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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:42 PM Jul 2013

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Republicans accuse Obama of trying to stack key U.S. appeals court

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators on Wednesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to stack an influential U.S. appeals court with friendly judges in the hope they would approve forthcoming federal regulations.

In June, Obama named three lawyers to serve as judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often weighs industry challenges to regulations issued by such agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Wednesday's hearing was for Patricia Millett, a Washington lawyer in private practice who has argued 32 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, said Obama wants more Democratic-appointed judges on the court as he focuses on issuing regulations, including closely watched rules addressing climate change, which will almost certainly be subject to legal challenges that will be heard by the court. The president is hoping to "stack the deck to his advantage," Lee said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-accuse-obama-trying-stack-key-u-appeals-172535564.html

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Republicans accuse Obama of trying to stack key U.S. appeals court (Original Post) onehandle Jul 2013 OP

Yeah ok Iliyah Jul 2013 #1

Three vacancies. The President is doing his job, filling them. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #2

Tyranny! nt onehandle Jul 2013 #3

Indeed. How dare he! nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #4

THE BASTARD! reflection Jul 2013 #14

Isn't that a part of his job? bamacrat Jul 2013 #5

They've pulled this one out of their behinds again? EC Jul 2013 #6

ohhh and rtracey Jul 2013 #7

All together now, in harmony... mac56 Jul 2013 #8

HAH! Now THAT is a good one! calimary Jul 2013 #9

Pot - Meet Kettle. eom askeptic Jul 2013 #10

america's cancer hard at work leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #11

What's it gonna take to get the GOP to STFU? Democrats_win Jul 2013 #12

Hey Mike Lee, that's one of the benefits of winning the election. Zen Democrat Jul 2013 #13

It's the president's prerogative to nominate judges. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #15

Obama appointed Mike Lee's friend for U.S. Attorney Enrique Jul 2013 #16

A republican from Utah olddots Jul 2013 #17

to victor goes the spoils madrchsod Jul 2013 #18

WTF?!! KansDem Jul 2013 #19

Hypocrite, thy name is Republican! Waddabunchababies... SaveOurDemocracy Jul 2013 #20

Because Democrats Are Supposed to Be Bipartisan Wolf Frankula Jul 2013 #21

Good. I hope he does "stack" the court. Laelth Jul 2013 #22

GAWD ! dusty trails Jul 2013 #23

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. Yeah ok

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:45 PM

Jul 2013

its ok for gopers to stack the courts but not so much for Dems huh. Vote these motherf**kers out, PLEASE!

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

2. Three vacancies. The President is doing his job, filling them. nt

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:49 PM

Jul 2013

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

3. Tyranny! nt

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:50 PM

Jul 2013

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

4. Indeed. How dare he! nt

Reply to onehandle (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:51 PM

Jul 2013

reflection

(6,286 posts)

14. THE BASTARD!

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:05 PM

Jul 2013

bamacrat

(3,867 posts)

5. Isn't that a part of his job?

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:58 PM

Jul 2013

All President's fill court vacancies. This is insane, and an obstruction the "founders" would be ashamed of.

EC

(12,287 posts)

6. They've pulled this one out of their behinds again?

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:00 PM

Jul 2013

That's alright, no one seemed to care about this last time, so hey guys when you're done...Flush.

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

7. ohhh and

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:03 PM

Jul 2013

Ohh and the Supreme court isn't stacked.....Hey GOP, find something useful to do...maybe get off your asses and stop the sequester... that's where we are hurting...idiots

mac56

(17,574 posts)

8. All together now, in harmony...

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:04 PM

Jul 2013

"IT'S OKAY IF A REPUBLICAN DOES IT."

calimary

(81,466 posts)

9. HAH! Now THAT is a good one!

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:06 PM

Jul 2013

askeptic

(478 posts)

10. Pot - Meet Kettle. eom

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:12 PM

Jul 2013

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

11. america's cancer hard at work

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:13 PM

Jul 2013

Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)

12. What's it gonna take to get the GOP to STFU?

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:24 PM

Jul 2013

A mirror?

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)

13. Hey Mike Lee, that's one of the benefits of winning the election.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:33 PM

Jul 2013

When Bush was in office, (notice I didn't say when he won the election...), he nominated all very conservative/right wing individuals to the federal and circuit courts of appeal, and the SC. Don't whine, Mike Lee, because Democrats have that right and obligation now. What a putz.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

15. It's the president's prerogative to nominate judges.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:07 PM

Jul 2013

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

16. Obama appointed Mike Lee's friend for U.S. Attorney

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:08 PM

Jul 2013

a very unusual move, I still don't understand it. Lee is a Tea Party extremist, and even more obstructionist of Obama than most GOP senators, and Obama pissed off Utah Democrats and did Lee that favor. The U.S. Attorney's name is David Barlow.

I guess this is Sen. Lee's way of thanking him.

olddots

(10,237 posts)

17. A republican from Utah

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:29 PM

Jul 2013

he may not be an oxymoron but he sure is a moron .

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

18. to victor goes the spoils

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:38 PM

Jul 2013

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

19. WTF?!!

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:39 PM

Jul 2013

These Repubs really are the

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SaveOurDemocracy

(4,400 posts)

20. Hypocrite, thy name is Republican! Waddabunchababies...

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 04:19 PM

Jul 2013

Wolf Frankula

(3,601 posts)

21. Because Democrats Are Supposed to Be Bipartisan

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jul 2013

and accommodating. You know, to get along go along. That means Democrats are supposed to do what Rethuglicans want.

Boshhammer. In this matter, I am behind President Obama 100%.

Wolf

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

22. Good. I hope he does "stack" the court.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 05:09 PM

Jul 2013

That's what we elected him to do.

-Laelth

dusty trails

(174 posts)

23. GAWD !

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 05:27 PM

Jul 2013

I really, really hate Republicans and the damage they've done, and are doing, to America.

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