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Posted on 10/24/2018 10:10:20 AM PDT by jazusamo
Democrats boycotted Wednesday’s hearing on another slate of President Trump’s judicial nominees, continuing their attempts to hinder Republicans’ plans to stock the courts with an army of conservative judges.
The Judiciary Committee heard from four nominees, including two picks for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most liberal panels in the country and long a target for Republicans who complain of activist liberal judges.
Wednesday’s boycott is the second in a row after Democrats refused to show for a hearing last week on other court picks.
Democrats say it is unprecedented to hold hearings on judges while senators are home preparing for the November election.
But Republicans said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s ranking Democrat, struck a deal with GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley in August to hold the hearings in late October, knowing the Senate could be out of session at the time.
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Life is so much nicer when Leftists don’t mess thing up.
Can they proceed without the ‘rats?
So, vote and pass along all pending nominees. Republicans have the majority, use it!
Can they proceed without the ‘rats?
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I believe they need at least a few rats to hold a hearing.
After the eight long years of the Kenyanesian Usurper appointing far left ideologues the current appointments are balance.
Yes, these are hearings for nominees to go before the committee, the votes will be later.
I suspect that after the election, regardless if we hold the Senate or not, the pace of judicial appointments will hit warp speed. Blue slips and boycotts be damned.
That’s fine. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRam ‘em all through.
I watched the hearing. Each of the candidates thanked Grassley AND FEINSTEIN in their statements - Lol !!!
Ha, that’s hilarious.
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There is an easy fix. McConnell should declare the Senate in recess until the Dems show up to do their jobs. Trump can make recess appointments at will.
CA Senators refuse to return blue slips. Do it without them.
These Committee members who boycott these hearings should be punished accordingly, like lose their ability to be readmitted to that hearing, and lose their vote once that particular hearing is finally convened, or have their salary garnisheed, for failing to do the job they took an oath of office to perform. These boycotts are no different than the NFL players who have decided to protest the flag/anthem while on the time clock. They shouldn’t be allowed to get away with it.
Like Khrushchev at the U N
A recess appointment is only good until the end of the current congress.
The Republicans have the majority. They need to use it and have the judges seated permanently.
I think McConnell already gave up that tradition.
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