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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 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.

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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: blueunicorn6

Well I just watched an interview on OAN (One American News - which is awesome, btw) of a woman who told a story of Franken stalking and harassing her! Another one to come - stay tuned!


21 posted on 11/16/2017 3:31:44 PM PST by demkicker (My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.)
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To: CatOwner

“In my mind, I’m thinking “What’s the catch?”

I bet he was going to retire anyway and the rats had this in their back pocket. They do nothing without a plan. And Rush is encouraging it.


22 posted on 11/16/2017 3:34:26 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (“The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.” - DJT)
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To: CatOwner

The catch—Jarrett et al will have that dimwit MN governor appoint Keith Ellison to the Senate—the first Muslim Senator in history.


23 posted on 11/16/2017 3:36:15 PM PST by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: CatOwner
In my mind, I'm thinking "What's the catch?".

Its the "broken clock" phenomenon.

24 posted on 11/16/2017 4:08:18 PM PST by bkopto
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To: cotton1706

Thank you Senator. The blue slip rule should be permanently deleted. It is a dumb rule.


25 posted on 11/16/2017 4:25:17 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I think the Dems are willing to sacrifice Franken. It will ramp up their effort to “find” something on Trump that they hope would lead to impeachment.


26 posted on 11/16/2017 4:25:42 PM PST by trublu
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To: Grampa Dave

Valerie thinks Franken is a Republican?


27 posted on 11/16/2017 4:26:20 PM PST by Kickass Conservative ( THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: exit82

I think you are correct .


28 posted on 11/16/2017 5:58:07 PM PST by katykelly
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