I doubt any of this happens without mcconnell’s say so
And he whines asking for money to stay in office...
Good ole Graham.
You can usually depend on him to slip a knife into your kidneys.
Who needs enemies when you have friends like this one?
Dear Linda:
The Freepers will not be amused. And I just hope that Trump has named a Take No Prisoners guy as Acting U.S. Attorney.
Graham is caught in the illusion that the Woke won’t decapitate him, too, when they take over.
Seems he cares about manners being prim and proper more than he cares about defending our Nation and conservative philosophy and policy.
It’s all about Power, not principle.
I’m growing weary of this preening jackass.
Schumer is asking Clayton to remove his name as a nominee....which means this is still active. As far as the blue slips...let’s take a wait and see.
Linda, I have a suggestion as to where you can place those blue slips.
No matter what Graham thinks or says, the “blue slip” is not a deciding factor in the nomination of a circuit judge. It is an opinion by the senate officers of that state, that’s all. Graham can continue the confirmation process without their yea or nay, but chooses to wait until the signoff, either yea or nay, by Schumer and Gillibrand. It is the process the senate has used for over a century.
From the article:
“Sen. Lindsey Graham said Saturday he will not take up President Trump’s nomination for a new U.S. attorney for Manhattan unless New York’s Democratic senators sign off.”
So, if he is just proceeding with the process to get it done, that’s one thing. He didn’t say he would disqualify or refuse to proceed if they said nay, just that they had to sign off on the blue sheet yea or nay before he would proceed. Now, if they say nay, and he does not proceed for that reason, then he’s wrong as their votes do not constitute a 1/3 plus size of the senate vote and that’s from Article 2 of the Constitution.
There have been three judges in history that were confirmed over the objections of a home-state senator:
1989: Judge Vaughn Walker, nominated by President George H.W. Bush, was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over the objection of Democratic Senator Alan Cranston.
1983: Judge John Vukasin, nominated by President Reagan, was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California over the objection of Democratic Senator Alan Cranston.
1936: Judge Edwin Holmes, nominated by President Roosevelt, was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit over the objection of Democratic Senator Theodore Bilbo.
So the process has to continue no matter what they send in on the blue slip, yea or nay. If it doesn’t, Graham can be in real trouble cause what happens if they are the only two that say nay? Two senators are going to hold up the entire rest of the senate? I don’t think so. This article is dirt, not truth. And I’m really disappointed that Fox is misleading people this way without evidence. I expect the liberal media to use, and have used, this type of trash. Shame on you FOX.
rwood
wow
pass the buck to democrats for your decision
we really need more like Lindsey
/s
You know that he won’t. That goes without saying. Graham has not and never has for Constitutional Government. He is the god of South Carolina. He is adored, loved,worshiped, and held in high esteem by the voters of South Carolina. Proof of that is his reelection as every election cycle.
a tragic mistake letting Schumer and Killabrand choose or veto the nominee. tragic and totally unnecessary
Graham must be defeated
This is the sort of crap that makes us despise Washington.
Can you imagine the scenario where the situation could be reversed?
Can you hear Schumer saying there would be no nomination without McDonnell’s approval????
Lindsay Graham’s is complicit in whatever illegality that Schumer and the Democrats are perpetuating. It makes Z * E * R * O sense for the Senators from New York to determine who the United States Attorney is in the SDNY.
WTF is wrong with Graham? This is the kind of crap that will turn America into a one party country.
Did he actually say this on camera where I can see it. It sounds a little premature for him to get involved before the nomination has been officially presented.
Lotsa manipulated news on this nomination.
thass ok, just do the “acting”... put a real asshole in there and the nominee the president wants will sail thru