Democrat Senators Traded 15 Trump Judge Confirmations to Go Campaign
This is the second time the Dims have done this.
Senate Democrats made a deal with Republicans on the lifetime federal appointments to get home and campaign ahead of the midterms.
October 12, 2018With the November midterms approaching, Senate Democrats on Thursday night made a deal with their Republican colleagues to allow their endangered incumbents to get home and campaign, according to multiple reports.
In exchange for the ability to go campaign, Democrats agreed to confirm 15 federal judges—a lifetime appointment—who had been nominated by President Donald Trump. Politico reported that it was a calculated move by the Democrats because, under Senate rules, even if they spent 30 hours of debate on each nominee, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would still have been able to push them through before the election.Senate Democrats made a deal with Republicans on the lifetime federal appointments to get home and campaign ahead of the midterms.
October 12, 2018With the November midterms approaching, Senate Democrats on Thursday night made a deal with their Republican colleagues to allow their endangered incumbents to get home and campaign, according to multiple reports.
In exchange for the ability to go campaign, Democrats agreed to confirm 15 federal judges—a lifetime appointment—who had been nominated by President Donald Trump. Politico reported that it was a calculated move by the Democrats because, under Senate rules, even if they spent 30 hours of debate on each nominee, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would still have been able to push them through before the election.
Here’s the first;
Democrats Just Confirmed Lots Of Trump's Judges So They Could Skip Town
The resistance wilts in August.
By Jennifer Bendery and Igor Bobic
08/29/2018 01:39 PM ET |Updated Aug 29, 2018WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats just gave a huge gift to President Donald Trump: They agreed to expedite votes on 15 of his nominees to lifetime federal court seats because they wanted to go home.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) had lined up votes for all those district court nominees last week. Normally, Senate rules require up to 30 hours of waiting time for each nominee ― something Democrats typically take advantage of to delay action on confirming Trump judges. But Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) cut a deal with McConnell on Tuesday to bypass the wait times and let them all get through.
Why? So Democrats could get back to campaigning and focusing on winning re-election in November. The Senate is now out of session until next Tuesday.
Of the 15 nominees, six were confirmed by voice votes on Tuesday. Another one was confirmed on a recorded vote. The remaining eight will get quick votes next week.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-trump-federal-judg...
These lazy greedy selfish opportunists don’t give a damn about anything but protecting their paychecks.
One time was bad enough. Twice is inexcusable.
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Great tag!
And thanks for the report on the "Resistance."
It’s all Kabuki.
I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. - Bill Hicks
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. - Frank Zappa
Wait!
it's 6 dimensional chess! Chuck Schumer is great! A leader! like Nancy Pelosi!*
* Brought directly to you from the 9th circle of Hell, courtesy of the Great Orange Satan. All rights reserved.
@WaterLily Amanda always has the
Amanda always has the best tags!
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
I don’t deserve any credit. They practically
write themselves!
I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. - Bill Hicks
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. - Frank Zappa
all theater and why people don't bother to vote
They kept their powder dry and sunk the ship. I can't even think of one strategy they pulled off, let alone that helped any of their voters.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Okay, Democrats tell us
exactly WHY you deserve our votes.
What have you done for we the people in the last ten years? Resist? My ass.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
The only resistance I see
is the Democrats do not propose policies or laws. They resist the temptation well.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Heh!
I literally laughed out loud.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
Heh!
The
ResistanceAssistance.Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Perfect!!!
I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. - Bill Hicks
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. - Frank Zappa
They've been doing this crap since FDR negotiated
with the pigs to allow the New Deal to pass.
Modern education is little more than toeing the line for the capitalist pigs.
Guerrilla Liberalism won't liberate the US or the world from the iron fist of capital.
Elect Republicans, get right wing federal judges.
Elect Democrats, get right wing federal judges.
Remember when only the rabid Tea Party claimed they were all alike?
I want a "don't tread on me" tee shirt, in a bright purple hue.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
So there's no difference between Ginsburg and Kavanaugh
They're equivalent by the logic here.
Beware the bullshit factories.
This thread is not about
supreme court justices, but since you mentioned them, there is a lot of difference between Ginsberg and Kavanaugh.
She writes a mean dissenting opinion.
We will likely never see one written by Kavanaugh.
Returning to my logic, the results of the two opposing parties in re 15 federal judge positions is there was no opposition at all.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I think Garland was pretty conservative
He was chosen because Obama thought he'd be acceptable to the conservatives (from what I remember). What a maroon.
That's how I remember Garland as well.
I can't remember a supreme court nominee being voted down for being too liberal.
I am sure it has happened, but I certainly can't remember who it was.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
They know they cblame the left for Trump, Trump's
judicial picks and everything else that goes wrong in, with or by this country during Trump's tenure. Not the DNC; not Hillary and certainly not themselves. Only hoi polloi are tasked with taking responsibility for their own actions.