Watching “24″ And Following The Judicial Confirmation Deal

By Lorie Byrd ~ May 23rd, 2005 @ 8:44 pm

I am watching the season finale of my favorite show, “24,” and following the judicial confirmation deal at the same time. Ugh. Tony just got blown up — or did he? Now for “the deal.”

I have reviewed the text of the deal on judges briefly and one portion immediately caught my attention:

Nominees should only be filibustered under extraordinary circumstances, and each signatory must use his or her own discretion and judgment in determining whether such circumstances exist.

How on earth do those who define Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown as “extreme” even begin to define “extraordinary”? And how can those senators engaging in the recent character assassination be said to possess any “discretion” or “judgment” whatsoever? Can someone answer that one for me.