Posted on 10/11/2017 2:28:39 PM PDT by KeyLargo
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Senate Democrats' Obstruction Is Damaging the Senate As Senate Democrats oppose President Trump’s judicial nominees for bad reasons and no reasons, they are damaging the Senate as institution long-term. A quick example of each.
The Democrats are using procedural motions to delay the confirmation of NON-CONTROVERSIAL nominees:
The Senate has confirmed just seven judges this year, including Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. There are 149 judicial vacancies right now, compared to the 108 Trump started the year with. Trump has so far sent nominees for 50 of the current vacancies. . . .
The majority leader has primarily blamed Democrats for dragging out the pace on confirming Trump's nominees.
“Up until now, our friends across the aisle have thrown up one unnecessary procedural hurdle after the next on even the most uncontroversial of nominees,” McConnell said as the Senate confirmed Ralph Erickson to the Eighth Circuit late last month. “In many cases, our Democratic colleagues actually do support the nominees. Just as they do now. This has got to stop. It’s time to end these games.”
Democrats cannot outright block nominees, given the GOP’s 52-senator majority. But they can require procedural votes and drag out the time after each procedural vote for 30 hours.
While it is damaging to the institution of the Senate to delay a worthy nominee just because that nomination was made by a President of an opposing party, what is worse is bigoted attacks on nominees. A prime example of this is the attacks on the religious beliefs of 7th Circuit nominee Professor Amy Barrett. As Chairman Grassley said when discussing the obstructions tactics before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week:
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Hells bells. The filthy republicans have done nothing but block trump in the senate.
Who wrote that headline? Oh, a lawyer.
Gee, Wally, why didn’t our guys do that when they were in the minority?............................................
This was the actual headline:
“Senate Democrats’ Obstruction Is Damaging the Senate As Senate Democrats oppose President Trump’s judicial nominees for bad reasons and no reasons, they are damaging the Senate as institution long-term.”
FR required me to shorten the headline, so blame me, I guess.
Yes, the Dims are obstructing, with the help of spineless RINOs.
“Elections have consequences.” Was the excuse I recall they chided us with most frequently. That, and, “Obama won, he gets to pick the judges.”
Harry Reid jammed through plenty of left wing judges after he threw out the filibuster rule.
We need new Republicans.
“Yes, the Dims are obstructing, with the help of spineless RINOs.”
I blame the GOPe more than the Dims.
The Dims are all snakes and we know it, but the Republicans are worse because they claim to be either Conservative or doing what is good for Conservatives.
We know different.
They’ve only approved 7 judges so far this year? Christ, keep the Senate in session 24 hours a day, 7 day’s a week! WTF is wrong with the “Senators”!
Last time I looked, the Republicans held the majority in the Senate.
Why aren’t republican jamming them through. I’m lost!!!
Jut vote to change the friggin’ rules!
The GOP has no damn spine!
Slow walking the Judiciary nominees?
The congresslosers should be slow-walked into prison cells. What a bunch of seditious criminals.
I can’t even imagine a Democrat majority putting up with the same BS as Republicans under Mcconnell have endured. What a pathetic POS.
“While it is damaging to the institution of the Senate...”
LOL!!............Ahahahahaha............hehehehehehe. What a lame statement.
The whole swamp is an institution. 
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