Sen. Cornyn (TX) on the DC Circuit Court

Open Email to Sen. Cornyn (TX):

Dear Sen. Cornyn,
    I have listened to your video on Pres. Obama's proposed three appointees to the DC Circuit Court.
    Of the various US circuit courts, the DC Court seems to be one of the more important, considering the cases it handles. It is presently understaffed in number comparison with the other circuit courts, but it presently has only about one third the workload.
    You have suggested that since the other circuit courts seem to be over-worked, Pres. Obama's appointees should be directed to those courts rather than the DC Circuit. Pres. Obama and the Democratic Senators are opposed to this, since they would like to pack the DC court with Democratic judges, who will do the bidding of the Obama Administration.
    There must be Senate approval of Pres. Obama's proposed appointees. The present Senate rule is that 60 Senators must approve an appointment. The Senate can also change the rules, so that only 51 Senators would be required for approval. This would make approval of Pres. Obama's proposed appointees much simpler at this time, when the Senate has a Democratic majority. However, you have pointed out that a change in Senate rules for this situation would have subsequent ramifications when Republicans may have future control of the Senate. We will have to see how that plays out with Harry Reid and his Democratic Senators.
    In any event, I heartily congratulate you for your initiative and perseverance in taking on this particular project, especially when there are so many other items that need handling.