Grassley Prepares to Bypass Franken to Move Trump Appeals Court Nominee

rollcall.com ^ | 11/16/17 | Niels Lesniewski

[cotton1706]

Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley is ready to move forward with President Donald Trump’s appellate judicial nominees, even when home-state senators have formal objections.

Grassley is going to move ahead with confirmation hearings for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras to be a judge on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Politico reported ahead of a formal announcement by the chairman.

“The Democrats seriously regret that they abolished the filibuster, as I warned them they would,” Grassley said on the Senate floor Thursday. “But they can’t expect to use the blue slip courtesy in its place.” Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has declined to return his blue slip on the nomination. The blue slip is literally a paper returned to the Judiciary Committee giving consent as part of the advisory process on home-state judicial nominees.

[Grampa Dave]

Blue Slip Al Franken in more ways than one!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Valerie Jarrett sent this out? Obama’s Valerie Jarrett? Are the Democrats eating their own? Is Al Franken going under the bus? What the heck?

[blueunicorn6]

Can any woman in this country close her eyes without fearing an attack by Al Franken?

[taildragger]

As I understand it Grassley can nix the blue slip in it's entirety. I like this guy, and how he stood against some of the Clinton economic "reforms" in the go-go 90's and how shitorically he was spot on about them, but it is way beyond time for him the nix the blue slip.

[pfflier]

Do it, then talk about it.

[rrrod]

ATTABOY CHUCK!!!!!

[BlueDragon]

Can any woman in this country close her eyes without fearing an attack by Al Franken?

[WomBom]

Stand Up Chuck!

[Rusty0604]

That is surprising.

[CatOwner]

Apparently so.

https://twitter.com/ValerieJarrett/status/931243289759625223

In my mind, I'm thinking "What's the catch?".

[Ann Archy]

bttt.....Grassley better NOT CAVE to the LEFT!

[MeganC]

Did Franken get a chance to grope the nominees?

[salmon76]

God bless Chuck Grassley! He may be part of the swamp, but he’s been trying to wrangle a few gators lately.

[fortheDeclaration]

The Blue Chip was meant to speed up appointments, not slow them down!

If a State put in two chips, the rest of the Senate would honor that, expecting the same for their nominees in return.

[mrsmith]

Great news!

On the downside it gives Al a chance to polish his Commie image at the worst possible time. But one Dem is the same as another anyway.

[dhs12345]

He did it in jest, so all is forgiven. /sarc

[contrarian]

If Grassley slips Franken a little tongue he might let the nominees through.. just a thought...........(shudder)

[AllAmericanGirl44]

They want someone less of a joke than old Al. Maybe a Somali senator would fit better in MN and their sick overall plans.

[DaveA37]

Right now, I wouldn’t worry too much about that creep Franken, he is like a plague right now due to his “sexual” harassment stupidity. Fitting and justly deserved. He stole an election and needs to return it to its rightful owner.