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Barack Obama

rpannier

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1. Before we get the flurry of 'Why did Obama nominate this guy?'

Reply to Kath1 (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 09:02 AM

Jan 2015

I wondered that too, until I looked at Sen Saxby Chambliss' role in the whole.
As a Senator from Georgia he can put holds on nominees from his state
Sen Chambliss put him on the list of names he'd approve of going forward. By putting his name as one of the nominees, all Obama's nominees would get the okay to move forward.
Chambliss never insisted they all get approved, just that they get submitted.
He failed to get approved. The White House won't resubmit.
The others got hearings and voted on

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White House announces that anti-choice Michael Boggs won't be re-nominated. [View all] Kath1 Jan 2015 OP

Before we get the flurry of 'Why did Obama nominate this guy?' rpannier Jan 2015 #1

And Obama was looking ahead to the day he would not re-nominate Boggs....he read the fine Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

"lifetime tenure"! Did not know that.. mahalo Fred~ Cha Jan 2015 #6

Thanks for the info, I was definitely in the "why did Obama nominate this guy" camp beerandjesus Jan 2015 #3

More on this if you're interested, beerandjesus.. Cha Jan 2015 #5

Thanks for that. beerandjesus Jan 2015 #7

Yes, it's good to know the details instead of ranting and Raving @ Pres Obama like so many have Cha Jan 2015 #4