The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Friday, February 20, 2004  

ADVICE? CONSENT?
Pshaw!

Let’s see, you decline to seek advice, and subsequently are denied consent. What to do? Toss the whole process in the toilet. After all, it’s only the Constitution of the United States of America.

The latest trashing of the strict intent of the authors of the Constitution (Where have I heard that before?): President Peek-a-Boo today resorted to truly desperate measures -- a recess appointment -- to put Alabama Attorney General William H. Pryor Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (Atlanta).

Without approval of the Senate, the clock will tick relentlessly over Pryor’s head while he serves the Bush administration on the court. Happily, if one can find anything remotely satisfying about this disgrace, Pryor will be looking for a job by the end of next year.

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