South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3278

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Wilkins, W.D. Smith, Merrill, Tripp and Viers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6207sd05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2005
Adopted by the House on January 26, 2005

Summary: Nominees of President Bush

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2005  House   Introduced HJ-16
   1/12/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-16
   1/13/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tripp
   1/18/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   1/25/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-2
   1/26/2005  House   Adopted HJ-35

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2005
1/25/2005

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COMMITTEE REPORT

January 25, 2005

H. 3278

Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, W.D. Smith, Merrill, Tripp and Viers

S. Printed 1/25/05--H.

Read the first time January 12, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a House Resolution (H. 3278) requesting the Senate of the United States to support and quickly confirm all future nominees of President George W. Bush, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT W. LEACH, SR. for Committee.

            

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT AND QUICKLY CONFIRM ALL FUTURE NOMINEES OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

Whereas, Article II Section 2 of the United States Constitution states the President "shall nominate, and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States;" and

Whereas, there is a high likelihood of at least one vacancy on the United States Supreme Court during the 109th Congress; and

Whereas, there is the possibility of the need to elevate a sitting justice on the United States Supreme Court to the position of Chief Justice during the 109th Congress; and

Whereas, activist judges on some federal courts have frustrated the constitutional structure which prescribes that laws shall be written by elected legislatures; and

Whereas, President George W. Bush has expressed his commitment to appoint federal judges who will strictly interpret the United States Constitution; and

Whereas, in the past, a minority of senators has used dilatory tactics to prevent a Senate floor vote on several of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees, all of whom were reported favorably by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, request that the Senate of the United States support and quickly confirm all future nominees of President George W. Bush to the United States Supreme Court.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the United States Senate and each Senator from South Carolina.

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