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Senate Democrats blocked three more of President Bush’s judicial nominees Thursday in a series of votes forced by Republicans even though they knew they would lose.
The Senate refused to consider three Michigan jurists Bush wanted to put on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Republicans needed 60 votes to advance the nominees but could not come up with more than 54 for any of them.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said Republicans’ decision to hold votes they could not win is intended to hurt Democrats in the November election.
The Senate voted 52-46 to proceed with a vote on Michigan Appeals Judge Henry Saad’s nomination, 54-44 on Michigan Appeals Judge Richard Griffin and 53-44 on U.S. District Judge David McKeague.
