Posted on 10/11/2017 12:52:07 PM PDT by jazusamo
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer put pressure Wednesday on the GOP chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to retain the “blue slip” process that could give Democrats a path to scuttle some of the president’s judicial nominees.
Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat, told Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the chairman, to resist calls to de-prioritize the blue slip process — including suggestions from the Senate’s top Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell.
“The Senate has fewer and fewer mechanisms that create bipartisanship and bring people to an agreement. The blue slips are one of them,” said Mr. Schumer in a press release on Wednesday.
Under a Senate tradition, unless both home-state senators return their blue slips signaling acquiescence, the Senate Judiciary Committee usually won’t proceed with a nomination.
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The Democrats are abusing the blue slips in a manner that is unprecedented to slow down and stop judicial appointments.
It is amazing to me that the Republicans have taken so long to take action to fill in the backlogs of needed appointments.
Schumer and company have brought this on themselves by abusing and misusing the blue slips for this bipartisan initiative.
I do believe you have covered it! ;o)
I am moving to New York just so I can send Chuckie emails as a constituent.
It took two movies to do it properly! :). But then smuckie Shummer is very special in the anals of congress.
Apparently the “pressure” worked.
The RATs would do better with the other Schumer...Amy...speaking for them. A least she’d be fun to mock!
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