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Lindsey Graham and Lisa Murkowski Give Free Pass to Controversial Judicial Nominee
nationalreview.com ^ | 10/22/21 | Ed Whelan

Posted on 10/22/2021 1:26:09 PM PDT by cotton1706

Senator Dianne Feinstein was absent from the Senate yesterday, so Senate Republicans had the votes to defeat the cloture motion on controversial Second Circuit nominee Myrna Perez, director of the left-wing Brennan Center for Justice. Had Republicans stuck together, they would have defeated the motion by a vote of 50 to 49.

Instead, Senators Lindsey Graham and Lisa Murkowski voted for cloture, giving Perez a 51-48 margin and paving the way for her confirmation.

I’m reliably informed that Graham has not voted against cloture or against final confirmation of a single Biden judicial nominee. Indeed, Graham’s vote in committee yesterday against Ninth Circuit nominee Jennifer Sung was his first vote in committee against any Biden judicial nominee. (Sung had signed a letter in 2018 slamming then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as an “intellectually and morally bankrupt ideologue.”) Here again, because of Feinstein’s absence, Committee Republicans could have prevented Sung’s nomination from being reported to the Senate floor if they had all voted against her. But Senator John Cornyn, as an apparent favor to Feinstein, refrained from voting.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2ndcircuit; 9thcircuit; alaska; assistantdemocrat; assistantdemocrats; edwhelan; elections; graham; jennifersung; johncornyn; lindagraham; lindseygraham; lisamurkowski; murkowski; mustread; myrnaperez; ninthcircuit; secondcircuit; southcarolina
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1 posted on 10/22/2021 1:26:09 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Committee Republicans could have prevented Sung’s nomination from being reported to the Senate floor if they had all voted against her. But Senator John Cornyn, as an apparent favor to Feinstein, refrained from voting.


2 posted on 10/22/2021 1:33:02 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

...and judicial tyranny continues on.


3 posted on 10/22/2021 1:35:52 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01

.......”with friends like that, who needs enemies....?”

the older I get, the more I despise both republicans and democrats...remember that old expression....

“The democrat party is the evil party and the republican party is the stupid party....”


4 posted on 10/22/2021 1:39:23 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: cotton1706

A 47 year old communist. She might be on the bench for 40 years. Good old GOP reaching across the aisle again.


5 posted on 10/22/2021 1:39:34 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: cotton1706

Lindsey is Hannity’s favorite guest, and Sean never broaches the subject. Disgraceful.


6 posted on 10/22/2021 1:39:56 PM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: alstewartfan

Lindsey is Hannity’s favorite guest.....


We know Lindsey has some non-normal ‘proclivities’, and Hannity did just divorce.

Things that make you go “Hmmmmmm”.


7 posted on 10/22/2021 1:41:41 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: cotton1706; alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; Califreak; ColdOne; ...
linda
Graham
ping!

Want on or off linda's fav ping list? Just FReepmail me.


8 posted on 10/22/2021 1:45:50 PM PDT by upchuck (The longer I remain unjabbed, the more evidence I see supporting my decision. Psalm 144:5-8)
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To: nesnah

Juan is no longer available, soooo....*cough*


9 posted on 10/22/2021 1:47:40 PM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: Eddie01
Perez .....waged litigation campaign:

... opposed voter ID laws

... opposed voter integrity law

... opposed prohibitions on ballot harvesting

... advocated for felons being able to vote

.....She's a "radical activist"......

10 posted on 10/22/2021 2:02:48 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: cotton1706

Where’s that little FRaggot who’s always insisting that Freepers are too harsh on Linda?


11 posted on 10/22/2021 2:05:11 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: cotton1706

Just another indication that the GOP is stage 4 and terminal...


12 posted on 10/22/2021 2:09:11 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: cotton1706

SWAMPERS!!!!!


13 posted on 10/22/2021 2:23:25 PM PDT by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: cotton1706

Be that as it may, Lindsey []Linda] Graham is still South Carolina’s Favorite Son. And is adored, worshiped, and praised by the voters there. Along with being re-elected by landslide majorities each time he runs for re-election. He is assured of being the Senator from South Carolina for as long as he wants.


14 posted on 10/22/2021 2:23:59 PM PDT by sport
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To: TokarevM57
“The democrat party is the evil party and the republican party is the stupid party....”

We had a FR saying back during the impeachment wars of 98-99 about the Assistant Democrats Republicans:

"It's like taking candy from a STUPID baby."

15 posted on 10/22/2021 2:55:28 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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LET’S GO LINDA


16 posted on 10/22/2021 3:49:53 PM PDT by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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To: cotton1706

I’m regularly reminded at FR why I registered Independent after Jan 6th.

This is one of those days.


17 posted on 10/22/2021 3:59:00 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: sport

Thank goodness for the 17th Amendment. /s


18 posted on 10/22/2021 4:00:24 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: cotton1706

Was Feinstein having her regular full transfusion exchange of blood with an 18 year old?

2018 article : Ambrosia founder Jesse Karmazin: “The data looks really great. It makes people younger, I think it’s a huge breakthrough.”


19 posted on 10/22/2021 4:35:59 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: cotton1706

Graham is a POS. You can always count on him to come through for the Democrats.


20 posted on 10/22/2021 7:23:53 PM PDT by falcon99 (qu)
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