They were district court nominees, not appeals court nominees, says Santorum, so his blocks were different, part of a long Senate tradition: "The precedent of the Senate has been that individual senators can hold nominees from their states if there has been a disagreement between the president and that member. A senator...has always had the right with district court judges to be basically deferred to."
Santorum Blocked Judges Too
Santorum Blocked Judges Too
Santorum Blocked Judges Too
They were district court nominees, not appeals court nominees, says Santorum, so his blocks were different, part of a long Senate tradition: "The precedent of the Senate has been that individual senators can hold nominees from their states if there has been a disagreement between the president and that member. A senator...has always had the right with district court judges to be basically deferred to."