“We the people will choose our representatives, not judicial activists.”
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On the recordDecember 21, 2010
Mr. President, I would like nothing better than to vote on the judges. We have a number of them who came out unanimously from the Senate Judiciary Committee. My friends from the other side are not even allowing votes on them. We did not do that to President Bush in his first 2 years. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of William Joseph Martinez, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado?
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