Kmiec, Douglas W.,
Q: Should Senate Rules Be Changed to Limit Debate on Judicial.... Douglas W. Kmiec and Ralph G. Neas. - Insight on the News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 36, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Q: Should Senate Rules Be Changed to Limit Debate on Judicial..., July 22-Aug. 4, 2003; pp. 46-49.
"For months now more than a majority of the U.S. Senate has been prepared to confirm several highly talented men and women to seats on the federal bench. Yet Miguel Estrada, President George W. Bush's nominee to be the first Hispanic to serve on the prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Priscilla Owen, a Texas Supreme Court justice who has been nominated to the 5th Circuit, can't be brought to a vote." (INSIGHT) This article debates whether Senate rules should be changed to limit debate on judicial nominations.
1522-3221;
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S.)
United States Congress --Rules and practice
United States Congress Senate
Debates and debating
Filibusters (Political science)
Judges--Selection and appointment
AC1.S5
050
Q: Should Senate Rules Be Changed to Limit Debate on Judicial.... Douglas W. Kmiec and Ralph G. Neas. - Insight on the News, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 36, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Q: Should Senate Rules Be Changed to Limit Debate on Judicial..., July 22-Aug. 4, 2003; pp. 46-49.
"For months now more than a majority of the U.S. Senate has been prepared to confirm several highly talented men and women to seats on the federal bench. Yet Miguel Estrada, President George W. Bush's nominee to be the first Hispanic to serve on the prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Priscilla Owen, a Texas Supreme Court justice who has been nominated to the 5th Circuit, can't be brought to a vote." (INSIGHT) This article debates whether Senate rules should be changed to limit debate on judicial nominations.
1522-3221;
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S.)
United States Congress --Rules and practice
United States Congress Senate
Debates and debating
Filibusters (Political science)
Judges--Selection and appointment
AC1.S5
050