11-06-2002, 10:36 AM
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Originally posted by Rokenn:
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Originally posted by MagiK:
Oh and b the way, thismeans that a LOT of judicial seats will ow be filled since the Democrats were holding them all up. Which means cases can be heard and trials resolved.
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That is a bit of a half truth Magik, shame on you. More seats have been filled in the last two years then any two year period when the republicans controlled congress under Clinton. It is pretty disingenuous to state that democrats have been blockading Bush's judge picks.
Well it sure wasn't the Republicans blocking Bush' nominees [img]smile.gif[/img] According to the reporst I have been reading, in the last two years we have not filled most of the positions that need filling. I did not intentionally try to misrepresent the situation, I just have not read the info that you apparently have.
One bright note in the big rep win last night, is that when something goes wrong in the next two years (and something will, it always does). The republicans will not be able to blame the democrats. Also with control of both houses the republicans can, and most likely will, push things too far to the right for the tastes of the big squishy middle in the next two years, making Bush's re-election bid much harder.[/QUOTE] You are right there, the Republicans have the chance to prove their worth so to speak. On the other hand, you have to be aware of the situation, just as any party or body of electeds does, this one will inherit problems from the previous electeds. Not every thing can be fixed or undone.
The next presidential campaign will be most interesting, unless the Iraq Issue is quickly resolved and the Economy perks up a bit.
My belief is that little real change will happen.
[ 11-06-2002, 10:37 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]
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