Monday, February 9, 2009

Texas Democrats to Influence Choice of Federal Judges in the State

From Capitol Annex:

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Texas’ Democrats in Congress are making noise about the selection of judicial nominees from Texas, given that the state’s two senators are both Republicans and likely wouldn’t have too many decent suggestions to make to President Barack Obama.

This coupled with Democratic success in recent judicial racs in the state suggest that things might be different in the state.

The story includes a potential controversy since the Senate is given the power to advise and consent. This should be interesting to 2302 students