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While Republicans in Congress and elsewhere SEEM to be "putting a new face" on their narrow minded brand of politics, by softening their stance on some flashpoint issues like immigration and an (as of late) photo-op pretense at cooperation and compromise, in the background it's bullheaded "out of spite" business as usual, as indicated by the following article of how the judicial nominee process has been outright stymied by Republican styled obstructionism:
Obama's Judicial Nominees Blocked On All Sides By Senate Republicans
Details from the above:
"It's bad enough that there are 82 vacant federal judge slots around the country, a level so high that many observers have deemed it a crisis situation.
But perhaps even more startling is the fact that of those 82 vacant slots, 61 of them don't even have a nominee."
"...the absence of nominees would appear to be a sign that President Barack Obama is slacking."
"...a closer look at data...reveals the bigger problem is Republican senators quietly refusing to recommend potential judges in the first place."
Obama's Judicial Nominees Blocked On All Sides By Senate Republicans
Details from the above:
"It's bad enough that there are 82 vacant federal judge slots around the country, a level so high that many observers have deemed it a crisis situation.
But perhaps even more startling is the fact that of those 82 vacant slots, 61 of them don't even have a nominee."
"...the absence of nominees would appear to be a sign that President Barack Obama is slacking."
"...a closer look at data...reveals the bigger problem is Republican senators quietly refusing to recommend potential judges in the first place."