PILOT SPIN

Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: bflynn on January 31, 2019, 02:15:41 PM

Title: Feinstein and whoever else forget that elections have consequences
Post by: bflynn on January 31, 2019, 02:15:41 PM: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-feinstein-fume-after-white-house-re-nominates-two-conservative-california-judges

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California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris lashed out at the White House after President Trump, under pressure from conservative activists, re-nominated two conservative California judges to the 9th Circuit federal appeals court over their opposition.

“We are deeply disappointed that the White House has chosen to re-nominate Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit,” Feinstein and Harris said in a joint statement late Wednesday. “We made clear our opposition to these individuals and told the White House we wanted to work together to come to consensus on a new package of nominees.”

Well, I'm glad they made it clear...we wouldn't want to think that they would support a conservative judge.

Regardless, they don't really have the power to stop this if Republicans choose to push them forward. Elections have consequences.
Title: Re: Feinstein and whoever else forget that elections have consequences
Post by: nddons on January 31, 2019, 02:24:31 PM: Quote from: bflynn on January 31, 2019, 02:15:41 PM
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-feinstein-fume-after-white-house-re-nominates-two-conservative-california-judges

Well, I'm glad they made it clear...we wouldn't want to think that they would support a conservative judge.

Regardless, they don't really have the power to stop this if Republicans choose to push them forward. Elections have consequences.
Well they do if McConnell continues to allow this ridiculous “blue slip” rule to continue. That rule worked when there was some level of fairness among senators. That is now gone forever. Get rid of the blue slip rule, and there is nothing Dems can do to stop it, at least without pulling 4 republicans to their side.
Title: Re: Feinstein and whoever else forget that elections have consequences
Post by: texasag93 on January 31, 2019, 03:51:21 PM: Quote from: nddons on January 31, 2019, 02:24:31 PM
Well they do if McConnell continues to allow this ridiculous “blue slip” rule to continue. That rule worked when there was some level of fairness among senators. That is now gone forever. Get rid of the blue slip rule, and there is nothing Dems can do to stop it, at least without pulling 4 republicans to their side.

Romney, Collins, and Murkowski are 3 of the 4.
Title: Re: Feinstein and whoever else forget that elections have consequences
Post by: LevelWing on February 02, 2019, 01:01:34 AM: Quote from: nddons on January 31, 2019, 02:24:31 PM
Well they do if McConnell continues to allow this ridiculous “blue slip” rule to continue. That rule worked when there was some level of fairness among senators. That is now gone forever. Get rid of the blue slip rule, and there is nothing Dems can do to stop it, at least without pulling 4 republicans to their side.
It appears with these two nominations the president indicated that he isn't interested in following the blue slip rule. McConnell has a good record on getting Trump's judicial nominees confirmed, so I see no reason, as of now anyway, why he wouldn't push these forward. It's laughable that Feinstein and Harris thought they were actually going to get their two nominees on the 9th Circuit.