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FSC Chair Faces Confirmation Hearing

By Steve Hall

"Reject John Bradley," is the title of this morning's Houston Chronicle editorial. Today the Texas Senate Nominations Committee takes up the question of reappointing Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley as presiding officer of the nine-member Texas Forensic Science Commission.One of the Senate's responsibilities is to operate as a counterweight to the governor in the approval or rejection of his appointees. That counterweight is part of the advice and consent that the legislative branch provides the executive branch. It is essential that the Senate actively vet candidates and not just act as a rubber stamp.Bradley, as this newspaper has consistently reported over the past year and a half, has obstructed real debate and instead proceeded to perpetuate the governor's political agenda...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 28, 2011 (boomark / email).