On judicial impeachment, DeLay called for reigning in judges who use their power to promote specific political outcomes, such as a judge in Texas who decided to overturn an election by throwing out the votes of active duty military personnel on the grounds that the soldiers voted absentee. The goal is to make it legally possible for, for example, a parent to work overtime one day in order to receive paid time off on another day to attend a function at their child's school. Labor unions are strongly opposed to this bill, said Ballenger, and about 25 House Republicans are expected to vote against it. Therefore, he said, if the bill is to pass the House, some Democrats must be convinced to support it. The one performance I think most people are gauging us by is our ability to balance the budget.
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H.R. 752 would give human beings the right to seek judicial review of government decisions made under the Endangered Species Act. This effectively means that humans concerned about any other unlawful action of a federal agency taken under ESA have no right to protest to their government. Bennet v. Plenart is currently being appealed to the Supreme Court, but the Clinton Administration is asking the Court to dismiss the plaintiffs from the case without rendering a decision on whether the decision is correct or not. H.R. 752 was marked up by the full House Resources Committee on March 12 and is headed for the House floor. Rupp distributed a 3-page fact sheet.