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					Originally Posted by  Jim in CT
					 
				 
				I think it's very unethical for anyone to hold pointless hearings for no reason other than party politics.  I didn't like it when the Dems did it to Clarence Thomas, and I wouldn't like it in this case. 
			
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 Actually Jim, a Congressional hearing is standard process to confirm the nomination of a Supreme Court Justice.