The Chancellor could directly appoint officials who were ranked 600-dan or below, while he was also able to recommend nominees to the emperor for recruitment to the senior roles in central government.
Clearly, the Republicans will no longer be able to accuse any nominee of this president of "judicial activism," as the Citizens United decision takes the cake.
And, because each senator has to cast his own vote on the matter, he should be able to interrogate the nominee if he wants to.
Fast-growing exurbs are particularly exposed to the subprime crisis, which will focus minds on economic matters rather than security John McCain's strength.If the eventual Democratic nominee is able to appeal to Loudoun's swing voters, he or she has a good shot at taking once deep-red Virginia.
"This time we must ensure that the process is open, transparent, robust and vigorous, so that the nominee is able to assure all the stakeholders of their knowledge of the subject matter, their ability to devote sufficient time to it and their fitness for the job".
I hope to be able to support the nominee.
I'm just not someone who is going to be able to support the nominee".
"If he's reelected and there's an opening on the [Supreme ]Court, he could be able to pick a nominee who will not side with the big-money majority on the court," Nyhart said.
Immediately after news of Scalia's death broke on Saturday, Washington began speculating on whether Obama would be able to get a nominee through the Senate -- a move that could shift the ideological direction of the court more than any other appointment in the last 25 years.
"But suppose HB 5974 were law and the Republican nominee were able to win 47.1% of the two-party vote in Michigan, under H.B. 5874 the Republican would win six electoral votes - and suddenly go from losing the presidency by 12 electoral votes to earning a 269-269 electoral vote tie and having the Republican-run House of Representatives pick the president.
