Duckworth vows to block over 1,000 military confirmations until Pentagon proves Vindman will be promoted

Fox News ^ | July 2, 2020 | Louis Casiano

[Richard Axtell]

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should not be persecuted, beyond the punishment afforded by due process. That would be court marshal and then dishonorable discharge at the very least.

[rollo tomasi]

Trump has to win a second term for that to happen. I hope he does because there is a ocean full of corruption to go after (That affected his first run) without restraint at all.

[philman_36]

Once again the real information is left out.
Her "block" is called a hold. hold - An informal practice by which a senator informs his or her floor leader that he or she does not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration. The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure. She's played this trick before...
Duckworth Places Blanket Hold on HUD Nominees

She eventually lifted it...
Senate Confirms Montgomery as FHA Commissioner after Democrats Lift Blanket Hold on Nominees for HUD Posts

Duckworth and fellow Senate Democrat Dick Durbin, IL, sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson requesting a response by April 12, 2018, which the secretary failed to meet. The senator decided to lift the blanket hold on HUD nominees after receiving a detailed response from the department earlier this month, according to an aide.

I wouldn't give her the time of day much less a response.
She is overstepping her authority...IMO.

[shelterguy]

At the time I called it a COSTUME for the freak show.

I meant no disrespect to REAL military personnel but took quite a few hits anyway.

I stand by my assessment. He walked in like he was the highest ranking officer in history.

[UNGN]

He has to wear a uniform, because if he wore a suit, people would think he was "PC Guy":

[philman_36]

The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure.

McConnell should tell her to pack sand and let her try a filibuster.
She wouldn't last very long at it.

[philman_36]

According to The Atlantic...
The Senate Filibuster Is Another Monument to White Supremacy Tear it down. Yet there is another relic of the Jim Crow era that has, thus far, been largely overlooked. The Senate filibuster—the rule that allows a minority of senators to block nearly every piece of legislation—may not have the literal weight of stone or metal. But it, too, is a direct legacy of segregation, and it remains a tool for maintaining systemic racism. In this moment of long-overdue reckoning, it’s time for the filibuster to go.

What a predicament!

[MortMan]

She can’t count over 10 without help.

[Toughluck_freeper]

What do mean a promotion for Vindman?

Oops, I am so sorry I should have been notified earlier.

I am afraid that is impossible, Vindman was dishonorably discharged half and hour ago.. now there is nothing I can do about it, I am so sorry to disappoint you.

I will immediately set up a task force to find out why your request was not immediately flag for its importance and brought to me. We should expect a report on it in about 6 months.

[mikey_hates_everything]

At a minimum, Vindman should have his Commission pulled and not be allowed to be an NCO. Then work on getting him a less than Honorable. Path of least resistance.

[jmaroneps37]

Please pick her Joey.

[SmokingJoe]

“Hello Newman”
He was in Jurassic Park as well. As that crazy dude.

[sport]

He should be shot.

[Kickass Conservative]

Promote Vindman the Traitor or I’ll shoot this Dog.

[semimojo]

...he wore his uniform. The occasion didn’t call for it. Scum...

Not trying to equate the two men but the uniform thing is silly.

[abbastanza]

Yes, the very same lying pompous ass that whored for Schiff.

[abbastanza]

Yes, the very same lying pompous ass that whored for Schiff.

[Sergio]

1. Does not meet weight standards.

2. Conduct unbecoming. Said he heard things said on a phone conversation and then backtracked and said that he actually wasn’t there.

Either will get you passed over for promotion.

[ConservativeInPA]

He should be transferred somewhere he would get fragged.

[TangoLimaSierra]

So if she does that, Mitch McComical should do away with the right for the Dems to block legislation by filibustering.

Senate Democrats Now Say They’ll End the Filibuster if Joe Biden Wins