Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats

[ProSense]

Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats

By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

The 72-16 vote for U.S. District Judge Andre Davis gives Democratic nominees a 6-5 edge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has been tough in death penalty cases, backed abortion restrictions and supported President George W. Bush's detainee policies.

Davis, of Baltimore, was the sixth of Obama's court nominees to be confirmed, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Immediately after approving Davis, the Senate voted 88-0 to confirm a seventh Obama nominee — Charlene Edwards Honeywell — for a district court seat in Florida.

Despite the overwhelming support for both nominees, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and ranking committee Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama squared off in a never-ending battle over judges. Each blamed the other's party for years of blocking tactics.

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[ProSense]

1. No comment? n/t

[bigwillq]

2. No comment.

That is all.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY THREADS...I NEED THE ATTENTION

[ProSense]

3. Thanks for your intelligent response. n/t

[bigwillq]

7. Thank you! (nt)

[FrenchieCat]

4. This is great news.......

Courts are important, and having them toward Democrats after being in Republican hands is stupendous!

Thank you Prosense, for the information you provide, that I cannot get myself.
I don't know what I'd do without you.....
since some folks don't seem to think this is important, especially since it is a positive development, for this party.

[bigwillq]

6. Of course it's great news.

I think it's a positive development for the party. Never said it wasn't.

I just was turned off by ProSense's response to her own thread. Just because people don't post doesn't mean they're not reading it. Or is ProSense trying to keep track of how many people respond to her? :shrug: Like some sort of contest? I just found it odd.

[FrenchieCat]

9. I do that sometimes too. Is there a law?

Is anyone going to get arrested?

Why do you even care so much? ProSense does too much good to nitpick something as petty
as the fact that she gave her thread a kick, just in case some folks hadn't read what
she thought was good news. Who are you? Somebody's daddy? Geeze!

[bigwillq]

11. No law at all.

No law that forbids me to post what I did either. I still find it odd. Good day!

[FrenchieCat]

12. Bye!

[bigwillq]

14. I have no issue with a "kick"

but the "no comment? n/t" kind of irked me.

[ProSense]

10. "I just was turned off by ProSense's response to her own thread." There's a solution:

Get over it.

[bigwillq]

13. Ah, the old "get over it line"

I've heard the repukes use that one before.

[ProSense]

8. A really positive development.

Dems 6 to 5.

[Laelth]

5. That is good news. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[Kdillard]

15. Good news. kick and rec