'Thurmond Rule' may doom Griffith
Democrats in the Senate are invoking a rule named after the late Senator Strom Thurmond to argue that none of President Bush's appointees (including BYU general counsel Tom Griffith, appointed to the D.C. Circuit) to the federal courts should be confirmed in this election year after either (a) July 1, (b) July 4, or (c) the date of the first major political party convention.
In "Griffith to miss Demos' deadline," the Deseret Morning News details that Utah Senator Orrin Hatch disputes that a Thurmond Rule exists. Interestingly, the story states that a confirmation hearing on Griffith had been scheduled for this week, but Hatch said it was canceled because the American Bar Association did not have its assessment of Griffith's nomination finished. "The Hill" also provided coverage of senators' discussion of the Thurmond Rule.
In "Griffith to miss Demos' deadline," the Deseret Morning News details that Utah Senator Orrin Hatch disputes that a Thurmond Rule exists. Interestingly, the story states that a confirmation hearing on Griffith had been scheduled for this week, but Hatch said it was canceled because the American Bar Association did not have its assessment of Griffith's nomination finished. "The Hill" also provided coverage of senators' discussion of the Thurmond Rule.
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