Posted on 02/15/2018 11:41:40 AM PST by Liberty7732
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday angrily protested Chairman Chuck Grassley's decision to vote on one of President Trump’s nominees to a federal appeals court position, over objections from a Democratic senator from the nominee's home state.
Under Senate tradition, home-state senators have had the right to delay or veto nominees before they are taken up in committee, and the process has started only after these senators have returned their "blue slip" on the nominee.
But on Thursday, Grassley's committee ignored that tradition and approved the nomination of Michael Brennan of Wisconsin to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a party-line vote. That vote and last month's confirmation hearing for Brennan happened even though Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., had not returned her blue slip.
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Traditions can change.
This one has been long overdue.....................
This “tradition” is how the 9th Circus became such a clown show.
Democrats fume....must be hitting that muratic acid.
We hear all the time about the problems caused by empty positions.........
A spin off of the “Reid Rule”...
Harry Reid started this by eliminating long standing filibuster rules. That opened the gates for anything.
Do they remember Reid’s change of “tradition”? Maybe they should fume at him.
It was a stupid ‘tradition’ to begin with...................
Traditions, you know like two genders, man marrying woman, respect for the flag....funny how they don’t mind trying to change some traditions.
Speaking of rules....long past time we make people STAND AND TALK for a filibuster.
Someone cue the Ha Ha guy.....
“home-state senators have had the right to delay or veto nominees before they are taken up in committee”
What the hell? What a stupid tradition. The Rats can go piss up a rope.
Grassley told ‘em awhile ago about how “blue-slips” will be handled.
and they are shocked when he does what he said he was going to do ?
I truly hate democrats
“Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., had not returned her blue slip.”
Fox and Friends interviewed the Conservative man who’s challenging Tammy Baldwin in the next election. Interesting man who was raised Democrat. His parents give financial support to Baldwin, and have they ceased having any contact or relationship with this man and his family because he left the Rat party.
Yep, remember when men couldn’t “marry” another man?
Or, men couldn’t shower with girl?
Or, the Presidential Candidate of one party couldn’t get a illegally obtained warrant to surveil the other party with a bogus made up info?
It’s also why that (the 9th Circuit Court problem) is soon to end.
The Democrats are fearing the wrath of God these days.
Love it.
Democrats Fume.....two of my favorite words!
Poorly written headline
Good for Grassley
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