your government when they deserve it. Mark Twain
Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords. -Benjamin Franklin |
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