Senate to Bush: No New Judges
by TChris
Having been burned by President Bush's end run around the "advise and consent" clause of the Constitution by appointing two conservative judges -- Charles Pickering and William Pryor -- who the Senate failed to confirm, Senate Democrats have vowed to halt any new judicial selections unless Bush agrees not to appoint more judges during a congressional recess.
"The President's use of recess appointments to circumvent the advise and consent process puts a finger in the eye of the Constitution," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
Democrats are also upset that the White House has refused to fill vacancies on federal boards and commissions that require the appointment of Democrats.
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