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Topic	Should the Senate stop holding confirmation hearings for judges?
red sox 777 03/24/22 9:38:42 PM #1:	Should the Senate stop holding confirmation hearings for judges? Yes, for all judicial appointments. Yes, if the appointing president is a Republican. No Should the Senate stop holding confirmation hearings for judges? - Results (22 votes) Yes, for all judicial appointments. 45.45% (10 votes) 10 Yes, if the appointing president is a Republican. 18.18% (4 votes) 4 No 36.36% (8 votes) 8 The Senate confirmation hearings for judges have descended into a mean spectacle where senators make disingenuous arguments, set up gotcha moments, and talk over the witness they are supposedly asking questions. Is it time to go back to the Senate's practice for most of its history and vote on judicial nominees without holding confirmation hearings with the nominee as witness? --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:963729489] in Should the... [t:79957523]...</cite> <quote> Should the Senate stop holding confirmation hearings for judges? Yes, for all judicial appointments. Yes, if the appointing president is a Republican. No Vote View Results Should the Senate stop holding confirmation hearings for judges? - Results (22 votes) Yes, for all judicial appointments. 45.45% (10 votes) 10 Yes, if the appointing president is a Republican. 18.18% (4 votes) 4 No 36.36% (8 votes) 8 Show Voting Form The Senate confirmation hearings for judges have descended into a mean spectacle where senators make disingenuous arguments, set up gotcha moments, and talk over the witness they are supposedly asking questions. Is it time to go back to the Senate's practice for most of its history and vote on judicial nominees without holding confirmation hearings with the nominee as witness? --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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