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Old 03-29-2005, 11:45 AM   #206
BigV
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
Well, if things had fallen out in DeLay's favor, the issue would have been the judges. They were hoping to get a popular uprising against "tyrant judges", and generate indignation against any attempts to block Bush's worst nominees. Of course, what actually happened is that the judges were shown to be the only thing checking the supreme authority of the executive and legislative branch, so that angle will probably be dropped.

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Hey, who needs a popular uprising against activist judges when you've got "Recess Appointments"?!
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