Senate Vote: Michael B. Mukasey Nomination
Summary: Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for Attorney General of the United States
Result: Nominee Confirmed
A vote against Mukasey's nomination was counted as a + vote (in line with LCCR's position)
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Issue: Judiciary/Legal Rights
Date: 11/08/07
Roll Call No. 407
Judge Mukasey was nominated to replace Alberto Gonzales as the next attorney general, the nation's chief law enforcement officer, who is charged with heading the Department of Justice and enforcing and interpreting many civil and human rights laws.
LCCR opposed the nomination of Judge Mukasey following his Senate hearing, because he was unable to commit to the established proposition that waterboarding was torture, he advocated an expansive view of executive power, and he showed little appreciation for the Department of Justice's civil rights goals.
Many hoped Judge Mukasey would be an independent choice who would stand up to the administration on its controversial policies, which had been sanctioned by his predecessor. But his answers to question suggested either that he lacked such independence or that his views aligned perfectly with the administration's divisive views.
Result: The Senate confirmed the nominee by a 53-40 vote.
