Posted on 07/08/2018 12:54:01 PM PDT by jazusamo
Just one day before President Trump is set to announce his pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy in a primetime address from the White House, a top Democratic senator suggested that stopping the nominee is more important than the upcoming midterm elections.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., acknowledged that so-called red-state Democrats may be tempted to vote for Trump's selection out of political necessity, but urged his colleagues Sunday to consider more than their political careers.
"Beyond the procedure, beyond the gamesmanship, it is a life-and-death important decision to be made by this court on so many issues," the Senate minority whip said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"The men and women that I work with on the Democratic side really take this seriously," he added, after host Chuck Todd raised the possibility that Democrats could lose their bid to retake the Senate by opposing the nominee. "They understand it's an historic decision. It's about more than the next election. It's about what future the United States of America is going to chart."
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Stopping a USSC nomination by “sacrificing Senators seems like a losing proposition, It just puts it off while assuring that the nomination they fear will occur more easily.
Oh, This chuck todd...
“On eve of Trump’s Supreme Court pick, top Dem suggests sacrificing Senate seats to stop nomination”
wow! sounds like a GREAT idea to me! ... ESPECIALLY since Dems voting to confirm won’t matter anyway since the GOP has a majority ... so, Dems, by all means, PLEASE follow the advice of your idiot leaders and sacrifice yourselves for no reason whatsoever except to make your very hard core ultra leftist core base feel a tiny bit better about themselves ... that seems SO worth it to me ...
The Republicans will likely gain seats regardless how the Dems in red states vote. All will oppose. Bet the farm on it.
principles should have been double-quoted ...
About the only true statement that any liberal has ever uttered. “It is a life and death situation .” When they cast their vote Aye and Nay, they are deciding how much longer little babies would be subjected to murder in their mothers’ wombs.
Nothing is more important than their political careers. And that is just as true for Republicans as it is for Democrats.
Little dick durbin would never dream of sacrificing his seat.
The demonic is strong in this party. They haven’t figured out that by supporting so many abortuaries in minority neighborhoods, they are killing off their most loyal voting bloc before it’s even born.
Thy’re even bigger morons than I thought.
Maybe, now that Drudge reports a report that hildebeast may run again in 2020, they are confident that in 2021 they will be able to pack/increase the SCOTUS with 10-more communist black robes...(Snicker...As if...)
Maybe, now that Drudge reports a report that hildebeast may run again in 2020, they are confident that in 2021 they will be able to pack/increase the SCOTUS with 10-more communist black robes...(Snicker...As if...)
one of my favorite parts of the Trump campaign and Presidency is how he forced the slippage of masks from the leftism of the Dems,the RINOism of the Pubs AND the leftism and lies of the fake stream media ...
Let me guess, his seat is not up for reelection this time around.
I really do think the majority people that run for office are megalomaniac, narcissistic, mentally ill individuals That we have leading us.
That’d be a hoot if that pathetic woman tries to run again, I say to her DO IT. :^)
But if they lose Senate seats, they are that much less likely to be able to obstruct after the election. And they can just confirm the pick then, which isn’t long off.
What makes Durbin or them think that Trump won’t re-nominate the same jurist to the Supreme Court when his hand gets strengthened with more R Senators from the November election after their shellacking?
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