Federal Judiciary

Sandy Froman on Judicial Nominations

By AndrewHyman

Former NRA President Sandy Froman wrote a June 6 column for Townhall, titled McConnell Halts Senate Over Judges. Here's an excerpt:

[C]onservative Antonin Scalia was confirmed to the Supreme Court 98-0, and liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg was confirmed 96-3. They were top graduates from top law schools, with stellar careers as federal appellate judges and good character.

But things have gone badly astray. Throughout President Bush?s tenure, Senate Democrats have increasingly slowed or stopped nominations not for reasons of qualification or character but because they suspected the nominee was conservative.

Hat tip: Bobo.

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Full post as published by ConfirmThem on June 08, 2008 (boomark / email).