Word: morrisseys
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...Morrissey's professional ineptitude has been "overplayed" by his opponents, evidence presented by the A.B.A. indicates that his character and integrity have been overrated by his supporters. It is now clear that Morrissey attempted to conceal information from the Justice Department and the Senate Judicary Committee, and that he falsely represented his residence in 1934 either to bar association officials in Georgia or to election officials in Boston...
According to the A.B.A., Morrissey used a "quickie law diploma" and had stated that he was a resident of Georgia when he was admitted to practice there in 1933. The nominee later admitted that he went to Georgia in 1933 and attempted to begin a practice after a three-month cram course at Southern Law School--a now-defunct institution consisting at that time of a three-man faculty...
...Morrissey contends that he did not falsely represent his residence to officials in Georgia and remained in that state from June 1993 to March 1934. Yet, on September 2--only six months after Morrissey returned to Boston--official records show that he unsuccessfully ran in Boston's Second District for a seat in the Massachusetts State Legislature. Since the state constitution requires that a candidate have a year's residence in a district he seeks to represent, Morrissey would have been disqualified if his Georgia residence was in fact legitimate...
...Either Morrissey did not consider himself a resident of Georgia, and therefore illegally gained the right to practice; or, he was indeed a rseident of Georgia and therefore illegally entered the September 2 primary. His action in either case--and his recent attempt to conceal the Georgia episode--shows him unfit for the federal judiciary...
...hope the Senate will not feel bound by the recommendation of the Judiciary Committee, and that it will refuse to confirm Morrissey's nomination...