Posted on 05/08/2019 9:15:58 AM PDT by jazusamo
Roy needs to ride off into the sunset.
“Isn’t it interesting how these people leave office with a whole lot more money than their salaries could possibly account for?”
That’s why Trump is such an excellent choice for President. He’s already rich, probably richer than he could ever hope to be as a political grifter, so he can never be bought
Bianco was confirmed unanimously to serve as a district court judge in 2005 but his current nomination had run into controversy because of his ties to the Federalist Society.
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Oh no, he’s......CONTROVERSIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You’re correct, it has been abused.
Flipping the Third, Second and Ninth would be Bigly. I should know this but does anyone know the status of the DC Circuit. If we get that one to boot it is game over for the dems for quite sometime.
Absolutely agree. It drives the special interests crazier.
“Blue slips are a privilege based on tradition.”
Agreed. While the tradition might have been justifiable on the basis that home state politicians knew the candidates best, this is not true in this age of information overload and availability. Furthermore, in the case of circuit appellate courts, their jurisdiction covers several states (e.g., the Ninth covers, I think, nine states while this court covers New York, Vermont and Connecticut). Why should senators from just one state have veto power of candidates? Time to end the practice.
Good news!
I have relatives in Alabama so take this for what its worth. What I hear is that at this point Moore is thought of as a kook and joke more than a serious political threat. The GOP will get their act together down there and he will not be a factor. Jones is toast.
“Flipping the Third, Second and Ninth would be Bigly. I should know this but does anyone know the status of the DC Circuit.”
Yep, and of course the third circuit already flipped when Trump pick Paul Matey was confirmed. The 2nd and 9th are getting closer. Not sure about the DC circuit.
I am concerned about the snails pace on the appointment of District Judges. This should have been completed a year ago., Batch them up in one day and cram them through. We have 100 unfilled district court judgeship!! GET THEM FILLED!!
The Ninth was tied as of last count with three more Trump nominees set for a vote and out of committee. Tipping the Ninth would be an absolutely devastating blow to the left. Tipping the DC would be a cherry on top of the cake.
Oh, and there are two more 3rd Circuit nominees in the process. One I believe is out of committee.
They do tend to batch the district courts and vote them out. They did two batches last year right before the Kavanaugh debacle.
On another note, what does McConnell do if Ginsburg or another S.Ct. Judge retires during 2020?
On the one hand, I think it would be hard to sell nominating a replacement when the GOP relied on the Biden rule. On the other, it would be a great election issue to see the democrats trash a nominee given who that backfired on them last election.
There’s no reason to respect the will of bad faith actors.
Dems shouldn’t even get lunchroom privileges until they start acting like civilized human beings.
I just did a check on the DC circuit judges and came up with 9 R’s and 8 D’s not counting this judge confirmed today, don’t know if the list was accurate though.
I don’t know, if a vacancy comes up next year it’s gonna be a battle. If one should happen this year the Rats will undoubtedly holler but I think Mitch can push a new nominee through.
no chance on the DC circuit for a while. it currently stands at 7-4 democrat appointed with Merrick G as chief justice. no open vacancies and all 4 of Obamas appointees were born in the 1960’s.
However almost all of the senior justices on that circuit were Reagan appointees.
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