Posted on 07/24/2021 1:00:58 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee split along party lines during a Thursday morning vote on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
Democrats on the committee unanimously backed the nominee, Tracy Stone-Manning, in the face of fierce Republican opposition over her involvement in a 1989 ecoterrorism incident and her alleged dishonesty to the committee about the incident.
“Tracy Stone-Manning collaborated with ecoterrorists. She lied to this committee, and she continues to harbor extremist views most Americans find reprehensible,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., ranking member of the committee, said before the vote. “She is thoroughly disqualified to hold the position of director of land management.”
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the committee, rejected Barrasso’s argument, saying that he was unable to find any credible evidence in the trial record that Stone-Manning personally spiked any trees, conspired with ecoterrorists, or lied to his committee.
“Ms. Stone-Manning was never charged with spiking trees. She was never tried for spiking trees. And none of the men who did spike the trees ever suggested that she did. Nor was she a target in the investigation,” Manchin said, adding: “Being called to testify before a grand jury does not make someone a target of a grand jury investigation.”
Following the committee’s 10-10 vote on Stone-Manning’s confirmation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has the option to discharge her nomination and bring it before the full Senate for a vote.
Stone-Manning is unlikely to receive any Republican support if the full chamber holds a vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called on Biden on Friday to withdraw her nomination because of her involvement in the 1989 ecoterrorism incident.
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PING!
Being called to testify before a grand jury does not make someone a target of a grand jury investigation.”
But it seems to indicate that she was involved somehow in the eco terrorism activities. Doesn’t it?
Is there no logging in West Virginia? Manchin is a disgrace.
Of course, that presumes that she gets no RINO votes either, which is doubtful as Romney is perfectly OK with eco-terrorists.
Guess Manchin got the check or whatever else he wanted, because it’s pretty obvious that in order to ever give the thumbs up to someone with that kind of extremist past, you’d need overwhelmingly evidence that they no longer harbored even a fraction of those views. The only thing they have is that she said she went into government to do things the proper way because the people she was around were all about anger. That’s not enough. Not even close. And Manchin knows it.
Well, Kamala is warming up in the bullpen, for when this nomination hits the Senate floor.
She edited, typed up, and sent one of the spiker’s “warning” letters. And that’s what she’ll admit to. Yes, I’d say she was actively involved with the group. She snitched to save her own skin, but that doesn’t mean much.
It’s all they need
He might be OK with eco-terrorists, but here Out West we have more of a problem with the Bureau of Land Management.
It'll be interesting to see how he votes. He'll be losing even more Utah friends if he should vote in favor of her.
Sweet... When Trump wins next time around I suggest all 06 January insurrectionist be instilled in the DOJ and DOD in high level positions.
Good. Drag that pig through the mud with a full Senate vote.
IF you do some serious research on Earth First, you will not want this person anywhere in a position of Federal power.
Links please
I am unable to hold my breath or nose long enough to "do some serious research on Earth First".
” She lied to this committee,” Apparently it is not always a crime to do so.
Flimsey Grahamnesty has stated that he thinks Senile Joe should get whoever he wants.
Manchin is scum.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the committee, rejected Barrasso’s argument, saying that he was unable to find any credible evidence in the trial record that Stone-Manning personally spiked any trees, conspired with ecoterrorists, or lied to his committee.
“Ms. Stone-Manning was never charged with spiking trees. She was never tried for spiking trees. And none of the men who did spike the trees ever suggested that she did. Nor was she a target in the investigation,” Manchin said, adding: “Being called to testify before a grand jury does not make someone a target of a grand jury investigation.”
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