Bill Frist is demanding that, for Arlen Specter to be given the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee as would be accorded him by seniority, he must pledge to support all of Bush's judicial nominees sight unseen -- an extraordinary demand. It can only be dismissed out of hand by Specter, unless he is to declare himself a rubber-stamp to the Executive Branch. It's unclear whether other Senators would support his threat. If other Senators agreed to enforce Frist's threat, it would herald an enfeebled Senate, violating the spirit of the separation of powers, when the majority leader demands allegiance to the Executive Branch to be accorded their recognized privileges.
Sunday, November 14, 2004
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I find it a curious notion that an elected representative of the people of Pennsylvania owes his first allegiance to the President, rather than to those sovereign citizens.
This seems to be a recurring error of the Republicans: confusing personal fealty to a man with patriotism (which is fealty to a nation).
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