Posted on 11/14/2018 4:37:58 PM PST by Kaslin
Now that the midterm elections are over, Republicans have decided to use the next two months to be productive during a lame-duck session. According to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Republican senators will work through New Year's Eve to confirm all of President Donald Trump's pending judicial nominations, The Washington Times reported.
The decision comes after Democrats made a pact to take the maximum amount of time to debate Trump's picks, which could severely hinder the GOP's legislative priority of packing the federal courts with conservative judges.
“I know that Sen. McConnell has made a commitment that we’re not going to leave any judges behind over these next two months,” Cotton told conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt. “So it’s really up to them [the Democrats] whether they want to confirm those on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve, or whether they want to confirm them earlier in December by yielding back the time."
To get things done before the midterms, Democrats and Republicans were striking deals, one of which included confirming 15 of Trump's judicial nominees.
In an unprecedented move, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard hearings about an additional 10 more nominees, despite Democrats' opposition. No Democrats and only a couple Republicans showed up for the hearings where three circuit court judges were being considered.
"We previously asked you to reschedule these hearings for when the Senate was back in session. Unfortunately, the hearings – which included controversial nominees for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits – went forward, even though no Democratic members and fewer than three Republican members were able to attend both hearings – meaning over 85 percent of Committee members were unable to attend," Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D) said in a letter to Chairman Chuck Grassley.
Currently, 40 nominees await a vote from the Senate.
If they want to end the session right, pass concealed carry firearm interstate reciprocity.
They need to be working 24/7, even through the holidays to get as much done before the demonrats invade and ruin everything.
Except Flakey threw a fit and he’s not gonna help unless he gets a vote passed that protects Mueller from firing.
Hey, please let me know when you are moving because I would love to help you pack. What a whiny jackass you are. I’m so happy I don’t know you. But I will help you pack.
Some people get it but others are more slow to see the writing on the wall. You’ll get it someday. I lived on the west coast for 28 years.
All except for Sen. Flake who SAYS he will not support ANY of President Trump’s judicial nominees.
Says this, he does— and congratulates a lesbo loonie dem who replaced him, as being “great for AZ”. The guy is a freaking
moron— and sooooooo full of himself.
All under the instruction of the Temple Moroni or maybe the Angel itself-— such is the hubris of this incompetent fraud.
There appears to be several FReepers who are hopelessly helpless, and Chicken Little as well-— the sky is falling— it is the end of everything.... they gonna move away.
Well that certainly is a approbation and honoring the memory of the thousands of US Veterans who gave their lives for the FREEDOM we can EXPRESS-— that is, if both male and female.... “have a pair” .
Confidence, Constitution, Citizens Rights, Rights Organizations for Conservatives, 2nd Amendment, ACTIVISM -— all to respond to the IDIOCY the disintegrating democrat party is becoming. If they cannot see it— perhaps they should just ... “give up”.... and maybe have another snort off of whatever they are imbibing. What chicken crap attitudes. We stand to win quite a bit-— as we watch the ultra lefties try to unseat the unholy alliance of leftist sort of dems with their corporatist pals-— a lot can get done to position conservatives well. The Southern Democrats— those few still around, are looking to change their party, or abandon it and join..... US!!
Yep
God bless you.
Never give up.
Defeatism is poison.
Actions will prove convictions.
Actions by our reps had better be for us, we lost dead weight that was against us, now we will see.
We may find that we need to make a sudden change in our lives.
Everyone is thinking “you first”.
Are you going to put your suicide on Pay-Per-View?
He probably gets all the help he needs packing (fudge).
No matter how HORRIFYINGLY PAINFULLY TRAGICALLY AWFUL it really is, it is a MILLION times worse. Then things get *really* tough. After that, HORRIBLE things happen, and then we REALLY get screwed. Immediately following that, the BOTTOM drops out and we are all DEAD, and THEN things get HARD! Once that happens, it signifies the TOTAL collapse of EVERYTHING, and that's when the CATASTROPHE starts! It's the sign of the end of EVERYTHING, but after that, comes the TRAGEDY. Then times get DIFFICULT, and things get WORSE, until it's EXCRUCIATING, but that's just the beginning, because after that it's all PAIN.
Does not compute
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Oh and thanks but we already had a solid exit plan in place for Uruguay in case Hillary was elected. I’ll try to send you a postcard from the beach.
haha!
Just re-reading “Founding Brothers” by Ellis..... those were truly high-risk times, fighting the Brit Empire, and then creating a United States of America. These FReeper wimps have ZERO idea of what guts, it took- and as Reagan said, as result of ignorance, one of the reasons we are only “a generation away from the loss of our Freedom”.
Done by brilliant Founders, and Patriots (who had disagreements, certainly) who worked out the elimination of European style political Factions (ie. elections won and controlled by urbanized large cities to the detriment of ALL the populace)-— with the Electoral College (that leftist/marxists, being the Factions they are and want to rule over us all— hate). Who TWICE defeated the Brit Empire, in our Revolution and when the Brits returned shortly thereafter to re-take “their” Colonies in the War of 1812. The sanctity of State’s Law over federal partisan judges “rulings” over-riding the Laws made by and for the People of the State. Case in point— the GA fed judge telling the GA Sec State to change the rules in the law for accepting absentee ballots-— should be told that his ruling will be ignored— certify the Election and not be party to legal jeopardy for his SecState of GA position. Highly defensible legally— not extend the count days one iota. Follow State Law- and take it to SCOTUS if needed.
The pu@@ies that are the fruity Left target the highly malleable and amenable “French” republicans who “give up” like cheese eating surrender monkeys they emulate. Our Vanguard must be the young Republicans, those who recognize exactly who these people are, that are stealing, through a “bent” judiciary the will of the People. That these are NO different than a corrupt county traffic court judge or municipal judge who fixes tickets for financial grease in their palm. Grease in this case from the coffers of the DNC, Soros, and other criminal elements. Stalinist tactics-— “count” the ballots as “votes” and create votes where NONE mathematically could exist in a precinct. Electronic, public ballot stuffing and fraud. And, it must NOT stand.
Came to FR long ago- during the Gore/Bush FL recount (in a specific county, presided over by.... a county judge) where the “ballots” for hand recount were presented by county employees (who DID touch the ballots and had access), people like the lawn mowing/grass cutter crew members, and janitorial staff— all members of AFSCME. And the little bastards who were flown in from Vanderbilt by Gore’s people pre-trained to challenge each ballot— to object. The Repubs did not even have a “tally sheet” for scoring each ballot’s defects— so, having photographic memory— went home and produced and brought several thousand to the Repub reps there to duplicate (including big time party lawyer Ginsburg and even Knute Rockne, Jr)- and disturbingly they were amazed, and did not realize Gore’s people were doing this to file as a bulk “affidavit” of position for legal challenge. They used the forms, and we won that small battle before SCOTUS overruled the crooks on the FL supreme court.
Thank you for your many humorous and to the point posts over the years. We for one are warriors on this topic and esp. the 2nd Amendment.
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