The Constitution mandates that the president name and the Senate fairly review nominees to federal judgeships created by Congress. President Obama has done his job by nominating three extraordinarily qualified nominees to the D.C. Circuit. But the Senate GOP is refusing to fulfill its duty of advice and consent,” and is instead attempting to nullify the law and pretend the court has only eight seats. This is the same strategy that House Republicans used when they shut down the federal government and threatened a default on the country’s debt in an attempt to bring down a law that had been enacted by Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court. Unable to achieve their preferred policies by winning elections, Republicans are attempting to nullify the results of those elections through extreme obstruction. This abuse of the filibuster has now led even one of the Senates most fervent institutionalists to consider eliminating the minoritys ability to block nominees -- a fundamental change to an institution that less than ten years ago agreed to use the filibuster only under extraordinary circumstances. Senate Republicans must reconsider their nullification strategy, or risk harming not only the courts and executive agencies they are targeting, but the institution of the Senate itself. Share this page: Facebook Twitter Digg SU Digg Delicious For Immediate Release: 11/12/13 Contact:Miranda Blue or Layne Amerikaner People For the American Way Email:[email protected] Phone:202-467-4999 Related Content PFAW: Pillard Filibuster Shows GOP’s Nullification Strategy in Action PFAW: Shameful Senate Vote on DC Circuit Shows GOP Scorched-Earth Politics At Its Worst PFAW Urges Timely, Yes-Or-No Senate Vote on Nina Pillard Nomination Memo: On D.C. Circuit, Senate GOP Faces Choice Between Governance and Obstruction Activist Toolkit: Stopping Senate Obstruction of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Contact
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:02:26 +0000
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