The ‘Thurmond Rule,’ a longstanding Senate practice, dictates that only non-controversial judicial nominees should be processed by the Senate in the months preceding a presidential election. (Source) Now is the time that the Senate should have stated "enough" and refused to confirm Bush's nominee, Catharina Haynes. Instead, the "Democratic" Senate approved a nomination to the Fifth District Court that does not meet the criteria for the Thurmond Rule.
Why are the Dems so self-destructive. It's actions like these that keep their approval ratings in the basement. Buzz....Buzz....
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What was controversial about Judge Haynes?
The PFAW article misrepresents what the Thurmond Rule actually says. It says that "controversial nominees" should not be confirmed in the last six months of a presidential election year. It allows both for "controversial" nominees to be confirmed in the first six months of a presidential election year and for "noncontroversial" nominees to be confirmed in the last six months of the same year. Haynes was not a "controversial" nominee, and she was confirmed long before the Thurmond Rule kicks in this summer.
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