Missouri Mule
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Missouri Mule said:I know nothing about her. May be all BS, but supposedly comes from a respected web site.
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Edith B. Clement
Biography
Judge Clement was sworn in as a United States District Judge in 1991 and is presently serving as Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana. She was a maritime attorney in the New Orleans firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre from 1975 - 1991.
Judge Clement received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 1969 and her J.D. from Tulane Law School in 1973, and served as law clerk to the late U.S. District Judge Herbert W. Christenberry. She is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Federal Bar Association, the American Law Institute, the Federalist Society, the Tulane Law School's Inn of Court, the Committee on the Administrative Office of the Judicial Conference of the United States, and she serves as the Eastern District of Louisiana Representative on the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council.
She is married and has two children.
WASHINGTON - The New York Times revealed today that White House officials have sought out advice on a Supreme Court nominee from Rev. Jerry Falwell, one of the most divisive far-right figures in America today.
Well they consulted Ted kennedy, why not people on the opposite end of the spectrum?shuamort said:
You crack me up. I thought we had settled this with that thread on fillibusters...no? Well, here it is, in the simplest language. That is what goverment is.aquapub said:Republicans were elected democratically into nearly every office in the country, and only continue to gain influence. Why should Democrats get to obstruct judges nominated by the people (de facto) over nothing more than their positions on the issues? If a judge is anti-abortion or tough on terrorists and that's what the people wanted, who are Dems to vote against Democracy?
Because democrats too were elected democratically into nearly every office in the country as well.aquapub said:Republicans were elected democratically into nearly every office in the country, and only continue to gain influence. Why should Democrats get to obstruct judges nominated by the people (de facto) over nothing more than their positions on the issues?
Because the democrats were elected to represent their constituencies as well?aquapub said:If a judge is anti-abortion or tough on terrorists and that's what the people wanted, who are Dems to vote against Democracy?
What did John McEnroe say? "You can't be serious!"aquapub said:If a judge is anti-abortion or tough on terrorists and that's what the people wanted, who are Dems to vote against Democracy?
26 X World Champs said:What did John McEnroe say? "You can't be serious!"
Two-Thirds of America support Roe V. Wade, so based on your statement Bush should nominate a Pro-Choice judge....which, BTW, Edith Clement IS....
Oh....what does a Supreme Court Justice have to do with being "tough on terrorists?"
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