Bush To Give Keynote Address Honoring Federalist Society’s 25th Anniversary

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Bush To Give Keynote Address Honoring Federalist Society’s 25th Anniversary

In 1982, conservative legal scholars such as Antonin Scalia and Robert Bork held the Federalist Society’s first National Student Symposium, launching an organization meant to advance the “rule of law.” This week, the organization will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a three-day convention, featuring speakers such as Clarence Thomas and John Yoo, along with Scalia, Olson, and Bork.

The Federalist Society has experienced a golden era under President Bush, who will, not surprisingly, be giving the keynote address at the organization’s black tie gala on Thursday. It has served as a gateway for judges and legal aides who strive to work inside the administration, in effect promoting individuals who have dedicated themselves to enforcing a right-wing ideology rather than the law. A look at the oversized influence Bush has afforded the Federalist Society:

– Filling top-level appointments. When he took office, Bush immediately filled many of his administration’s top appointments with current and former Federalist Society members, including: Gale Norton (Interior Secretary), John Ashcroft (Attorney General), Spencer Abraham (Energy Secretary), Ted Olson (Solicitor General), and Michael Chertoff (Homeland Security Secretary).

– Filling career Justice Department slots. Under Bradley Schlozman, approximately “half of the 14 career lawyers hired” for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division were members of the Federalist Society, “up from none among the eight career hires in the previous two years.”

– Filling judicial vacancies.
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but of course the repigs will tell you..only little lord pissy pants supports the troops!

what a little dick..with a p.

fly

hahahahahahahaha. They were kidding, right?

And abolish the Bill of Rights.

To form FDWO = Fascist Dictator World Owner

Never to be united, always to be tasered, arrested, imprisoned, denied rights, and converted - including to be used and/or burned in ovens - unless working, silent, paying for them.

That is what they think of us. Stupid, gullible (or to be made gullible) serfs.