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Grassley Prepares to Bypass Franken to Move Trump Appeals Court Nominee
rollcall.com ^
| 11/16/17
| Niels Lesniewski
Posted on 11/16/2017 2:45:17 PM PST by cotton1706
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley is ready to move forward with President Donald Trumps 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 cant 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.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: alfranken; blueslip; blueslips; chuckgrassley; davidstras; elections; franken; grassley; stras
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To: cotton1706
Blue Slip Al Franken in more ways than one!
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posted on
11/16/2017 2:46:59 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(It's over for the NFL. They have stage 5 Colin brain cancer, and it's terminal.)
To: Grampa Dave
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?
To: cotton1706
Can any woman in this country close her eyes without fearing an attack by Al Franken?
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posted on
11/16/2017 2:50:43 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: cotton1706
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.
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posted on
11/16/2017 2:51:13 PM PST
by
taildragger
(Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry of Men!....)
To: cotton1706
Do it, then talk about it.
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posted on
11/16/2017 2:51:23 PM PST
by
pfflier
To: cotton1706
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posted on
11/16/2017 2:57:11 PM PST
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
To: blueunicorn6
Can any woman in this country close her eyes without fearing an attack by Al Franken?
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posted on
11/16/2017 2:59:45 PM PST
by
BlueDragon
(i understand i'm the road where all that was is gone, so where to now, St. Peter?)
To: rrrod
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:05:32 PM PST
by
WomBom
("I read Free Republic for the pictures)
To: Dilbert San Diego
To: Dilbert San Diego
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:06:08 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: cotton1706
bttt.....Grassley better NOT CAVE to the LEFT!
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:07:10 PM PST
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: cotton1706
Did Franken get a chance to grope the nominees?
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:07:15 PM PST
by
MeganC
(Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
To: Rusty0604
God bless Chuck Grassley! He may be part of the swamp, but he’s been trying to wrangle a few gators lately.
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:07:52 PM PST
by
salmon76
(Russia, Russia, Russia => Clinton, Clinton, Clinton)
To: cotton1706
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.
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:09:07 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: cotton1706
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.
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:10:25 PM PST
by
mrsmith
(Me too.)
To: blueunicorn6
He did it in jest, so all is forgiven. /sarc
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:22:22 PM PST
by
dhs12345
To: cotton1706
If Grassley slips Franken a little tongue he might let the nominees through.. just a thought...........(shudder)
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:23:16 PM PST
by
contrarian
(If you love me you will let me..)
To: CatOwner
They want someone less of a joke than old Al. Maybe a Somali senator would fit better in MN and their sick overall plans.
To: contrarian
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.
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posted on
11/16/2017 3:28:24 PM PST
by
DaveA37
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