Just what we need, more liberal activist judges.

Via Washington Times:

Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will push to confirm more judges to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., after that court ruled earlier this year that President Obama’s broad use of recess appointment powers was unconstitutional.

“You have a majority in that court that is wrecking havoc in the country. For the first time in 230 years, they ruled the president can’t make a recess appointment, so yes there is a crisis,” Mr. Reid, the chamber’s leader, said on the Senate floor as he begged for quick action on more of the president’s judicial nominees.

The Senate has been confirming judges this year at a rapid pace — 19 so far, compared to just four during the same period in President George W. Bush’s second term — but Mr. Reid said there’s plenty of makeup work to do from the last administration, when Mr. Obama’s judges were delayed longer than any president in the last 30 years.

Republicans’ leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, said Mr. Reid’s criticism of the recess appointment decision showed that Democrats were trying to pack the key D.C. appeals court with judges more ideologically in line with their beliefs. […]

Wednesday’s fight erupted over how quickly to confirm an eighth judge to the D.C. court. Mr. Reid has slated a vote for later this week to head off any chance for a filibuster of Sri Srinivasan, even though Republican leaders have said they don’t intend to mount a filibuster, and most will probably even vote to confirm the judge.

Mr. Reid said that’s not enough. He said there are still three vacancies on the 11-member court, and he said more needs to be done to balance it out ideologically after some of the rulings it has issued recent.