This is the Brave New World of Confirmation Opposition
'Winning at all costs' shows its ugliness in our current judicial confirmation process.
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Is This the “New Normal” for the Confirmation Process?
Judicial nominations are turning into partisan battles.
An Anniversary Worth Celebrating
Today is the anniversary of perhaps the most consequential decision made by President George H.W. Bush: nominating Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
Senate Democrats Show What Real Confirmation Obstruction Looks Like
If Republicans were applying an “unfair” standard to Obama district court nominees, they were amateurs.
Democrats Should Practice What They Once Preached
When it comes to judicial confirmation obstruction, blame flies over which party did what first, or more often, or with more negative consequences.
A Party Switch that Triggered a Confirmation Landslide
Jeffords’s switch was more than one senator changing parties. It also triggered a radical change in the norms of the confirmation process.
A Democrat Voting for a Republican Nominee Shouldn’t be Big News
You know the confirmation process is a partisan mess when a senator voting for a nominee of the other party is news worth a headline.
Judges Should Decide Cases on the Law, Not Personal Views
It is a radical rejection of how America’s founders designed our system of government in general, and the judiciary in particular.
By Their Own Standards, Democrats Should Be Pushing, Not Impeding, Confirmations
The American people need to evaluate the performance of the president and the Senate when it comes to appointing federal judges.
The Kind of Justice Makes All the Difference
The conflict over the appointment of judges is a conflict over the power of judges.