Comments on: Study: Goodling’s partisan immigration judges more frequently rule against asylum-seekers.

By: Robt

Robt — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:05:56 +0000

Can someone at Think Progress give us an update of poor little Monica Goodling’s where abouts these days?

Is she working for Wal Mart? Bear Sterns?

Heritage Foundation perhaps?

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:08:03 +0000

Recompete all of their jobs.

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:55:45 +0000

Krazny Says:

Funny thing is the republicans should be embracing Hispanics.
1.) They tend to conservative Christian Catholics.
2.) Strong sense of family.
3.) Most of the ones I have know or worked with, are not only willing to work hard, but often multiple jobs.

If it wasn’t for the fact they are non-white, I think the republicans would embrace them.

Hey and they don’t say. “Where is my mf aguas frescas.”

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:44:11 +0000

What a load of crap. chimpy will allow mushy asylum, a terrorist and chimpy and his gang will seek asylum. But he will allow his crooks a form of asylum–his pardons.

They can take their damn worthless pardons and shove it. The Constitution wasn’t worth shit to the crooks so their pardons are just a damn piece of paper.

This is such an avoidable mess. Why can’t the goodling’s hires reapply for their jobs? There has to be an unbiased panel doing the hiring. This is until Sen. Obama becomes president.

This has to be brought to justice, people must pay for crimes. I know I damn do.

By: JMOHR

JMOHR — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:37:47 +0000

But what do we do about this. The only possible solution is to remove these judges and other career civil servants from their positions. The imperative for such action is clear:

1. It directly impacts actions taken such as those we have seen in immigration.

2. It leaves behind a fifth column to undermine policies of any new administration which will attempt to play by the rules.

3. It undermines the selection of future career civil service hires since any new system will rely upon career civil service members on selection committees. we can presume that the far right members will attempt to select like minded people.

4. There has to be a consequence for bad conduct. Those who committed these offenses may be embarrassed as they go to their new jobs with a lobbying firm or conservative law firm. Big deal. Likely, they are not going to be disbarred and those leading the conservative attempt to create a one party state will have achieved their goal and will make similar attempts in the future.

By: Iolair

Iolair — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:35:32 +0000

Only federal judges who’s appointment has been ratified by the Senate have life tenure.

But even they may be impeached, and some even have.

By: House of Roberts

House of Roberts — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:33:56 +0000

I guess this has gone on for a long time, but why are the prosecutors picking the judges at all?

By: spencers mom

spencers mom — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:29:40 +0000

Wayne A. Schneider Says:

If they were appointed illegally (the law was broken in the hiring process), why do they still get to keep their jobs for life?

Interesting point, Wayne. Why indeed?

PEACE

By: Iolair

Iolair — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:28:06 +0000

I am curious:

How many Americans think they can get a fair trial in the United States?

By: Iolair

Iolair — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:26:00 +0000

REGISTER TO VOTE

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:17:00 +0000

If it wasn’t for the fact they are non-white, I think the republicans would embrace them.

Republicans only embrace Hispanics who are anti-Castro.

By: Krazny

Krazny — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:13:17 +0000

If it wasn’t for the fact they are non-white, I think the republicans would embrace them.

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:07:51 +0000

If they were appointed illegally (the law was broken in the hiring process), why do they still get to keep their jobs for life?

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:07:36 +0000

That is exactly why the political litmus test was made before appointing the judges. Hopefully this is something that Obama can undo. He sure is going to have a mess on his hands. George Bush has single handedly destroyed our government and it is going to take a very long time to make things right again.

By: spencers mom

spencers mom — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:06:35 +0000

Is Goodling herself vetting these asylum-seekers for their loyalty to Bush?

PEACE

By: burro

burro — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:05:58 +0000

Attagirl Monica! Mission accomplished.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:56:26 +0000

Got to make sure they don’t get Musharaffed by an uncooperative judiciary. The Bushies don’t want to make the same mistake Perves did in Pakistan.

Some actions can be so shocking, the people awaken.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:52:44 +0000

Doing the job they were appointed to do — activist judges du jour.