The petition sponsor is an individual who believes that the President of the United States has a constitutional right and duty to shape the judiciary as provided by The Federalist Paper No. 76, which allows the Senate to provide \"advice and consent\", but not filibuster and obstruction. tarheeltroll@yahoo.com

Three More Bush Appeals Court Nominees Blocked (7/22/04): http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&cid=584&e=1&u=/nm/20040722/pl_nm/congress_judges_dc President Bush Grants Recess Appointment to Pickering (1/16/04): http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040116/D8046SB80.html Democrats Block a Fourth Bush Judicial Nominee (10/30/03): http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/nm/20031031/us_nm/congress_judges_dc_6 Judge Brown is Next (10/21/03): http://tampatrib.com/News/MGAF7UW21MD.html The Battle Over Justice Brown (10/15/03): http://biz.yahoo.com/law/031015/a7e66a3878146644eadcd154fc18b162_1.html Senate GOP Reconsiders All-Night Filibusters: http://www.thehill.com/news/090903/gop.aspx Miguel Estrada Withdraws His Nomination. \"I profoundly hope that, at some time in the future, I may be called again to serve my country in some capacity.\" http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=512&e=1&u=/ap/20030904/ap_on_go_co/senate_judges Dems Block Estrada Vote, Again (7/30/03): http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/30/senate.judges.ap/index.html Dems Block Owen Vote, Again (7/29/03): http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2017642 GOP Votes To Break Nominee Filibusters (The Nuclear Option): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27515-2003Jun24.html Group Sues Democrat Senators: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030515/ap_on_go_co/senate_judges_2 GOP Jab for Justice: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/nypost/20030512/cm_nypost/gop_s_jab_for_judges Senate May Go Nuclear: http://www.thehill.com/news/050703/hatch.aspx Senate Fails for a SIXTH Time to Stop the Democrat Filibuster Against Estrada, Dems Also Block Owen, Kuhl Advances: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030508/ap_on_go_co/senate_judges_2 Senate Fails for a FIFTH time to Stop the Democrat Filibuster Against Estrada (5/5/03): http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030505/ap_on_go_co/senate_judges_4 Dems Block Owen: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/nm/20030501/pl_nm/congress_judges_dc_7 Dems to Filibuster Bush Judicial Nominee Owen: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030430/ap_on_go_co/senate_judges_17 Divided Senate Confirms Judicial Nominee Sutton: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/nm/20030429/pl_nm/congress_judges_dc_2 \'Radical liberal groups call the tune as Senate minority obstructs another ABA unanimously well-qualified nominee,\' says CFJ: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030410/dcth055_1.html Senate Fails for a FOURTH Time to Stop Democrat Filibuster Against Estrada (4/2/03): http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030402/ap_on_go_co/senate_estrada_2 Second Chance for Owen (3/27/03): http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030327/ap_on_go_co/senate_judges_3 WASHINGTON (3/18/03)- Republicans failed for a THIRD time to break a Democratic filibuster of federal judicial nominee Miguel Estrada, but said they would continue to require Democrats to vote to keep the Hispanic lawyer off the federal bench: http://story.news.yahoo.com/newstmpl=story&u=/ap/20030318/ap_on_go_co/senate_estrada_4 Democrats and Racial McCarthyism: http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-kirsanow031303.asp The Democratic strategy to block Bush judges extends far beyond selected targets like Miguel Estrada and Priscilla Owen. Indeed, it appears that Democrats may plan to use a variety of techniques to try to block every, or nearly every, Bush nominee to the federal appeals courts. http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york032003.asp Dems: We Don