{"id":2485,"date":"2013-03-08T03:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T03:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2013\/03\/08\/mixed-results-from-todays-judiciary\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:21:13","slug":"mixed-results-from-todays-judiciary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2485","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Results From Today&#8217;s Judiciary Committee Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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23:59:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14077,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/legislation\\\/upload\\\/HEN13250-Leahy-Sub.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/legislation\\\/upload\\\/HEN13250-Leahy-Sub.pdf&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14078,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/legislation\\\/upload\\\/ALB13193-Grassley.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/legislation\\\/upload\\\/ALB13193-Grassley.pdf&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThere is both good news and bad news from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/BusinessMeetingResults.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">today&#8217;s Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting<\/a>. The meeting agenda had votes on six nominees for US District Court judgeships and four gun control bills.<\/p>\n<p>First, five out of the six the judicial nominees were passed out of committee on voice votes. However, Kenneth John Gonzales, the US Attorney for New Mexico and a nominee for a District Court judgeship, was held over. This would appear to mean that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/about\/committee-rules.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Committee Rules<\/a> at least one member of the Judiciary Committee requested that the vote on Gonzales be held over until the next committee meeting. <a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/senate-judiciary-committee-votes-on-gun.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As I mentioned yesterday<\/a>, Gonzales and his office have been pursuing a vendetta against the Reese family of Deming, New Mexico. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lunatpp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Tea Party of Luna County <\/a>for complete info on the prosecution of the Reeses.<\/p>\n<p>Second, three of the four gun control bills were held over. The bad news is that Chairman Patrick Leahy&#8217;s S. 54 &#8211; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013  made it out of the committee. It passed on a 11 to 7 vote. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was the only Republican to vote for the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Grassley did have an amendment to the bill that would require the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division to personally review and approve any &#8220;Fast and Furious&#8221; type of operation. This amendment was adopted unanimously. <\/p>\n<p>The full results of the business meeting with links to the amendments is below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<br \/>\n<i>The Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting to consider pending nominations and legislation on March 7, 2013. The Committee was not able to complete action on pending matters and the meeting recessed subject to the call of the Chair.<\/p>\n<p>Agenda<\/p>\n<p>I. Nominations<\/p>\n<p>Sheri Polster Chappell, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida<br \/>\nOrdered Reported by Voice Vote<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth John Gonzales, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico<br \/>\nHeld Over<\/p>\n<p>Michael J. McShane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon<br \/>\nOrdered Reported by Voice Vote<\/p>\n<p>Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania<br \/>\nOrdered Reported by Voice Vote<\/p>\n<p>Luis Felipe Restrepo, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania<br \/>\nOrdered Reported by Voice Vote<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey L. Schmehl, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania<br \/>\nOrdered Reported by Voice Vote<\/p>\n<p>II. Legislation<\/p>\n<p>S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 (Feinstein)<br \/>\nHeld Over<\/p>\n<p>Amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/upload\/ALB13141-Grassley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALB13141<\/a>(Grassley)<br \/>\nAs Amended, Adopted by Voice Vote<\/p>\n<p>Second Degree Amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/upload\/ALB13196-Coons-2nd-Degree.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALB13196<\/a> (Coons)<br \/>\nAdopted by Unanimous Consent<\/p>\n<p>Amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/upload\/ALB13190-Grassley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALB13190<\/a> (Grassley)<br \/>\nFailed by Roll Call Vote, 9-9<\/p>\n<p>Amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/upload\/OLL13115-Cornyn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLL13115<\/a> (Cornyn)<br \/>\nFailed by Roll Call Vote, 9-9<\/p>\n<p>S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 (Leahy)<br \/>\nOrdered Reported by Roll Call Vote, 11-7<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/upload\/HEN13250-Leahy-Sub.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HEN13250<\/a> (Leahy)<br \/>\nAdopted by Unanimous Consent<\/p>\n<p>Amendment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/legislation\/upload\/ALB13193-Grassley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALB13193<\/a> (Grassley)<br \/>\nAdopted by Unanimous Consent<\/p>\n<p>S.374, Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act of 2013 (Schumer)<br \/>\nHeld Over<\/p>\n<p>S.146, School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 (Boxer)<br \/>\nHeld Over <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is both good news and bad news from today&#8217;s Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting. 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