{"id":5169,"date":"2011-12-06T14:06:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T19:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=5169"},"modified":"2011-12-06T14:06:19","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T19:06:19","slug":"halligan-nomination-defeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=5169","title":{"rendered":"Halligan nomination defeated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update to my previous Guns and the courts<\/a> post: Senate Republicans successfully filibustered Caitlin Halligan’s nomination<\/a> to the D.C. circuit.<\/p>\n

“… Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)<\/a>, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in remarks on the Senate floor that Halligan\u2019s representation of New York in a case against gun manufacturers<\/strong> and her membership on a New York City Bar Association<\/a> panel that issued a report criticizing Bush administration detainee policy had given him concerns about Halligan\u2019s \u201cjudicial philosophy and her approach to interpreting the Constitution<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0\u201cBased on her record, I simply do not believe she will be able to put aside her long record of liberal advocacy and be a fair and impartial jurist,\u201d Grassley said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While guns weren’t the only objection, this is a good sign for our side and demonstrates just how weak the antigun position has become. \u00a0It further supports my belief that the Senate<\/a> will take up and pass H.R. 822<\/a>.<\/p>\n