Posted on 04/01/2019 1:59:21 AM PDT by cotton1706
The Senate is poised this week to consider two more conservative nominees selected by President Trump to sit on the left-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals -- and the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee isn't happy about it.
That's because the nominees, Ken Lee and Dan Collins, were picked without any input from either Dianne Feinstein or Kamala Harris, California's two Democrat senators. Traditionally, the White House seeks to obtain a so-called "blue slip," or approval, from a judicial nominee's two home-state senators before pressing on with their nominations.
But the Trump administration, which has successfully nominated several conservative judges to the 9th Circuit already, has pointedly disregarded that process as it continues its push to transform the appellate court that the president repeatedly has derided as hopelessly biased and "disgraceful."
"I take it that without notice or discussion, the blue slip is essentially dead," Feinstein, the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in televised remarks on Thursday. "This change in practice not only harms the Senate, it harms the federal judiciary. And I wish we could’ve had an opportunity to discuss it. I really believe it’s a mistake."
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If the Dems hadn’t abused the process in the first place it wouldn’t have needed to be changed. Sooner or later you rep what you sow.
after DiFi’s Kavanaugh performance, amazing that she thinks she has any credibility. ah, the #delusionals.
After she tried to screw the president over with her attacks on Kavanaugh?
“As you sow so shall you reap”
Trump 1. Elections have consequences.
Left leaning??? LOL!!!!
Discussion ended with Spygate, Russia Russia Russia, FISA, Jackboot arrest of "Old Folks" in Mueller probe and all the rest. Go to your corner Dianne. We'll get to you later.
One would think that having a Chinese spy working for her would have had her tossed out, but she’s a woman and a Dem, so rules don’t apply to her.
Interestingly, not much has been heard about this. Hoping that there is a lot going on behind the scenes or in secret, with regards to that scenario.
It is precisely because you and Camel-Toe Harris are being ignored that the 9th is slowly starting to be fixed.
RAM all the nominees through.
Then appoint more for the remaining vacancies and ram them through too.
“You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend.”
The history of senatorial use if blue slips is disturbing and were created and changed to circumvent the debate process. The latest iteration of the blue slip process and intended weight was brought forth by senator McConnell.
“Blueslipping” ought to be abolished altogether.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_slip
NO, it that you obstructionists have to be circumvented. If you two biotches do not want to play nice, why should the rest of America drop their drawers and bend over... Go to hell
“Feinstein: “And I wish we could’ve had an opportunity to discuss it.”
Like you discussed the bogus information you received about Justice Kavanaugh?
L
Hey dingbat! Finger OFF of the trigger until ready to fire.
Trump gave the blue slip the pink slip.
LOL @ poor DiFi
Considered it discussed. :)
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