“I am hurt and disappointed by this egregious act of
destructive politics. Chairman Leahy assured me on numerous occasions that Judge
Shedd would be given a vote. I took him at his word,” Thurmond
said.
Leahy removed the nomination of Judge Dennis Shedd of South
Carolina to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals from the committee’s agenda
Tuesday, Republicans say, in violation of Senate rules. [Full
story]
99 years old and he was foolish enough to take the word
of a Senate Democrat? Doesn’t he know that they will lie and cheat to make sure
that we have only judges that are free from the constraints of actually
following the Constitution? Abortion must be preserved at all costs by the
current Democratic Party. Quite ironic that the Democratic Party prevents a
democratic vote.
