Comments on: David Hamilton – one of those “unforeseen consequences." http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/11/david-hamilton-one-of-those-unforeseen-consequences/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:29:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brucehttp://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/11/david-hamilton-one-of-those-unforeseen-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Bruce Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:02 +0000 http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/11/david-hamilton-one-of-those-unforeseen-consequences/#comment-316 You make a fair point on the reasons for the ABA's initial rating. However, if the Dem-controlled '94 Senate had said "no" back then because of his inexperience (wishful thinking on my part), we wouldn't be dealing with a problematic appointee now. As for the ABA's high recommendation now, I would suggest that the ABA's evaluation criteria concerning "competence" really missed the mark this time around - probably because the liberal ABA loved Hamilton's abortion decision and legislative prayer decision. That, plus all the items Sen. Sessions noted in his <a href="http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressShop.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=bc23fed6-f7a3-99c8-f7f1-9c647cd41cc0" rel="nofollow">"Dear colleague" letter</a>, make for a very worrisome judicial appointment. You make a fair point on the reasons for the ABA’s initial rating. However, if the Dem-controlled ‘94 Senate had said “no” back then because of his inexperience (wishful thinking on my part), we wouldn’t be dealing with a problematic appointee now. As for the ABA’s high recommendation now, I would suggest that the ABA’s evaluation criteria concerning “competence” really missed the mark this time around – probably because the liberal ABA loved Hamilton’s abortion decision and legislative prayer decision. That, plus all the items Sen. Sessions noted in his “Dear colleague” letter, make for a very worrisome judicial appointment.

]]> By: Ex-GOP Voterhttp://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/11/david-hamilton-one-of-those-unforeseen-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Ex-GOP Voter Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:24:29 +0000 http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/11/david-hamilton-one-of-those-unforeseen-consequences/#comment-315 I don't know enough about Hamilton to have much of an opinion, but there is one piece of misleading information in your blog.The ABA rated him not-qualified based on "his limited number of years practicing at the bar and his lack of trial experience." (he hadn't been active for 12 years which they like - instead 9 years).Now they rate him at their highest rating - so if that was important then for people making decisions, it is important now. I don’t know enough about Hamilton to have much of an opinion, but there is one piece of misleading information in your blog.

The ABA rated him not-qualified based on “his limited number of years practicing at the bar and his lack of trial experience.” (he hadn’t been active for 12 years which they like – instead 9 years).

Now they rate him at their highest rating – so if that was important then for people making decisions, it is important now.

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