A Price Too High Judge Charles Pickering was spending a January day hunting in 2001 with his son Chip Pickering, when he was asked if he wanted a recommendation from Senators Trent Lott and Thad Cochran to President Bush to be nominated for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. After already being asked once and declining, he decided he would not mind a change of pace and accepted the offer. After a lot of lengthy paperwork and background checks, Judge Pickering was put up for nomination on May 25, 2001. A day before Pickering was put up for nomination Republican Jim Jeffords decided to switch to an Independent, giving control of the Senate to the Democrats.
As the process began, Pickering believed the Senate would confirm him …show more content…
They did not agree with his thoughts on abortion and stereotyped him as a racist, but he was just a warm up for other candidates and President Bush’s decisions in all. These groups ruined his reputation in their search for absolute power. Charles Pickering is actually very far from a racist. As a boy who grew up in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era his parents taught him good ethics. He grew into a man and went to Jones County Junior College then The University of Mississippi for pre-law. When he started getting into the judicial field, he stood against many Klan members in the south, including Sam Bowers. He also became close to Charles Evers in his fight against the Klu Klux Klan and his many efforts of integration of the …show more content…
Without his son, Chip Pickering, rallying for him with senators, media, and other politicians, Charles Pickering would have suffered considerably more. While Chip is running for a redistricting program in Mississippi, Chip and other Republicans and Democrats from Mississippi are standing up for Judge Pickering. They know he is not a racist. As for his thoughts on abortion Pickering stands up for his beliefs but says that he never let his ideals get in the way of his judicial judgments. Pickering is also labeled a sympathizer to a “cross burner” because of a ruling that was considerably more than the plea bargain. After being declined by the Judiciary Committee two times in 2 years, Pickering’s nomination expired in 2003 without ever being considered by the Senate. On January 7 Pickering was re-nominated due to the fact that the Republicans gained control of the Senate. On October 2, 2003 Pickering went before the Judiciary Committee and the vote was 10-9, sending him to the Senate. The Democrats were still not going to allow him to be accepted, so they threatened a filibuster. After the Democrats successfully filibustered Miguel Estrada and Priscilla Owen, Pickering went to Senate and was also
As the process began, Pickering believed the Senate would confirm him …show more content…
They did not agree with his thoughts on abortion and stereotyped him as a racist, but he was just a warm up for other candidates and President Bush’s decisions in all. These groups ruined his reputation in their search for absolute power. Charles Pickering is actually very far from a racist. As a boy who grew up in Mississippi during the Jim Crow era his parents taught him good ethics. He grew into a man and went to Jones County Junior College then The University of Mississippi for pre-law. When he started getting into the judicial field, he stood against many Klan members in the south, including Sam Bowers. He also became close to Charles Evers in his fight against the Klu Klux Klan and his many efforts of integration of the …show more content…
Without his son, Chip Pickering, rallying for him with senators, media, and other politicians, Charles Pickering would have suffered considerably more. While Chip is running for a redistricting program in Mississippi, Chip and other Republicans and Democrats from Mississippi are standing up for Judge Pickering. They know he is not a racist. As for his thoughts on abortion Pickering stands up for his beliefs but says that he never let his ideals get in the way of his judicial judgments. Pickering is also labeled a sympathizer to a “cross burner” because of a ruling that was considerably more than the plea bargain. After being declined by the Judiciary Committee two times in 2 years, Pickering’s nomination expired in 2003 without ever being considered by the Senate. On January 7 Pickering was re-nominated due to the fact that the Republicans gained control of the Senate. On October 2, 2003 Pickering went before the Judiciary Committee and the vote was 10-9, sending him to the Senate. The Democrats were still not going to allow him to be accepted, so they threatened a filibuster. After the Democrats successfully filibustered Miguel Estrada and Priscilla Owen, Pickering went to Senate and was also