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Democrats fume as GOP ignores Senate tradition to approve Trump's judicial nominee
Washington Examiner ^ | 02/15/18

Posted on 02/15/2018 11:41:40 AM PST by Liberty7732

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday angrily protested Chairman Chuck Grassley's decision to vote on one of President Trump’s nominees to a federal appeals court position, over objections from a Democratic senator from the nominee's home state.

Under Senate tradition, home-state senators have had the right to delay or veto nominees before they are taken up in committee, and the process has started only after these senators have returned their "blue slip" on the nominee.

But on Thursday, Grassley's committee ignored that tradition and approved the nomination of Michael Brennan of Wisconsin to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a party-line vote. That vote and last month's confirmation hearing for Brennan happened even though Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., had not returned her blue slip.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: paybacks; senate; tradition
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1 posted on 02/15/2018 11:41:40 AM PST by Liberty7732
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To: Liberty7732

Traditions can change.

This one has been long overdue.....................


2 posted on 02/15/2018 11:42:34 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Liberty7732

This “tradition” is how the 9th Circus became such a clown show.


3 posted on 02/15/2018 11:44:17 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Liberty7732

Democrats fume....must be hitting that muratic acid.


4 posted on 02/15/2018 11:44:28 AM PST by spokeshave (FBI = Feral Bureau of Insurrection)
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To: Red Badger

We hear all the time about the problems caused by empty positions.........


5 posted on 02/15/2018 11:44:47 AM PST by PSUGOP
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To: Liberty7732

A spin off of the “Reid Rule”...


6 posted on 02/15/2018 11:44:54 AM PST by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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To: Liberty7732

Harry Reid started this by eliminating long standing filibuster rules. That opened the gates for anything.


7 posted on 02/15/2018 11:45:30 AM PST by circlecity
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To: Liberty7732

Do they remember Reid’s change of “tradition”? Maybe they should fume at him.


8 posted on 02/15/2018 11:48:30 AM PST by LostPassword
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To: PSUGOP

It was a stupid ‘tradition’ to begin with...................


9 posted on 02/15/2018 11:49:00 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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Traditions, you know like two genders, man marrying woman, respect for the flag....funny how they don’t mind trying to change some traditions.


10 posted on 02/15/2018 11:50:22 AM PST by Maverick68
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To: circlecity
Harry Reid started this by eliminating long standing filibuster rules. That opened the gates for anything.

Speaking of rules....long past time we make people STAND AND TALK for a filibuster.

11 posted on 02/15/2018 11:51:59 AM PST by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: Liberty7732

Someone cue the Ha Ha guy.....


12 posted on 02/15/2018 11:52:17 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (No DACA Caca....Send the Nightmares home. "Americans are Dreamers, too." President Trump)
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To: Liberty7732

“home-state senators have had the right to delay or veto nominees before they are taken up in committee”

What the hell? What a stupid tradition. The Rats can go piss up a rope.


13 posted on 02/15/2018 11:55:34 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Liberty7732

Grassley told ‘em awhile ago about how “blue-slips” will be handled.

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-speaks-history-blue-slip-courtesy-judicial-nominees

and they are shocked when he does what he said he was going to do ?


14 posted on 02/15/2018 11:58:40 AM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: Liberty7732

I truly hate democrats


15 posted on 02/15/2018 12:00:50 PM PST by steel_resolve (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: Liberty7732

“Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., had not returned her blue slip.”

Fox and Friends interviewed the Conservative man who’s challenging Tammy Baldwin in the next election. Interesting man who was raised Democrat. His parents give financial support to Baldwin, and have they ceased having any contact or relationship with this man and his family because he left the Rat party.


16 posted on 02/15/2018 12:03:17 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Red Badger

Yep, remember when men couldn’t “marry” another man?
Or, men couldn’t shower with girl?
Or, the Presidential Candidate of one party couldn’t get a illegally obtained warrant to surveil the other party with a bogus made up info?


17 posted on 02/15/2018 12:07:44 PM PST by Leep (The dims better watch it..Trump is CRAZY!!)
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To: Paladin2

It’s also why that (the 9th Circuit Court problem) is soon to end.

The Democrats are fearing the wrath of God these days.

Love it.


18 posted on 02/15/2018 12:11:59 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Liberty7732

Democrats Fume.....two of my favorite words!


19 posted on 02/15/2018 12:26:16 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Liberty7732

Poorly written headline

Good for Grassley


20 posted on 02/15/2018 12:27:36 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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