Recess Appointment :)

[Ripsnort]

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) bypassed Congress and installed Charles Pickering on the federal appeals court Friday in an election-year slap at Democrats who had blocked the nomination for more than two years.

Bush installed Pickering by a recess appointment, which avoids the confirmation process. Such appointments are valid until the next Congress takes office, in this case in January 2005.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&e=3&u=/ap/20040116/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_pickering

And, alittle history of the recess appointment:

Since the Founding there have been more than 300 recess appointments of judges. President Eisenhower and Kennedy made 53 such appointments between them. Lest we forget, both Earl Warren and William Brennan were recess appointments to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower (later confirmed by the Senate).
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-barnett042903.asp

[Ripsnort]

And for those with short term memory loss:

Roger Gregory headed a minority law firm in Richmond, VA. His partner was Douglas Wilder, an influential Democrat who served as Virginia's first black governor. The Gregory nomination originally made on 6/30/00 was so lacking in support that it never merited even a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, despite the fact that the very cooperative GOP-controlled Senate approved 373 of Clinton's other nominees and rejected only one. Not to be denied, Clinton then appointed Gregory to the 4th Circuit on 12/27/00 without any Senate action, under the guise of a "recess appointment." A typical "Clintonesque" action, the Gregory appointment was clearly unconstitutional because the Constitution permits such recess appointments only to vacancies which occur during the recess of the Senate. Gregory's seat had never been filled since its creation in 1990; thus, the vacancy on his seat occurred in 1990. Indeed, there is some question — which still needs to be addressed — as to whether the seat needs to be filled at this time.

[Gunslinger]

GO RIP GO....GO RIP GO!

[midnight Target]

So Rip is saying that poor Bill was wrongly accused of doing something wrong.... again.

Thanks Rip.

[Ripsnort]

No Midnight. The moral of the story is ..."Paybacks a biatch!"

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by midnight Target
So Rip is saying that poor Bill was wrongly accused of doing something wrong.... again.

Thanks Rip.

no I think he's saying befor you think bush is being sneaky or did somthing unconstitutional clinton did it too

[rpm]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
no I think he's saying befor you think bush is being sneaky or did somthing unconstitutional clinton did it too

In short, Clinton wasn't a bad President. GW is following in his very footsteps.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by rpm371
In short, Clinton wasn't a bad President. GW is following in his very footsteps.

Your words not mine

[MrLars]

Irregardless of the recess appointment issue....what do y'all think of his appointment considering his position on civil rights and in particular his defense of a cross burning on an interacial couples lawn and calling it a 'drunken prank'?

He even contacted the DA, a violation of judicial conduct rules, to try to press him into droping the case.

A fine judge he'll be....sic

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by MrLars
Irregardless of the recess appointment issue....what do y'all think of his appointment considering his position on civil rights and in particular his defense of a cross burning on an interacial couples lawn and calling it a 'drunken prank'?

He even contacted the DA, a violation of judicial conduct rules, to try to press him into droping the case.

A fine judge he'll be....sic

No worse than what a certain Senators background has to do with the KKK (sic) I'm surprised the "People for an American Way" website doesn't mention Senator Bird.

Pretty good bio too:

U. S. District Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr., has had over ten years experience on the federal trial bench. He was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 2, 1990, by President Bush’s father. Prior to appointment to the bench, Judge Pickering practiced law for almost thirty years, gaining extensive trial experience.

Prior to his appointment, Judge Pickering was active in civic, political, and religious activities in Mississippi. He was the head of the March of Dimes campaign in Jones County and coordinated the last campaign for a county wide polio vaccination. Judge Pickering served as Chairman of the Jones County Chapter of the American National Red Cross, Chairman of the Jones County Heart Fund, Chairman of the Jones County Drug Education Council, and Co-Chairman of the United Givers Fund. Judge Pickering served as the first Chairman of the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, which merged all private and public groups within the county engaged in economic development. In 1963 he was recognized as one of the three Outstanding Young Men in Mississippi.

Judge Pickering was appointed and served as City Prosecuting Attorney of Laurel and was elected and served four years as County Prosecuting Attorney of Jones County. He served briefly as Laurel City Judge, 1969, and was elected to two terms in the Mississippi State Senate, 1972 to 1980. He was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1979, and served as Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1976 to 1978.

Judge Pickering is active in his church and has served many years as a Sunday School teacher, as Chairman of the Deacons, Sunday School Superintendent, and Church Treasurer. He served as President of Southern Baptists in Mississippi from 1983 to 1985.

Judge Pickering graduated at the top of his law school class at the University of Mississippi where he was on the Law Journal and served as Chairman of the Moot Court Board.

Judge Pickering serves on the Judicial Branch Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He served four years on the Board of Directors of the Federal Judges Association. Judge Pickering is now on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi and works with a group in Laurel attempting to develop a program for at-risk kids.

Judge Pickering is married and has three daughters and one son. They have eighteen grandchildren.

[Chairboy]

Originally posted by MrLars
Irregardless

...is not a word.

That is all.

[midnight Target]

Media Bias.... ?????

Rips 1st post -

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) bypassed Congress and installed Charles Pickering on the federal appeals court Friday in an election-year slap at Democrats who had blocked the nomination for more than two years.

Bush installed Pickering by a recess appointment, which avoids the confirmation process. Such appointments are valid until the next Congress takes office, in this case in January 2005.

Rips 2nd Post -

Clinton then appointed Gregory to the 4th Circuit on 12/27/00 without any Senate action, under the guise of a "recess appointment." A typical "Clintonesque" action, the Gregory appointment was clearly unconstitutional

[Chairboy]

Very nice, MT!

[Ripsnort]

Hey MT, its not bias when it comes from MY side of the fence!

[rpm]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Media Bias.... ?????

Rips 1st post -
WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) bypassed Congress and installed Charles Pickering on the federal appeals court Friday in an election-year slap at Democrats who had blocked the nomination for more than two years.

Bush installed Pickering by a recess appointment, which avoids the confirmation process. Such appointments are valid until the next Congress takes office, in this case in January 2005.

Rips 2nd Post -
Clinton then appointed Gregory to the 4th Circuit on 12/27/00 without any Senate action, under the guise of a "recess appointment." A typical "Clintonesque" action, the Gregory appointment was clearly unconstitutional

You have been PWN3D!