Salazar says Bush 'acts like a king'
by M.E. Sprengelmeyer,
Rocky Mountain News
October 1, 2005
WASHINGTON - Saying President Bush "sometimes acts like a king," Sen. Ken Salazar warned Friday that he would oppose Bush's next Supreme Court pick if it's one of two controversial judges or someone else he considers an unqualified ideologue.
During a conference call with reporters, Salazar said he would oppose Janice Rogers Brown or Priscilla Owen, two U.S. circuit court judges the U.S. Senate recently installed on the bench after a blistering confirmation process.
Salazar also called for more advance consultation before the president makes a nomination to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. [...] Read it all at the Rocky Mountain News: http://tinyurl.com/dso6n
© Virginia Metze
Rocky Mountain News
October 1, 2005
WASHINGTON - Saying President Bush "sometimes acts like a king," Sen. Ken Salazar warned Friday that he would oppose Bush's next Supreme Court pick if it's one of two controversial judges or someone else he considers an unqualified ideologue.
During a conference call with reporters, Salazar said he would oppose Janice Rogers Brown or Priscilla Owen, two U.S. circuit court judges the U.S. Senate recently installed on the bench after a blistering confirmation process.
Salazar also called for more advance consultation before the president makes a nomination to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. [...] Read it all at the Rocky Mountain News: http://tinyurl.com/dso6n
© Virginia Metze
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