Posted on 03/30/2024 2:35:31 PM PDT by RandFan
The Biden administration’s push to appoint the first Muslim American federal appeals court judge has run into more trouble in the Senate confirmation process, as Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada became the latest Democrat to announce she would not support the nominee.
Adeel Mangi’s bid for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit is one of the most intense judicial confirmation fights this Congress, with conservatives arguing the lawyer has links to anti-police activism and Democrats contending he’s been the target of improper attacks related to his religion.
Democrats, who along with independents hold a 51-49 advantage in the Senate, largely have stuck together to confirm President Joe Biden’s picks for the federal judiciary.
But three Democrats now appear ready to vote against Mangi, a New Jersey resident who was born in Pakistan, graduated from Harvard Law School and is a partner at the firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
Rosen, in a one-line statement Thursday, said she does not plan on voting to confirm Mangi, given “the concerns I’ve heard from law enforcement in Nevada.”
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
Manchin has turned into a DINO by claiming that he will not support any of Biden’s nominees unless they have at least one Republican vote.
A Moslem judge?
Incredible!
The Constitution trumps the Koran, except if you are a Moslem!
Islam and Western Civilization are incompatible.
More importantly, the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and Islam is totally and completely incompatible with the Constitution.
If a Moslem is confirmed as a US judge, virtually every one of their rulings and / or decisions will be overturned.
Why wont they vote for him ???
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