Posted on 05/21/2018 3:14:22 AM PDT by caww
With less than two years under his belt, President Trump has managed to make a substantial imprint on the U.S. judicial system — one that could be felt for decades to come — by getting the Senate to confirm key judicial nominees.
“What President Trump has done with judicial selection and appointments is probably at the very center of his legacy, and may well be his greatest accomplishments thus far,” Leonard Leo...“By the end of this year, he probably will have transformed about 30 percent of the federal appellate courts in our country, and that’s quite significant when put against other administrations in modern history," he said.
BUT more are coming... There are currently 80 Trump judicial nominees in the Senate pipeline between the appeals courts, district courts, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Republicans are considering moves to speed up the process even more, by forcing lawmakers to stay on nights and weekends to eat up debate time more quickly.
“I have pleaded with McConnell to work nights, to work Saturdays and weekends, and put the pressure on the Democrats,” Grassley told radio host Hugh Hewitt last week. “And we’ve got to have every Republican around and even cancel a recess so we can clear the calendar of these important nominees
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Republicans are considering moves to speed up the process even more, by forcing lawmakers to stay on nights and weekends to eat up debate time more quickly.
“I have pleaded with McConnell to work nights, to work Saturdays and weekends, and put the pressure on the Democrats,” Grassley told radio host Hugh Hewitt last week. “And we’ve got to have every Republican around and even cancel a recess so we can clear the calendar of these important nominees
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McConnell’s not the slightest bit interested in speeding up his slow walk of having judicial confirmation votes. After all, what’s in that for China and McConnell’s benefactors in the Chamber of Commerce.
With midterms approaching dims would move at lighting speed to confirm their judges if they controlled the Senate.
They sure would and make no apologies for doing so.
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