Why Is Bush In A Rush To Have His Federalist Society Clone Judges Confirmed?
Why is Bush in a rush to have his Federalist Society judges confirmed? The answer is simple: By packing the Federal Courts, the Bush Administration can control two branches of government. Take the current case of the GAO vs. the White House as an example. Who is legally defending Cheney’s untenable position of keeping secret the names of people who participated in the Cheney energy task force? Why it’s none other than Ted Olson. Now, Ted is not on the bench, but he’s well connected, so to speak, with the Federalist judges currently wearing robes in U.S. Courts. Let’s face it, Ted is part of the Scalia, Thomas, Rehnquist inner circle — and was at the heart of efforts to unseat President Clinton. The Democrats committed a grave injustice in allowing him to be confirmed as Solicitor General, even after learning of his role early on in helping to implement a smear campaign against Clinton through the infamous “Arkansas Project.” Olson knows well the power of the Federalist society judges’
