Comments on: Former astronaut set to retire from Air Force after nomination blocked in Senate

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By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:15:05 +0000

That’s what Committee hearings are for. Just get the Chair of the relevant subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee to call a hearing, and subpoena General Helms to get her side of the matter.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:13:15 +0000

Concur. It may be that McCaskill’s angry that a female general overturned a sexual assault conviction, along with her disgust of how the military handles these matters. Emphasis on may.

By: vulture4

vulture4 — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:58:42 +0000

I don’t agree with Helms’ decision to override a jury nor should generals be permitted to do this. But it has no bearing on whether she would make a good administrator, which she seemed to be, and I think McCaskill’s blocking her appointment was not justified; it is just as inappropriate for a politician to use such power to block a candidate over an issue irrelevant to their nomination as for a general to intercede in a trial.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:42:06 +0000

"Donâ€™t like how the military handles these cases? Pass legislation to strip a general from overturning a conviction" If you'd done your research, you'd know Sen. McCaskill was already working on that. It doesn't mean that she should abandon her right to hold and review nominations unless and until her concerns are satisfied, which, in this case, never happened.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 06:47:44 +0000

The military officers who comprised the jury in this Court Martial made a decision. They decided that the defendant was guilty. They actually sat in on the case from beginning to end. General Helms did not. Why even bother holding a court martial if a general officer can then just summarily overturn the verdict, no matter what the reason? I have to agree with the Senator on this one.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:37:07 +0000

Excuse me, Senator, but the General saw the evidence. She reviewed the case file, and made a decision. That was her prerogative as a general officer, and the convening authority. You probably didn’t. Don’t like how the military handles these cases? Pass legislation to strip a general from overturning a conviction, not by holding up a general’s nomination for a higher position.

One more example of how one Senator can end someone’s career because Senator X didn’t like how person Y handled a certain matter.