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Sen. Merkley [D-OR] Seeks Court Injunction to Stop Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote [My Headline]
Twitter ^ | September 26, 2018 | Paul McLeod

Posted on 09/26/2018 11:14:05 AM PDT by C19fan

Democratic Senator Merkley is filing a lawsuit over the Kavanaugh nomination and seeking an injunction on a confirmation vote. He argues the White House has violated the separation of powers by obstructing the Senate's investigation (by withholding documents, for example.)


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: 115th; dncstrategy; kavanaugh; merkley; obstructionistdems
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You gotta to be kidding me.
1 posted on 09/26/2018 11:14:05 AM PDT by C19fan
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They must really know they have this /s


2 posted on 09/26/2018 11:14:53 AM PDT by scottinoc
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To: C19fan

They will try every means but they will fail in every way.


4 posted on 09/26/2018 11:16:30 AM PDT by plushaye (Kat Kerr Presidential Prophecy: Trump (2 terms), Pence (2 terms), Pence's VP (2 terms))
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To: C19fan

THIS GUY IS EITHER AN ABSOLUTE TOTAL MORON OR HE’S GRANDSTANDING OR BOTH!................


5 posted on 09/26/2018 11:16:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Q............PREPARE FOR 'SKY IS FALLING' WEEK...........................)
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To: C19fan

Is this the Onion? Using a Court to stop the Senate from holding a vote because NOT doing so would violate “Separation of Powers”?

Wow.


6 posted on 09/26/2018 11:16:57 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: C19fan

I think this was posted earlier. It is ridiculous as the courts have no role in how congress operates. Just an attempt for attention.


7 posted on 09/26/2018 11:16:58 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: Red Badger

Both


8 posted on 09/26/2018 11:17:25 AM PDT by Oklahoma
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To: wastoute

Looks like the Left is going full scorched earth on the Constitution.


9 posted on 09/26/2018 11:19:04 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan

RIIIIIGHT, because the Judiciary interfering in the Senate’s rules is NOTHING like overstepping Separation of Powers.

The Senate would be well-advised to simply ignore such a judge’s ruling.


10 posted on 09/26/2018 11:19:17 AM PDT by Lazamataz (On future maps, I suggest we remove the word "California" and substitute "Open-Air Asylum".)
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To: Red Badger

He knows some whack judge in Hawaii or California might actually entertain this.


11 posted on 09/26/2018 11:19:29 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan

Merkley is truly a sorry excuse for a US Senator, nuttier than squirrel dung.


12 posted on 09/26/2018 11:19:52 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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in all ten parties where is ONE other name outside of Kavanaugh and his friend who have been all over the media for weeks.

Bring on the scrutiny


13 posted on 09/26/2018 11:21:07 AM PDT by snarkytart
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More bs. ( gee, don’t u s senators have to have passed third grade civics? This senator hasn’t a clue how the government works, ha! His voters need to really look at this —


14 posted on 09/26/2018 11:21:09 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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And hell, for that matter, the Senate could simply right a new rule: “Judges cannot rule on anything related to the Executive or Legislative Branch ever again.”

Hows THAT for crossing the boundary of Separation of Powers, punk?


15 posted on 09/26/2018 11:21:09 AM PDT by Lazamataz (On future maps, I suggest we remove the word "California" and substitute "Open-Air Asylum".)
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LOL of course..and this 3rd accuser is even MORE moronic than the first two..they used Kavanaugh’s calendar saying BEACH WEEK to set this up..how convenient that this all supposedly occurred during BEACH WEEK..Kavanaugh should have not released the calendar til the day of the hearing, the element of surprise


16 posted on 09/26/2018 11:22:16 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The left DESPISES our Constitution..that is why they want commies on the Supreme Court that will be activists and that’s it


17 posted on 09/26/2018 11:22:52 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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We know him well. He’s a grandstanding a__hole with zero brains.


18 posted on 09/26/2018 11:25:17 AM PDT by OregonRancher (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
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To: wastoute

...”A Court Injunction to stop a Consitutionally Mandated function of the Senate? WTF is this a coup?”...

Preview of the mob rule they are trying to incite.


19 posted on 09/26/2018 11:25:55 AM PDT by jazzlite
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To: Buckeye McFrog

They have done salted earth politics for decades now, it has just taken many of us too long to accept it.

Dan Bongino has a great view on this, he likens it to a boxing match where the opponent has taken padding out of his gloves, or put razor blades in them, and when we find out, we appeal to the ref who shugs his shoulders and says “I don’t see nuthin.”

He thinks that we have politically come to the point where we stop appealing to the ref, which is the first step to accept what is going on and begin really combating it.


20 posted on 09/26/2018 11:26:44 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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