Bought and paid for, to hell with the citizen.
May 30, 2013
By JOE PATRICE
The appellate court (click here) facing the most complex workload in the country is also tiny and overworked. Only the First Circuit has fewer active slots, and with three vacancies, the D.C. Circuit has fewer judges than its sibling courts with 11 active judges.
So it should come as no surprise that some senators are actively trying to shrink the D.C. Circuit.
The crux of their beef is that actually filling the three vacancies on the court would constitute court packing, because no one on the Hill has bothered to pick up an AP U.S. History textbook and figure out what “court packing” means.
But when you strip away the partisan stupidity and actually look at the numbers, there’s a really good argument in favor of “court packing” because this Circuit could use an extra judge or two…Bear cubs are nurtured by their mothers for at least a year and a half with a strong sense of family before striking out on their own. Momma bear's focus for her young is safety and education while providing a territory with ample food, including during lean times where one can find nuts and berries. The female territory is usually close to home within a 2 miles radius, while the male roams up to a range of 100 miles. Hard to believe these adults started out as an 8 ounce newborn deserving of survival.
