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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Review of McCain's Role in Gang of 14

Andrew McCarthy and Mark Levin remind us that Sen. McCain was instrumental in the "Gang of 14," which effectively killed the chance for several conservative judges from being confirmed.

Besides preserving their privilege (which allows a single senator, for absolutely no reason, to prevent a president from fulfilling his constitutional obligation to appoint officers of the United States, without whom the government cannot function), McCain and his confederates were most determined to avoid accountability. That was the essence of the Gang of 14 deal. The senators pretended, in a bluster of high-minded twaddle, to resolve the controversy without disturbing the chamber’s procedures. It was nonsense.

So a President McCain believes that he would be required to consult with the Democratic Senate to confirm the next Justice and therefore the direction of the Supreme Court?