George W. Bush Judicial Appointment Controversies
During President George W. Bush's two term tenure in office, some of his nominations for federal judgeships were blocked by the Senate Democrats either directly in the Senate Judiciary Committee or on the full Senate floor in various procedural moves. Republicans labeled it an unwarranted obstruction of professionally qualified judicial nominees. Democrats responded that statistics demonstrated they were not obstructing Bush nominees in any systemic way.
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