Posted on 03/28/2019 7:50:26 AM PDT by House Atreides
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT
Nicole R. Nason (Cal. No. 9)
Ordered, That at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mary 28, 2019, the Senate proceed to executive session and consideration of the nomination of Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
Ordered further, That there be 15 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form and that following the use or yielding back of time the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s actions. (Mar. 27, 2019.)
We’re at the end of the 3rd month of this year and of this Congress. The Senate has CONFIRMED A GRAND TOTAL OF 7 JUDGES during these 3 months: https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/confirmation-listing
There are CURRENTLY 151 federal judicial vacancies with 66 nominees pending in the REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED Senate: https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies
At the beginning of this year (and of this Congress) there were 144 federal judicial vacancies: https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/archive-judicial-vacancies/2019/01/summary
So the number of federal judicial vacancies has continued to grow (from 144 to 151) faster than the REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED Senate has been confirming Trump’s judicial nominees. Lindsay Graham and Mitch McConnell need to fix this and fix it rapidly, They have been doing a good job of confirming Circuit Court Appeals Judges but they need to be doing equally well with District Court Judges since it’s Judges at that level who take it upon themselves the power to enjoin President Trump’s actions. And Graham needs to not allow the Blue Slip process to be used by Democrat Senators to veto Trump’s district court nominees.
Damn it - I meant to post hot links. Here they Are:
https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/confirmation-listing
https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies
You can only push the Turdle as quickly as he wants to go...
The Senate ain’t doing jack. Graham’s been talking for months about he’s going to investigate FISA abuses and all he has done is talk. If there is a more corrupt, useless, bunch of bloodsuckers in the GOP, I’ve yet to see them.
My Super Secret Anonymous Source (SSAS) in Washington says that these scoundrels are running for President because they think it will keep them from being indicted for Sedition or Treason. SSAS says it won’t work.
The Senate ain’t doing jack. Graham’s been talking for months about he’s going to investigate FISA abuses and all he has done is talk. If there is a more corrupt, useless, bunch of bloodsuckers in the GOP, I’ve yet to see them.
Yep. Last week of March. Graham is great at running his mouth but is slow walking everything else.
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