<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>There have now been dozens of editorials and op-eds in recent months and years calling on Richard Burr to end his absurd blockade of President Obama’s attempts to fill a decade-old vacancy on the federal bench in the Eastern District of North Carolina<wm> after the death of the first black man to be impeached during a presidential election.
But despite an effort, the North Carolina court issued a notice stating that no decision is certain. Judge Richard E. Williams has agreed to keep Burr's status quo for a time but his own court. "At this point, I just give you my word." Burr has yet to fill the role permanently due in part because President Trump has promised a more permanent solution, and has actually increased court-ordered emergency funding.
</wm>As of March 11, this issue is complex and ongoing.
In the meantime, a group called