See, if the Usurper has his way, more Democrats appointed will fix the "court's imbalance toward Republican nominees, [which hinders] progressive legislation at the core of federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Labor Relations Board has become increasingly threatened …”
And this is scary as hell. The agencies like the EPA and Labor Relations Board get to pass laws without going through Congress. Because Congress set them up that way. "We'll create an agency for that, and then let them figure out what rules are needed in 'their' area of 'expertise'. That way, we can concentrate on more important things, like how to pay for obama's vacations." And if democrats don't run these agencies, they can't make it illegal to commint such heinous crimes as selling fresh cow milk to your neighbor. Or growing your own food without a governmental agent's oversight.
The President essentially noted his Administration’s efforts to take away one of the major ways conservatives have to fight legislation that they feel is unConstitutional.
“… [W]e are remaking the courts. I know that we’ve got some lawyers here, and here in Texas sometimes people feel a little frustrated about the pace of appointments here in Texas. But you should know that in addition to the Supreme Court, we’ve been able to nominate and confirm judges of extraordinary quality all across the country on federal benches,” the President said. “We’re actually, when it comes to the district court, matching the pace of previous presidents. When it comes to the appellate court, we’re just a little bit behind, and we’re just going to keep on focused on it.”
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“The reason they want to put more judges on the D.C. Circuit is not because it needs them,” [Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)] said, going on to quote an Administration insider who said “the president’s best hope for advancing his agenda is through executive action, and that runs through the D.C. Circuit.”
Furthermore, groups like the liberal Media Matters For America are pining for more liberals on the court as well, saying, “Due to the court’s imbalance toward Republican nominees, progressive legislation at the core of federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Labor Relations Board has become increasingly threatened …”
Obama’s overall judicial appointments coupled with the possibility that the GOP will be unsuccessful in keeping the three vacant seats on the D.C. Appeals Court from being filled, make it increasingly certain that while the current President will be gone in a few years, many of his policies will live on in various ways for the foreseeable future.
Do we really want this future?:
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