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Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees
The Hill ^ | 1/31/17 | Peter Schroeder

Posted on 01/31/2017 8:03:43 AM PST by browniexyz

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To: aquila48

Our side doesn’t protest. When we’ve had enough we will form infantry regiments.


61 posted on 01/31/2017 8:31:18 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: aquila48
We have to rally in the streets like the leftists do. That’s where the Schumers and Pelosis get their courage. Trump and our other people we elected need our active visible support.

The democrats and other leftists have us at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to street rallies and demonstrations.

They generally have more time for those things than we do.

Most of us work for a living.


62 posted on 01/31/2017 8:31:49 AM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: browniexyz

These people are running around like chickens with their heads cut off because they can’t decide which issue to oppose first.. immigration, Muslim Ban!, nominees for cabinet, and soon it will be Supreme Court pick. They’re hopefully going to wear themselves out or go crazy (well.. I think some of them may be there)


63 posted on 01/31/2017 8:32:07 AM PST by pnz1 (#IMNOTWITHHER *not gonna march in a ridiculous hat either)
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To: browniexyz

Why the hell aren’t republicans creating rules to bypass this crap?


64 posted on 01/31/2017 8:32:52 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: browniexyz
It's too bad that Congressional Democrats don't have a neighboring state they can flee to in order to stop a losing vote.

-PJ

65 posted on 01/31/2017 8:32:53 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: browniexyz

Call? I get Voice Mail Box full. Maybe it is time to take a play out of the Dem play book and go “Occupy” the Dem Senator’a Office of those that are on these committees. That makes Local News have to cover US blocking and gumming up their office.

At some point they will get us mad enough to take drastic action.


66 posted on 01/31/2017 8:32:59 AM PST by Jimmy The Snake
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To: browniexyz

Spoiled brats


67 posted on 01/31/2017 8:34:17 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: browniexyz

Do we need the HHS? Could it be put with some other department and the head of it appointed by the head of the other department? When you look at what they say they do it looks like they move papers around on desks. Do we have too many “Departments” anyway?


68 posted on 01/31/2017 8:34:43 AM PST by Anima Mundi
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To: Sacajaweau

Can’t they be rounded up and arrested by the Sgt.-at-Arms?


69 posted on 01/31/2017 8:35:18 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!! Shadilay!)
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To: browniexyz

Have you ever been around poorly raised children?

When they don’t get their way, they slam doors and stomp around.

Let’s change the name from the Democrat Party to the Childish Party.

They never grew up.


70 posted on 01/31/2017 8:36:40 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: oh8eleven

Soros is going to go all out with his street thugs this summer. I think they might shut down airports, malls, downtown areas of cities, highways, etc. Paralysis of commerce might happen. IMO


71 posted on 01/31/2017 8:38:05 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: pnz1

Call your congress and tell them to move the vote.


72 posted on 01/31/2017 8:38:40 AM PST by Zenjitsuman (Y)
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To: browniexyz
Little kids, i’ll take my ball and go home. Suck it up Snowflake.
73 posted on 01/31/2017 8:41:09 AM PST by EXCH54FE (Hurricane 416,Feisty Old Vet !!)
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To: FrankR

Recess appointments only last to the end of the current Senate term.

We’d need the cabinet members for longer than that.

But then again, President Trump has more info and advisers than me, and plays 3-d chess.


74 posted on 01/31/2017 8:42:41 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Zenjitsuman

Contact your congress:

Lookup your senator:
https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Lookup your Representative:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/


75 posted on 01/31/2017 8:43:20 AM PST by justlittleoleme
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To: browniexyz
Well, if nothing else, I hope that finally, once and for all, the ‘Pub “leaders” in the Senate see and understand the nature of their opposition. When Obama won our side played its usual gracious loser part and went along to get Obama’s nominees approved. Now that our guy won, the ‘Rats revert to type and just kick us in the nuts. Well, they want to play rough, take them on. Ram these nominees through and tell the ‘Rats to go screw themselves.
76 posted on 01/31/2017 8:43:37 AM PST by chimera
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To: indthkr

OK now, —THAT’S— an interesting idea !!


77 posted on 01/31/2017 8:44:14 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: VanDeKoik

Sorry, praying isnt going to help one damn bit. Someone has to actually DO stuff...


78 posted on 01/31/2017 8:44:35 AM PST by wyowolf (Be ware when the preachers take over the Republican party...)
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To: Truth29

This happened in 2013 with the GOP not attending a confirmation committee vote.

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.... GOP minority in 2013, refusing to attend a hearing confirmation for Gina McCarthy ,
President Obama’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency.....
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Not sure of how but she was eventually confirmed by the Senate.


79 posted on 01/31/2017 8:45:13 AM PST by deport
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To: gogeo

No, call them anyway.

Call ALL of them - the Ds so they feel the heat, and the Rs so they maintain their spine


80 posted on 01/31/2017 8:45:29 AM PST by mwl8787 ( Anntx)
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