This is an excellent editorial appearing in the Kansas City Star May 28. "Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominees ave evolved into one of Washington's great sound-and-light shows. Senators sound off, that is, under the glare of TV lights. . . . Senators should focus less on the hot-button cases of the past and more on issues likely to require legal clarificatiion in the future. Examples include the ethical and legal dilemmas posed by genetic medicine, the rights of enemy combantants and the privacy considerations in the Internet age. . . . What to avoid: Windy speeches by senators. Recent confirmation hearings have featured 10-minute soliloquies by senators, followed by the question, followed by a brief nonanswer from the nominee. . . ."
Friday, May 29, 2009
Supreme Court nominee
This is an excellent editorial appearing in the Kansas City Star May 28. "Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominees ave evolved into one of Washington's great sound-and-light shows. Senators sound off, that is, under the glare of TV lights. . . . Senators should focus less on the hot-button cases of the past and more on issues likely to require legal clarificatiion in the future. Examples include the ethical and legal dilemmas posed by genetic medicine, the rights of enemy combantants and the privacy considerations in the Internet age. . . . What to avoid: Windy speeches by senators. Recent confirmation hearings have featured 10-minute soliloquies by senators, followed by the question, followed by a brief nonanswer from the nominee. . . ."
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