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Posted on 10/01/2020 10:13:33 AM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., led a group of Democrats to formally call for a delay in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett until after the presidential inauguration, saying the process is too rushed to properly vet President Trump's pick.
Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, wrote Wednesday to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the committee, to challenge the Oct. 12 date he set for Barrett's confirmation hearing.
“The timeline for consideration of Judge Barrett’s nomination is incompatible with the Senate’s constitutional role," Feinstein wrote. "We again urge you to delay consideration of this nomination until after the presidential inauguration. The Senate and the American public deserve a deliberative, thorough process, and this falls far short.”
Graham and Senate Republicans believe Barrett is supremely qualified and there's enough time to vet her, especially since she recently went through the rigorous process when she was confirmed in 2017 to become a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
"The question for the country is, is [Judge Barrett] ready to be promoted? I think the answer is yes," Graham said this week. "I think she’s done everything anybody could hope a nominee for the Supreme Court would do in their life.”
“I think [Judge Barrett] is one of the most qualified people to ever be nominated to the Supreme Court," he added.
Barrett already turned in her 65-page questionnaire to the committee on her professional and legal history. She also turned in hundreds and hundreds of pages of her writings and legal opinions for the senators to review before questioning her on the Oct. 13 hearing.
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Amen!
He and his cronies are finding out.
did Di have her mask on or not? it’s not a legal request unless she did.
Yet, Pelosi can turn in a 2000 page budget an hour before it is to be voted on?
Effff them
Just call a floor vote. Dummy Lindsey Graham has to wait 2 weeks & hold hearings. Why?
Mitch should just take a floor vote., She was just confirmed 33 months ago for a lifetime appointment on the 7th circuit.
I would say...no. You vetted her for her current appointment. As a matter of fact, we’ll just go straight to the floor vote.
“The timeline for consideration of Judge Barrett’s nomination is incompatible with the Senate’s constitutional role,” Feinstein wrote.
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Can I have Senate Lies for $1,000 Alex.
What’s a Ute?
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My feeling exactly!
Dems: In this time of great need for unity, this will only sow more division!
Reps: How so?
Dems: Our side will be pizzt!
Reps: We don’t see a “more” there. They are already pizzt.
“....after the presidential inauguration”
Not only no, but hell no! Bwahahahahhaaahahahaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
Thanks to the witch hunt, President Trump is only 8 months into his presidency.
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If that! 2 years of Russian collusion lies and a Mueller Witch-hunt. Followed by about of year of phony baloney impeachment charges, Followed by a year of a manufactured crisis known as Covid.
All Senators have already made up their minds. So vote next week. Fill that seat.
Thank you for your interest now sit down. You have your fund raiser letter material, go away.
They will have to get around the LAW, first... maybe through the SCOTUS :)
This is exactly what every Democrat in CA is doing right now on the issue of reopening schools.
Across the board: first the state, then the county, then the school boards, then the school districts. Delay, no plans in place even when states/county allow reopening—never admitting the real plan is to not reopen the entire school year or maybe into the next school year. Teachers unions have such ENORMOUS power that even the county and school board members don’t care if their re-election is in danger.
The Dems will do the same with this Supreme Court nominee.
Linda wants to be re-elected. I don’t think there’s a worry here.
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