Since when does an admitted lawbreaker get to appoint a judge?

[Bluebear]

Up or down vote! Up or down vote! BULLSHIT. This appointment shouldn't even come up for a vote until El Pretzledente is called to account for his skirting the law with regards to eavesdropping.

FILIBUSTER --- not over Alito, over ANY justice Bush names. Lawbreakers do not appoint judges.

[MercutioATC]

1. When he's the President.

...and as long as he's the President, he gets to nominate Supreme Court Judges.

If you've been listening, he's also denying that he broke any laws. Some legal experts agree with him. This matter hasn't yet been resolved.

[Bluebear]

3. Yes I have been listening as a matter of fact.

I don't buy it. Do you?

[MercutioATC]

11. No, I don't buy it...but that makes no difference.

Your OP asks "Since when does an admitted lawbreaker get to appoint a judge?"

Presidents nominate Supreme Court justices.

This President has admitted to an activity that may or may not be legal (that hasn't been decided yet). Unless it's been ruled that he committed a crime that would cause him to no longer be President, he still nominates Supreme Court justices. That's the way it works.

[Bluebear]

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[SnoopDog]

4. Nixon said the same thing... Bush, the chicken hawk cheerleader

is a evil murderous bastard.

Try reading the Constitution - it is explicit in this case!

[fooj]

2. I've been screaming this since Roberts!

WTF is wrong with everybody? This rat bastard is a criminal. What makes him qualified to choose ANYONE for the HIGHEST COURT in our land? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

It just frosts me!

Peace.

[Mediocrates]

5. These are the consequences...

Of not winning presidential elections. He's the president, he gets to nominate judges.

[Bluebear]

7. Yeah welcome to DU!

[fooj]

8. Or the consequences of having the presidency AWARDED to you...

Take your pick.

Peace.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. Problem IS...the rat bastard DIDN'T win! He stole 2 elections.

He's illegitimate! The SOB should be in JAIL, not nominating judges for LIFETIME appointments.

[badgerpup]

6. Dangerous precedent already set, IMHO...

Tom Delay got away with getting a 'different' judge, because the one who was originally set to hear the case was considered partisan.
He had made a donation to PFAW (I think it was PFAW, but it was one of the more liberal watchdog groups).
:wtf:
I believe that both of Bush's appointees to the Supreme Court must recuse themselves from sitting on the case when Bush comes to trial.
Talk about 'conflict of interest'...

[Dr.Phool]

9. I sent letters to the St. Pete Times and Tampa Trib asking just that.

I said it was tantamount to Saddam Hussein picking his own judge and jury.

[Solly Mack]

10. since unethical judges selected a President

that's when....

[kath]

14. Egg-zackly! I've been thinking all month that the Alito conf. hearings

should have been put on hold until AFTER the spying investigation.