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09-20-2002, 08:14 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR><font color="#008000" size="5">Schumer Admits Political Bias in Judicial Confirmations</font>
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WASHINGTON — One of the most outspoken opponents of President Bush's judicial nominees said Thursday senators regularly vote against each other's nominees for purely political reasons,
<font color="#FF0000"> instead of looking for the best nominee.</font>
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Republicans and Democrats regularly vote against each other's nominees for ideological reasons, instead of putting politics aside. "It doesn't make a difference whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, votes against judicial nominees are almost always driven by judicial ideology," Schumer said Thursday.
This comes as the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee gets ready to consider its most controversial nominees of the year, including the promotion of a former aide to Sen. Strom Thurmond to the federal appeals court.</p>
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Never let it be said that CONgress looked after the interests of the entire nation.
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WASHINGTON — One of the most outspoken opponents of President Bush's judicial nominees said Thursday senators regularly vote against each other's nominees for purely political reasons,
<font color="#FF0000"> instead of looking for the best nominee.</font>
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Republicans and Democrats regularly vote against each other's nominees for ideological reasons, instead of putting politics aside. "It doesn't make a difference whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, votes against judicial nominees are almost always driven by judicial ideology," Schumer said Thursday.
This comes as the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee gets ready to consider its most controversial nominees of the year, including the promotion of a former aide to Sen. Strom Thurmond to the federal appeals court.</p>
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Never let it be said that CONgress looked after the interests of the entire nation.