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Monday, July 25, 2005
A thought
When the White House denies the Democrats' request for memos authored by John Roberts during his time in the Solicitor General's office (rightfully so), and when he is confirmed as the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, will President Bush re-nominate and confirm Miguel Estrada?
Think about it: It is clear that Democrats won't be able to sustain a high-profile filibuster of John Roberts on such flimsy pretenses. And it just so happens that Democrats used the same flimsy pretenses to block Estrada's nomination to the DC Circuit Court (they were able to get away with it, because, frankly, no one cared enough to notice). But once Senate Democrats have allowed a judicial nomination as important as John Roberts' to go through despite their protests over the withholding of documents, those protests will no longer stand up to the "extraordinary circumstances" set forth in the deal struck by the "Gang of 14." Especially when considering the comparative significance of the two posts.
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