doesnât that cut into the time youâre diligently not spending on the Merrick Garland nomination?
âI will call Senator Grassley,â Feinstein said.
Hmmm. I wonder what sheâs going to call him? I have a few suggestions.
Are you embarrassed at the prospect of a racist, misogynist, xenophobic, cannabis-paranoid bigot being held to account for 30+ years of not hiding any of the above?
You remember when Ashcroft ordered Lady Justice covered up? Sessions will do the same thing, only this time with the Stars ânâ Bars.
Democrats should filibuster all of Trumpâs cabinet picks until the full senate gives Obamaâs supreme court pick an up or down vote.
When will the Democrats start playing hard ball and fight fascism before the Republicans destroy our nation.
WTF? Is this demented old farmer suggesting that they replace the current POTUSâs pick without his nominating? Iâm pretty sure the President has to nominate someone before they can approve:
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, provides for the President, who âshall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the SenateâŚâ these high government officials.
AhhhhâŚdraining the swamp, right Grassley?
âŚâdemented old farmerâ adds SUCH a nice touch. Iâm so stealing thatâŚ
HmmmâŚhurry to hold hearings on Sessions while they continue to obstruct Garland? Seems like Sessions needs to get in line.
Eric Holder was Nominated on Jan 20, 2009, approved by the committee on the 29th and confirmed by the whole Senate on Feb 2. He was installed on March 27th. Do these Republicans even think about telling the facts as they happened?
He was proposed before the 20th. Obviously couldnât be nominated before the 20th, as Obama was not yet president. I donât know for certain whether Grassleyâs correct about when hearings began for Holder, but since the Democrats have not yet commented on that part of his statement, I would guess that he is.
As you were writing me, I was double checking with the transcript of those hearings. You, and Grassley, are right. They started on the 16th of Jan. I just havenât figured out why⌠http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/us/politics/16text-holder.html
Of course youâre right - Trump isnât president yet so he canât nominate anyone. Itâs just that the GOP is so giddy with power that they canât seem to help themselves. Letâs pray their constant overreaching comes back to bite them.
I guess that since the new Senate takes office on Jan. 3rd, they can do whatever Trump wants. I now see that that is whappened with Holder. The Senate gets sworn in a couple of weeks before the POTUS.
Damn, our system is complicated!
Period. End it right there. ALL of Trumpâs picks should be filibustered, blocked, run through the ringer (and be dirty about it) non-stop until he drops them. And after he drops them, keep it up for another month.
It wonât work. Reid changed the rules to ensure that Obamaâs executive branch nominees couldnât be filibustered (after months of Republican obstruction). Itâs a safe bet that McConnell will continue that rule.