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Controversial BPP Nominee Rejected by Texas Senate

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Mike Ward reports, "Shanda Perkins nomination busted," on the Austin American-Statesman Postcards blog.In a rare public rebuke, the Texas Senate this afternoon just blocked the controversial nomination of unemployed Burleson banker Shanda Perkins to become a member of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. The Senate vote was 24-7 to send Perkins? nomination back to the Nominations Committee, where it is expected to die. ?This person is not qualified,? said state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, who moved to block the confirmation. ?This is not a partisan issue. This is not a personal issue ? This is a life-and-death position. It demands qualifications.? Perkins? nomination, which had been approved last week by the Nominations Committee, was had been set for Senate confirmation today along with dozens of other nominees ? including three other nominees to the parole board, all of whom Whitmire said were highly qualified compared to Perkins...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).