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Flake to halt judicial nominees until Mueller protection bill passed
The Washington Times ^ | November 14, 2018 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 11/14/2018 1:47:01 PM PST by jazusamo

Sen. Jeff Flake announced Wednesday that he will not vote to advance any new judicial nominees through the Judiciary Committee, nor will he vote to confirm picks on the Senate floor, until he gets his way on unrelated legislation to prevent the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller.

Mr. Flake made the announcement on the Senate floor minutes after his bid to pass the bill failed.

His threat could block the committee from approving any more judges this year, since the GOP only holds a one-seat majority on the panel.

It’s less catastrophic to approving judges on the Senate floor, where the GOP holds 51 seats. Even losing Mr. Flake, Republicans could still approve judges on a 50-50 vote with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; confirmations; dickmove; flake; flakethecuck; jeffflake; jeffthecuck; jeffymccuckerson; jeffythecuck; judgenominees; kyrstenflake; mueller; rino; trumpnominees; turncoat
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The bastard Flake is determined to go out in an anti-Trump/anti-conservative blaze of shame.
1 posted on 11/14/2018 1:47:01 PM PST by jazusamo
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Flake will lose


2 posted on 11/14/2018 1:48:36 PM PST by conservativepoet
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He’s such a bully. Can he be stopped?


3 posted on 11/14/2018 1:48:59 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: jazusamo

Romney is going to take up where Flake left off. I hope they have a strong conservative to replace Flake on the Judiciary Committee.


4 posted on 11/14/2018 1:49:10 PM PST by mrs9x
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To: jazusamo

Why can’t they call a recess and let Trump do recess appointments?


6 posted on 11/14/2018 1:49:28 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Elections have consequences. get over it, we won! ~ Barack Obama)
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To: jazusamo

I do not believe appointment to those committees is for life.

The turtle could simply replace him.

Like F-ing NOW!


7 posted on 11/14/2018 1:49:47 PM PST by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: jazusamo

The committee is able to pass forward nominees without approval. It usually isn’t done, but Grassley can send nominees to the floor for a vote.

I don’t think Grassley and McConnell will let this loser pull a McCain on the way out.

A futile gesture from a small, petty excuse for a man.


8 posted on 11/14/2018 1:49:59 PM PST by HombreSecreto (The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year)
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To: jazusamo

And Flake has a couple of RINO friends in the Senate that are more than willing to help.


9 posted on 11/14/2018 1:50:04 PM PST by fwdude (Forget the Catechism, the RCC's real doctrine is what they allow with impunity.)
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To: jazusamo

Just like McCain, his ego makes him willing to screw the whole country in a final gesture to hurt Trump. So glad that he will soon be gone. Good riddance!!


10 posted on 11/14/2018 1:50:56 PM PST by DeweyCA
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To: jazusamo

Flake needs another bribe before the door hits him in the butt?


11 posted on 11/14/2018 1:50:58 PM PST by Paladin2
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He’s not doing this in a vacuum. He speaks for the party of bush, the GOP.

Besides, even if Trump served for 8 years, he’d only make a dent in the 870 or so radical leftists already on the bench for life.(changing out 300 of those) ‘Conservative’ judges are a long term solution. We don’t have long term.


12 posted on 11/14/2018 1:52:24 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Cocked, locked and ready to ROCK!)
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Flake is lining up for a gig at MSNBC or CNN as their pet token “republican”.


13 posted on 11/14/2018 1:52:55 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: jazusamo

Not sure I’m following, but I think the article says Flake will be able to block candidates’ nominations from being approved by the Judiciary Committee (is that right?) but even if he can, can’t the votes be taken up by the full Senate even if the committee is log jammed?


14 posted on 11/14/2018 1:53:01 PM PST by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: hsmomx3

Maybe take him to the sin-enema.


15 posted on 11/14/2018 1:53:40 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH? #My2nd)
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To: jazusamo

This guy Flake is a total douchebag


16 posted on 11/14/2018 1:53:57 PM PST by Hyman Roth
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17 posted on 11/14/2018 1:53:57 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

Sigh....recess appointments are only good until the end of the current congress, which is Jan. 1, 2019. It wouldn’t do much good would it?


18 posted on 11/14/2018 1:54:00 PM PST by Dave W
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Romney is going to take up where Flake left off.

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Exactly right. Romney will be the new McFlake.


19 posted on 11/14/2018 1:54:02 PM PST by Starboard
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With republicans like this, who needs democrats?


20 posted on 11/14/2018 1:54:46 PM PST by Baynative (their degree in economics)
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