Posted on 05/17/2019 10:13:49 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
The Senate confirmed Kenneth K. Lee to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, giving President Trump reinforcements against the most consistently liberal circuit in the country.
The California lawyer cleared the Senate by a vote of 52-45.
His approval means 10 GOP-appointed active judges are on the circuit, compared with 16 Democratic appointees. That's up from a 7-18 split at the beginning of Mr. Trump's term, and there are still three vacancies to be filled.
Mr. Lee won a seat traditionally filled by a California pick — which outraged both of the state's Democratic senators, who tried to sink his nomination by not returning their blue slips, the Senate's home-state courtesy tradition.
"There was no need to proceed with Mr. Lee's nomination over our objections," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat. "Lee's record shows that he is far outside the legal mainstream."
She and Sen. Kamala D. Harris objected to Mr. Lee's credentials on everything from civil rights to labor rights.
"I called for Lee to be withdrawn months ago after he failed to disclose 75+ writings in his record," Ms. Harris tweeted this week when the chamber began debating the nominee.
"He shouldn't even be up for a vote today," she added.
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During his hearing, Mr. Lee was peppered with questions concerning his college writings in which he defended a professor accused of sexual misconduct and said "nine out of 10 people with AIDS are gay or drug users." He apologized and said his views since college have changed.
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Sen. Mitt Romney, Utah Republican, was the only GOP lawmaker to vote against him, saying he couldn't support Mr. Truncale after he called former President Barack Obama an "un-American imposter."
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Democrats may not actually be racists, but they often act like it. This nominee is Korean.
Up yours, Romney & other RATS!
Romney defending the scumbag that destroyed our health insurance/care.
WINNING!!
I will keep saying it...
BEST ELECTION EVER!
The ARE RATs, and their “displeasure” isn’t racially motivated. It’s just that The Ninth Circus was a key bulwark against Trump’s being successful. When Trump get’s the rest of his current batch of 9th nominees through, this Circuit will be 16 RATs and 13 Republicans.
FUMR!
“nine out of 10 people with AIDS are gay or drug users.”
What’s wrong with that statement?
I will not use the word to describe what I think of Romney but you can fill in the bank.
_ _ _ _ Romney
[ Trump judicial nominee confirmed to 9th Circuit Court over Democratic objections ]
Liberal snowflakes hardest hit.
Film at 11.
[Sen. Mitt Romney, Utah Republican, was the only GOP lawmaker to vote against him, saying he couldn’t support Mr. Truncale after he called former President Barack Obama an “un-American imposter.”]
Good job, Mittens. Keep those Democrat talking points going.
Any word from Kolob lately, Bishop Romney?
What’s wrong with that statement?
It's true.
To piss of a conservative, lie to him.
To piss off a liberal, tell the truth...
The ninth circuit court has been a cancer on the nation long enough...
100% coverage on the scrimmage.
I’m impressed...
Gosh is there anything better than an unhappy rat?
says pigface fineswine. Yeah, in the alternate universe the demonratcommiescumbags reside in...
Go hang yourself and take pelousy with you to ride the other end of the rope.
So mittens was a dick. But look at the others...Collins, and even Murkowski voted for him and the others... But not a single Democrat... Not Manchin, not Jones. Think about that, you PURISTS out there.
Thousands of them? Tens of thousands? Million Moron March?
(And not the way they count crowds using overinflated numbers)
“un-American imposter” is a threat to Mitt’s religious beliefs about the origins of the indigenous tribes of North America. Pocahontas being baptized is a perceivable threat too.
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