Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Tuesday that he would not meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee who is set to meet senators on Capitol Hill.
Good. Dems need to ghost the entire charade, and not give it a shred of legitimacy.
I mean, why bother? The Republican majority in the Senate announced they would fast-track the vote to confirm Trump’s nominee before they even knew who it was.
Yep that is the way to go. Republicans are going to ram her confirmation no matter what. Ignore Barret altogether and keep banging on ACA, specially on states with vulnerable senators. I don’t see Gardner or Tillis changing their vote but the polling is going to give them real heartburn, and will be begging the turtle to postpone the confirmation be held after the election.
On one hand, as Minority Leader you should do her the courtesy of arranging a meeting. On the other, the GOP has already pre-accused anyone who opposes her for any reason of anti-Catholic bigotry, so maybe better to conserve time and energy for other matters…
I would really like to see the Democrats not show up for hearings at all. The GOP is determined to shove this minority justice down our throats - we don’t show up and put any stamp of legitimacy on it at all.
Good for Schumer ! And more like this please ! Democrats need to show that the whole process is tainted and should not be happening. It will not stop the inevitable, tRump’s enablers will make sure of that. But standing up for basic Right and Wrong is always needed
Schumer is playing clock-running games, which means that they need to show up to get their five minutes each to run the clock a bit further along.
Doesn’t mean they should deign to ask a single question, can use the whole time to attack the republicans for their shamelessness and hypocrisy in doing this.
This seems like a very good approach. However, there is a distinct issue of “Democrats in disarray,” since some will, some won’t. And presumably the same will be true of the sham hearings. I do wish the Dems would act in a totally united way, at least every now and then.
I can live with that - I hope they do. One excoriating statement after another.
They are making such a mistake making all of us this angry.
Send a non-lawyer to the hearings. Ask direct questions like how come your big family has health care but you would deny it to millions of others. Don’t take a legalese response. If she will not answer walk out.
I agree with you. But I think we’re at the point where they believe our anger is irrelevant because they have (or will soon have) enough power in their permanent control. I hope they’re wrong.
I don’t think they think that. I really don’t. I think they know they are losing Congress and the Presidency and they know there is nothing more that they can do about it.
Hahaha. Good for Schumer. I’m glad he’s sticking to his guns.
Next he needs to get to ask why he should meet with a judge nominated by a goniff.
Chagrin and Barret
Yeah like that. hahahaha
Democratic Senators need to invoke the name ‘Merrick Garland’ every time they comment on Barrett and insist that the precedent for the treatment of the nominee is based on Moscow Mitch’s past actions.
Send a non-lawyer to the hearings.
Just let Kamala, Amy and Elizabeth Warren at her.
All but the hearing any votes.
Harris is on the Judiciary committee, that is too good an opportunity to pass up
During 2016. Republican. Debate every. Single. Candidate. Every. one. You got the tape said”not for the life of the mother. Not for incest Not for Rape No no no abortions. Trump said it as well. Just very old ladies like me Remembe 4 Years ago? Heck I remember marching With. Bella Abzug. In Washington Square in the 50s. Playing hooky from H S and my father not allowing me to go out for a month for marching Yeah we won? The Rotten power Hungry Republican Party. Fueled by the bat shit crazy Evangelicals never gave up. They are back and they are winning. Most of my fellow marchers are dead or almost dead. I’m not surprised This is about money and power we can’t elect a woman as president for this. Money and power. They are kicking us back into the laundry room. The walking dead of America ?