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Sen. Jeff Merkley demands immediate court ruling to halt Kavanaugh vote
The Washington Times ^ | October 4, 2018 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 10/04/2018 4:16:07 PM PDT by jazusamo

Sen. Jeff Merkley asked a court Thursday afternoon to quickly step in and delay the Senate from voting on this weekend on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Mr. Merkley has filed a long-shot lawsuit arguing President Trump has violated the Constitution by withholding documents from Judge Kavanaugh’s past, denying senators the ability to make an informed decision on the nomination. That, he says, violates the Constitution’s demand that the Senate give “advice and consent” on nominations.

The Oregon Democrat asked for a hearing Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, just before the Senate is expected to hold a final vote on the judge’s elevation.

“Once the vote is taken, plaintiff’s ability to comply with the Constitution’s advice and consent process will be permanently extinguished,” the senator’s lawyers wrote to Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee to the federal district court in Washington, D.C.

Judge Jackson on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday, after all sides had a chance to submit briefs.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: jerkparty; jerkstore; kavanaugh; lawsuit; merkley; nutjob; scotus; separationofpowers
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Jerk Merkley is a sore loser and crazier than a bedbug.
1 posted on 10/04/2018 4:16:07 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Grandstanding. There is no legal case here.


2 posted on 10/04/2018 4:16:52 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: jazusamo

Diane Feinstein wanted them sealed, too.


3 posted on 10/04/2018 4:17:29 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: jazusamo
The hearing is Tuesday? He’ll be confirmed by then. 😜
4 posted on 10/04/2018 4:17:31 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I'm really starting to believe in term limits.)
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To: jazusamo

Umm, yer doing it wrong.


5 posted on 10/04/2018 4:17:36 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: jazusamo

From the party that withheld the letter from the crazy fake psychologist for months and then leak it when it was convenient for them. You can’t make this stuff up!


6 posted on 10/04/2018 4:18:19 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Huskrrrr

Sorry, I was mistaken. She wanted the FBI files sealed.


7 posted on 10/04/2018 4:18:22 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: jazusamo

Sorry assclown. No dice.


8 posted on 10/04/2018 4:18:44 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: jazusamo

The Courts are going to intervene in internal Senate affairs?

Maybe the Court should put out an injunction against PDJT continuing in office...


9 posted on 10/04/2018 4:19:20 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: jazusamo

I don’t recall who but a FReeper predicted that they would try to use an activist judge to stop the confirmation. The DemonRats have gone full-Satan!


10 posted on 10/04/2018 4:20:02 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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Ok

Vote on Saturday, hearing on Tuesday.

Sounds like even the Obamaphile judge ain’t buying the argument


11 posted on 10/04/2018 4:20:02 PM PDT by digger48
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My word, they are really going berserk.

Next one, there will be violence.

12 posted on 10/04/2018 4:20:19 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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Oh I’m sure the lower court will be happy to stop a nominee from going to the higher court because racism.


13 posted on 10/04/2018 4:20:39 PM PDT by chris37
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Democrats are indeed, nuttier than squirrel shit. In Missouri, Jason Kander, who ran for Senate against Roy Blunt, checked himself in to a VA puzzle dump. Was running for Mayor of KC. Blamed it on PTSD.

Methinks him but one of many after Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed and after Republicans clean house next month.

14 posted on 10/04/2018 4:21:00 PM PDT by donozark (There are no flamingos in Venezuela.)
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To: Huskrrrr

No. These are Whitehouse documents from years ago.


15 posted on 10/04/2018 4:21:00 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: rktman

This just shows that the left will try anything to get their way.


16 posted on 10/04/2018 4:21:25 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (WWG1WGA!)
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To: jazusamo

So the democrats must think there are enough votes to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.


17 posted on 10/04/2018 4:21:59 PM PDT by funfan
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18 posted on 10/04/2018 4:22:01 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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The Democrat Party is like a abusive lover. If it can’t possess the republic then it will kill her rather than see her get away.


19 posted on 10/04/2018 4:22:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Thanks Jeff! What better way to demonstrate why we need more conservatives on the court and how the Democrats abuse our judicial system.


20 posted on 10/04/2018 4:22:29 PM PDT by Magnatron
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