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Duckworth vows to block over 1,000 military confirmations until Pentagon proves Vindman will be promoted
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| July 2, 2020
| Louis Casiano
Posted on 07/02/2020 2:26:16 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Thursday announced her intention to block Senate confirmations for 1,123 senior U.S. Armed Forces promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms he will not block the "expected and deserved" promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.
Vindman, an Iraq War veteran, served on the White House National Security Council and was thrust into the limelight last year when he testified about President Trump's July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that became the heart of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry.
Vindman said he listened to the call and filed a whistleblower complaint over concerns that Trump allegedly tried to pressure Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who served on the board of one of Ukraine's largest natural gas companies.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alexandervindman; duckworth; duckworthless; enemywithin; guantanamo; markesper; posill; presidenttrump; secdef; sedition; tammyduckworthless; trump; ukraine; ussenate; vindman
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To: jazusamo
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should not be persecuted, beyond the punishment afforded by due process. That would be court marshal and then dishonorable discharge at the very least.
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posted on
07/02/2020 3:28:52 PM PDT
by
Richard Axtell
(So, everything has gone to hell, what did I tell ya?)
To: Richard Axtell
Trump has to win a second term for that to happen. I hope he does because there is a ocean full of corruption to go after (That affected his first run) without restraint at all.
To: jazusamo
Once again the
real information is left out.
Her "block" is called a
hold.
hold - An informal practice by which a senator informs his or her floor leader that he or she does not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration. The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure. She's played this trick before...
Duckworth Places Blanket Hold on HUD NomineesShe eventually lifted it...
Senate Confirms Montgomery as FHA Commissioner after Democrats Lift Blanket Hold on Nominees for HUD Posts
Duckworth and fellow Senate Democrat Dick Durbin, IL, sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson requesting a response by April 12, 2018, which the secretary failed to meet. The senator decided to lift the blanket hold on HUD nominees after receiving a detailed response from the department earlier this month, according to an aide.
I wouldn't give her the time of day much less a response.
She is overstepping her authority...IMO.
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posted on
07/02/2020 3:34:13 PM PDT
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: Sacajaweau
At the time I called it a COSTUME for the freak show.
I meant no disrespect to REAL military personnel but took quite a few hits anyway.
I stand by my assessment. He walked in like he was the highest ranking officer in history.
To: shelterguy
He has to wear a uniform, because if he wore a suit, people would think he was "PC Guy":
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posted on
07/02/2020 3:38:12 PM PDT
by
UNGN
The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure.McConnell should tell her to pack sand and let her try a filibuster.
She wouldn't last very long at it.
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posted on
07/02/2020 3:38:50 PM PDT
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: jazusamo
According to The Atlantic...
The Senate Filibuster Is Another Monument to White Supremacy Tear it down.
Yet there is another relic of the Jim Crow era that has, thus far, been largely overlooked. The Senate filibusterthe rule that allows a minority of senators to block nearly every piece of legislationmay not have the literal weight of stone or metal. But it, too, is a direct legacy of segregation, and it remains a tool for maintaining systemic racism. In this moment of long-overdue reckoning, its time for the filibuster to go.
What a predicament!
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posted on
07/02/2020 3:47:17 PM PDT
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: EC Washington
She can’t count over 10 without help.
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posted on
07/02/2020 3:50:39 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
To: jazusamo
What do mean a promotion for Vindman?
Oops, I am so sorry I should have been notified earlier.
I am afraid that is impossible, Vindman was dishonorably discharged half and hour ago.. now there is nothing I can do about it, I am so sorry to disappoint you.
I will immediately set up a task force to find out why your request was not immediately flag for its importance and brought to me. We should expect a report on it in about 6 months.
To: ConservativeInPA
At a minimum, Vindman should have his Commission pulled and not be allowed to be an NCO. Then work on getting him a less than Honorable. Path of least resistance.
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/02/2020 4:02:12 PM PDT
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies)
To: Honorary Serb
“Hello Newman”
He was in Jurassic Park as well. As that crazy dude.
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/02/2020 4:06:53 PM PDT
by
sport
To: LucyT
Promote Vindman the Traitor or I’ll shoot this Dog.
To: Sacajaweau
...he wore his uniform. The occasion didnt call for it. Scum...Not trying to equate the two men but the uniform thing is silly.
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posted on
07/02/2020 4:18:48 PM PDT
by
semimojo
To: EEGator
Yes, the very same lying pompous ass that whored for Schiff.
To: EEGator
Yes, the very same lying pompous ass that whored for Schiff.
To: jazusamo
1. Does not meet weight standards.
2. Conduct unbecoming. Said he heard things said on a phone conversation and then backtracked and said that he actually wasn’t there.
Either will get you passed over for promotion.
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posted on
07/02/2020 4:22:01 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: mikey_hates_everything
He should be transferred somewhere he would get fragged.
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posted on
07/02/2020 4:24:56 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
To: antidemoncrat
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posted on
07/02/2020 4:25:27 PM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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