Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice, on Bush's Judicial Nominees: "Clearly this process has always been designed to be a political one. Even George Washington’s first nominee to the Supreme Court didn’t make it because of his vote on the Jay Treaty. We have to remember that the President nominates, but the Senate has an equal role to play in reviewing and confirming nominees. "

Nan Aron on judicial appointments. Remember that no matter how the Executive Branch tries to play it, there are three distinct AND EQUAL branches to our government. The Senate is not holding up judicial appointments. The President is putting forward unacceptable appointees. The President appoints. The Senate decides. They don't like his appointees is sufficient numbers to allow them to be appointed. Get new appointees.