I sent a blurb to the vampire about not holding hearings for scj's .
his reply.....
The U.S. Constitution entrusts the President of the United States with the responsibility of nominating federal judges. Indeed, making judicial appointments is one of the President's most important duties. Federal judges are lifetime appointees who make decisions that greatly impact individuals, families, communities, and the entire nation. It is important that we have the best jurists on the federal bench, and that judicial vacancies are promptly filled.
Unfortunately, throughout President Obama's time in office, Senators on the other side of the aisle have slowed and obstructed the judicial appointment process. Now, they have vowed not to hold a confirmation hearing or vote on the Senate floor on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland, who currently serves as Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, to serve on the Supreme Court.
No nominee to the Supreme Court has ever been treated this way. Since public confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominees began in the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1916, every pending Supreme Court nominee has received a hearing, except 9 nominees who were confirmed within 11 days. In addition to holding hearings on Supreme Court nominees, the Senate Judiciary Committee has a longstanding bipartisan tradition of sending to the full Senate all pending nominees to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. For those reasons, in April, I joined my colleagues in urging the Senate's Republican leadership to consider Judge Garland's nomination on a timetable consistent with the average confirmation schedule for Supreme Court nominees since 1975 based on data from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service.
One of the Senate's most important and solemn responsibilities to is to provide advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle need to do their job and give Judge Garland a fair confirmation process and a vote.
Thank you again for contacting me about this issue. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. To sign up for my newsletter, visit http://www.markey.senate.gov/newsletter. You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Sincerely,
Edward J. Markey
United States Senator
his reply.....
EDWARD J. MARKEY MASSACHUSETTS | ||
| United States Senate April 19, 2016 |
Dear W.E.C
Thank you for contacting me about President Obama's nominee to the United States Supreme Court. I appreciate hearing from you on this important matter.
The U.S. Constitution entrusts the President of the United States with the responsibility of nominating federal judges. Indeed, making judicial appointments is one of the President's most important duties. Federal judges are lifetime appointees who make decisions that greatly impact individuals, families, communities, and the entire nation. It is important that we have the best jurists on the federal bench, and that judicial vacancies are promptly filled.
Unfortunately, throughout President Obama's time in office, Senators on the other side of the aisle have slowed and obstructed the judicial appointment process. Now, they have vowed not to hold a confirmation hearing or vote on the Senate floor on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland, who currently serves as Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, to serve on the Supreme Court.
No nominee to the Supreme Court has ever been treated this way. Since public confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominees began in the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1916, every pending Supreme Court nominee has received a hearing, except 9 nominees who were confirmed within 11 days. In addition to holding hearings on Supreme Court nominees, the Senate Judiciary Committee has a longstanding bipartisan tradition of sending to the full Senate all pending nominees to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. For those reasons, in April, I joined my colleagues in urging the Senate's Republican leadership to consider Judge Garland's nomination on a timetable consistent with the average confirmation schedule for Supreme Court nominees since 1975 based on data from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service.
One of the Senate's most important and solemn responsibilities to is to provide advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle need to do their job and give Judge Garland a fair confirmation process and a vote.
Thank you again for contacting me about this issue. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. To sign up for my newsletter, visit http://www.markey.senate.gov/newsletter. You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Sincerely,
Edward J. Markey
United States Senator
