Comments on: ACLJ Calls on Senate Leadership to End Judicial Obstructionism http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/07/aclj-calls-on-senate-leadership-to-end-judicial-obstructionism/ news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.2-alpha By: Doing My Part http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/02/07/aclj-calls-on-senate-leadership-to-end-judicial-obstructionism/#comment-81 Doing My Part Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:36:50 +0000 http://alliancealert.org/adf.php/2008/02/07/aclj-calls-on-senate-leadership-to-end-judicial-obstructionism/#comment-81 There should be a mechanism in place in which a nominee will be automatically confirmed if the Senate delays the process by more than XX number of days through inaction (as opposed to delays caused by debate/action). In other words, "____ or get off the pot!" I guess it can be difficult to get anything worthwhile accomplished in Congress when they're only there 3 1/2 days a week... come stumbling in late Monday or even Tuesday and are then antsie to leave early Thursday afternoon or Friday. They're a disgrace. There should be a mechanism in place in which a nominee will be automatically confirmed if the Senate delays the process by more than XX number of days through inaction (as opposed to delays caused by debate/action). In other words, “____ or get off the pot!”

I guess it can be difficult to get anything worthwhile accomplished in Congress when they’re only there 3 1/2 days a week… come stumbling in late Monday or even Tuesday and are then antsie to leave early Thursday afternoon or Friday. They’re a disgrace.

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