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Posted on 10/04/2018 4:16:07 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Jeff Merkley asked a court Thursday afternoon to quickly step in and delay the Senate from voting on this weekend on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Merkley has filed a long-shot lawsuit arguing President Trump has violated the Constitution by withholding documents from Judge Kavanaugh’s past, denying senators the ability to make an informed decision on the nomination. That, he says, violates the Constitution’s demand that the Senate give “advice and consent” on nominations.
The Oregon Democrat asked for a hearing Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, just before the Senate is expected to hold a final vote on the judge’s elevation.
“Once the vote is taken, plaintiff’s ability to comply with the Constitution’s advice and consent process will be permanently extinguished,” the senator’s lawyers wrote to Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee to the federal district court in Washington, D.C.
Judge Jackson on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday, after all sides had a chance to submit briefs.
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Grandstanding. There is no legal case here.
Diane Feinstein wanted them sealed, too.
Umm, yer doing it wrong.
From the party that withheld the letter from the crazy fake psychologist for months and then leak it when it was convenient for them. You can’t make this stuff up!
Sorry, I was mistaken. She wanted the FBI files sealed.
Sorry assclown. No dice.
The Courts are going to intervene in internal Senate affairs?
Maybe the Court should put out an injunction against PDJT continuing in office...
I don’t recall who but a FReeper predicted that they would try to use an activist judge to stop the confirmation. The DemonRats have gone full-Satan!
Ok
Vote on Saturday, hearing on Tuesday.
Sounds like even the Obamaphile judge ain’t buying the argument
Next one, there will be violence.
Oh I’m sure the lower court will be happy to stop a nominee from going to the higher court because racism.
Methinks him but one of many after Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed and after Republicans clean house next month.
No. These are Whitehouse documents from years ago.
This just shows that the left will try anything to get their way.
So the democrats must think there are enough votes to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.
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The Democrat Party is like a abusive lover. If it can’t possess the republic then it will kill her rather than see her get away.
Thanks Jeff! What better way to demonstrate why we need more conservatives on the court and how the Democrats abuse our judicial system.
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