My advice to the Republican Senate and Congress

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Aprove Obama's judicial nominees while you have time, because PRESIDENT HILLARY!

[http://www.bradenton.com/opinion/article66984337.html]
President Obama effectively took the issue of qualifications off the table when he picked Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. In any other year, Judge Garland's nomination would be a sure-fire bet to win quick Senate approval.

Judge Garland is a sitting appeals court judge with a much admired record and a history of bipartisan support who has managed to win Senate approval for the bench while drawing virtually no criticism. Over the years, Republicans have praised his record and suitability for the bench.

Their support has been based on his undeniably formidable resume: high-ranking Justice Department lawyer; supervisor of the prosecutorial teams that convicted Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing and the Unabomber; and a sterling record on the bench, with a reputation as a judicial moderate.

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[link:http://www.fedbar.org/vacancies-fact_sheet|
An increasing number of federal judicial vacancies throughout the federal court system is straining the capacity of the federal courts to administer justice in an adequate and timely manner. Listing of the vacancies in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts.

U.S. Judicial Vacancies
• Judicial Vacancies Summary
• Current Judicial Vacancies
• Future Judicial Vacancies
• Confirmation Listing The rising number of judicial vacancies prevents the prompt and timely administration of justice in the federal courts–where FBA members practice. This is causing unnecessary hardship and increased costs on individuals and businesses with lawsuits pending in the federal courts.

The judicial vacancies problem has reached crisis point with more than one-third of the current 103 vacancies in the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the District Courts have existed for at least 18 months. The Judicial Conference, the policy making body of the federal judiciary, has designated these vacancies as “judicial emergencies.”
The case for accelerated action on judicial vacancies is further highlighted by the need for The Federal Judgeship Act (S. 1653, H.R. 3662), supported by the Judicial Conference and the FBA, to add 12 new circuitjudge-shipss and 51 new districtjudge-shipss. It is a bitter irony that the case for these additionaljudge-shipss, which rests upon rising caseloads and insufficient resources throughout parts of the federal court system, rests on the assumption that all existingjudge-shipss are already filled and that no vacancies exist.

The FBA seeks the fair and swift administration of justice for all litigants in the federal courts. This requires a prompt up-or-down vote by the Senate on judicial nominees cleared by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

They have been holding off thinking they could wait until there was a republican president. It is not going to happen ladies and gentlemen. Big Dog is on the case, EW has dive-bombed the Orange Menace, We've Unleashed the Biden and the Baraken.... you guys are toast.
We, on the other hand, are having a very good week. And it's gonna get better. Soon we are gonna have Bernie and Michelle on the big bus with us! ROAD TRIP!

Let's start with Merrit Garland, shall we? [link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland|
I know that many other liberals are worried that he is not liberal enough, but that doesn't bother me. Judges tend to go left when they get on the SCOTUS and take the constitution more seriously than ever. More than that, he is extremely competent and ethical. To me that is more important than his liberal leanings.