The obstructionist Senate Republicans will see to that, especially since they have the word !SCANDAL! blocking what little logical thought might enter their psychotic minds. It's the block-anything-Obama mentality they've had since 2008.
"Obama Moves to Fill U.S. Court of Appeals Seats, Setting Stage for Confrontation" PBS Newshour 6/4/2013
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JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): President Obama lashed out at Senate Republicans today for playing politics in delaying votes on past judicial nominations. He did so at a White House Rose Garden event, announcing three nominees to fill vacancies on the 11-member U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. It's often referred to as the nation's second highest court, ruling on high-profile cases of national significance.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Time and again, congressional Republicans cynically used Senate rules and procedures to delay and even block qualified nominees from coming to a full vote. As a result, my judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor. So, this is not about principled opposition. This is about political obstruction.
JEFFREY BROWN: Today marked the first time the president has held an event to announce nominees to any bench other than the Supreme Court.
His choices include Patricia Ann Millett, a D.C. appellate lawyer, Georgetown University law professor Cornelia Pillard, and U.S. District Court Judge Robert Leon Wilkins.
The nominations come as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was threatening to change Senate procedure to eliminate judicial filibusters. Today, though, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Republicans won't go down without a fight.
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