Fw: Are Democrats Causing Delays in Court?

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Subject: Are Democrats Causing Delays in Court?

Are Democrats Causing Delays in Court?

Contrary to a pro-Bush TV ad, Republicans share the blame for "empty
courtrooms," and delays are shorter now than they were before Bush.

Summary

A multimillion-dollar ad campaign blames Democrats for the fact that
"courtrooms sit empty." In fact, there are now half as many judicial
vacancies as when Bush took office. And of the 46 federal judgeships that
remain vacant, Bush has named only 16 replacements.

The ad also says cases are being delayed in federal courts for "thousands of
Americans." Actually, official statistics show cases typically being decided
more quickly now than they were in 1999, when it was Republicans opposing
Clinton's judicial nominees.

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