This is not on the politicalfigs blog, because it is moral, not political. This is an attempt, successful so far because of the passivity of GWB to hijack the judciary and subvert the constitution. There needs to be an outcry from American citizens.

Armstrong Williams: Judge Brown and the new racism: "For 200 years the Senate carefully considered the professional track record of any judge nominated for the federal bench.
That changed three years ago when ranking Democrats decided to turn the Senate Judiciary Committee into their own personal meat grinder. Despite having nearly one hundred federal judgeships to fill, these Democrats resolved to torpedo most of President Bush's nominations. This partisan blood oath-as opposed to careful consideration of the Jurist's record-now decides who presides over our federal courts. "