Republicans view the courts as their best shot for the party having a long-term impact.
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Well, then they need to START TRYING HARDER!
BOTH the Senate and President Trump need to get cracking to QUICKLY fill the MANY VACANCIES on US federal judgeships. There are currently 151 vacancies for which many Trump had not yet submitted nominees.
https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies
And there are 20 other judgeships where near-future vacancies are known. These also need nominations in the pipeline.
https://wwwuscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies
I hope President Trump (and Lindsey Graham, the new Judiciary Committee Chairman) give this effort the URGENCY it needs.
TIME TO GET MOVING SENATOR GRAHAM!
Yep, I hope so too.
Since you like to post the same reply to threads on judicial nominations, I’ll post my same reply to you
The President’s nominations are there. They’ve been there for quite some time. But the REPUBLICAN Senate has chosen to not act on them....for more than four months.
All the excuses about McCain and Flake no longer hold water. The Republican Senate, led by McConnell, simply REFUSE to confirm President Trump’s picks.
This is NOT the President’s fault. It is the fault of his enemy, the GOP!