Posted on 02/26/2019 11:22:21 PM PST by knighthawk
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Trump's nominee to be a judge on the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a party-line vote -- and, in a historic snub, the White House ignored the input of the judge's two Democratic home-state senators in the process.
The aggressive and unprecedented move to bypass the traditional "blue slip" consultation process and plow ahead with the confirmation comes as the Trump administration seeks to systematically erode left-wing dominance on the key appellate court, which Trump has called "disgraceful" and politically biased.
With a sprawling purview representing nine Western states, the appellate court has long been a thorn in the side of the Trump White House, with rulings against his travel ban policy and limits on funding to "sanctuary cities." A lawsuit is currently pending before the 9th Circuit concerning Trump's emergency declaration over border security -- and Trump had sarcastically predicted that Democrats would purposefully file suit in the San Francisco-based appellate court to improve their odds.
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“The aggressive and unprecedented move to bypass”
More objective fair and balanced reporting by FNC.
Now that we have heard from the Idiots, let’s deal with reality.
YES! Why the hell not!!!
So this is not the first? “Another” in the title would indicate there have been previous conservative judges to the 9th nominated by President Trump.
Bravo!
Why should Cali have blue slip over the 9th? The 8th covers way more than just Cali. Blue slip with circuit courts makes no sense.
WOO HOO! You GO, Prez!
“The Senate on Tuesday ...” Feinstein is in the Senate...Pelousy is in the House...she, Pelousy, doesn’t have a say in this.
That couyld also be “Pelouse of the House”.
“couyld”.. that could also be “could”.
Obama took 8 years to appoint seven so Trump would move ahead of him in his first term.
Winning!
30 and 31 above were posted by my evil doppelganger
No question as to why the election of 2018 was most important to be waged at the Senate theater of operations...
We can survive without the House, not having the Senate would be absolute catastrophe
Thank you President Trump!
after the BK debacle, no holds are barred.
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