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BREAKING: Chuck Schumer just confirmed another lifelong federal judge with a vote of 50-48.
X ^ | November 20, 2024 | George Behizy

Posted on 11/20/2024 12:20:45 PM PST by mbrfl

BREAKING: Chuck Schumer just confirmed another lifelong federal judge with a vote of 50-48. Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Braun didn't show up to block the confirmation by making it 50-50.

Kamala is currently in Hawaii, so she couldn't have cast the tie-breaking vote.

Senator JD Vance is our VP-elect and still took time out of his busy schedule to show up & vote. Where were Ted Cruz and Mike Braun? We could've stopped this nomination or, at the very least, slowed down Schumer. If Republicans were the ones speedrunning confirmations like Schumer, every Democrat Senator would be in town.

WISE UP! Leave the lobbyist dinners and DO YOUR JOBS.


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Indiana; US: Texas; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: 50to48; bidenjudge; bidenstooge; braun; confirmed; cruz; edwashington; indiana; judge; judges; mikebraun; rebeccalpennell; rebeccapennell; schumerstooge; senate; tedcruz; texas; washington
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Republicans have dropped the ball on this over the last few days. Seems like Trump got caught off guard, but he's got a lot on his plate. This should be a wake up call to him that Senate Republican leadership is either really bad at their job or are intentionally sabotaging the agenda they claim to support.

Why Didn't Thune call an all hands on deck? Trump has seen his first example of how unreliable Thune is. Trump needs to have his own line of communication with MAGA Senators who will warn him of pending issues like this. He can't count on Thune.

1 posted on 11/20/2024 12:20:45 PM PST by mbrfl
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There’s some question as to whether the other confirmations could have been blocked had all Republican Senators been present. But in this instance, it’s clear the confirmation could have been prevented as Kamala is in Hawaii.


2 posted on 11/20/2024 12:22:29 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl; SisterK; stars & stripes forever; Hiskid

vigilance prayer watch alert. these judge appointments are massively consequential.


3 posted on 11/20/2024 12:23:09 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: mbrfl

Just tell me it wasn’t a liberal black woman.


4 posted on 11/20/2024 12:24:11 PM PST by Cowgirl
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To: mbrfl

Republicans sleep, allowing Schumer to get away with his dirty work

And there’s still 2 months left


5 posted on 11/20/2024 12:25:27 PM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian monsters out!!)
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To: Cowgirl
No. Insane Marxist White female, who has been reversed on appeal many times, but now thanks to Cruz and Braun, will BE the appeal. Here is a snippet of her writings:

“Racism and white supremacy currently plague every social, educational, economic, governmental, and legal system in our state and nation, as they have for centuries. Both target Black, Indigenous, African-American, Latinx, and other people and communities of color — resulting in entrenched inequality and inequity, manifesting in unjust, unfair, and differential treatment, and yielding remarkably disparate and negative outcomes relative to those experienced by white people,” the letter said. “Together, they have deeply wounded communities of color and deprived generations of countless opportunities, including the profound promise rooted in the founding of this country — life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

6 posted on 11/20/2024 12:29:15 PM PST by montag813
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To: mbrfl

Ted Cruz and Mike Braun didn’t show up problem found.

Monte Hall grins


7 posted on 11/20/2024 12:29:32 PM PST by Vaduz
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This is bipartisanship? Railroad in Judges with philosophies against the vote of the people?
8 posted on 11/20/2024 12:30:06 PM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: mbrfl
There’s some question as to whether the other confirmations could have been blocked had all Republican Senators been present. But in this instance, it’s clear the confirmation could have been prevented as Kamala is in Hawaii.

Well then the other pro-pedo judge could have been blocked, since Fetterman didn't show up, and Kamala was still gone, and it would have been 49-50.

9 posted on 11/20/2024 12:30:46 PM PST by montag813
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“ There’s some question as to whether the other confirmations could have been blocked had all Republican Senators been present. But in this instance, it’s clear the confirmation could have been prevented as Kamala is in Hawaii.”
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You know, there’s an ability to fly from Hawaii to Washington D.C. when necessary. Just sayin’. And guess what, the ‘RATS would have had her fly back if that had been necessary.


10 posted on 11/20/2024 12:30:49 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)
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It’s unclear whether the Republicans can prevent these confirmations, even if all were present, but at least make the Dems work for it. Make Kamala haul her lazy ass back to Washington. Force Fetterman to show up to vote.

At the very least, it’s bad optics. Senators need to get in there and do their jobs, regardless of whether or not they end up losing the vote.


11 posted on 11/20/2024 12:33:59 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl

SHAME on the REPUBLICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


12 posted on 11/20/2024 12:34:00 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: House Atreides

True. See my follow up post.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4279759/posts?page=11#11


13 posted on 11/20/2024 12:35:24 PM PST by mbrfl
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"...At the very least, it’s bad optics. Senators need to get in there and do their jobs, regardless of whether or not they end up losing the vote..."

Exactly.

14 posted on 11/20/2024 12:35:28 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: Vaduz

When this “JUDGE” rules against us we will know WHO TO BLAME.


15 posted on 11/20/2024 12:35:46 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: mbrfl

I want my campaign contribution back, Ted! Your Senate race wasn’t close at all.


16 posted on 11/20/2024 12:36:17 PM PST by Joann37
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To: House Atreides

Still.........make her fly back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


17 posted on 11/20/2024 12:37:01 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: mbrfl

The important thing is Ted Cruz got to hang with Trump and Elon, and just won re-election so we can count on his conservative vote in the Senate.


18 posted on 11/20/2024 12:37:39 PM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: House Atreides

Make them fly back. Make them get off their asses to get their judges confirmed. Just allowing it is asinine.

The future of our country is at stake here. And there are 20-30 more of these judges they are going to confirm.


19 posted on 11/20/2024 12:37:53 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: pollywog

Yes

We need an Army of our own
Barack Obama


20 posted on 11/20/2024 12:38:03 PM PST by Vaduz
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