The Senate has allowed President Joe Biden to officially begin making his mark on the bench with its confirmation Tuesday of Biden’s first judicial nominee.
Neals and Rodriguez are both people of color,
a reflection of Biden’s interest in renewing the Obama-era focus on demographic diversity on the benchan indication of why the Republicans refused to confirm them during President Obama’s administration.
FIFY!
Well, obviously there needs to be an audit of this fraudulent selection.
To all the Manchin haters: Remember, none of this would be happening under Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He would shut down all judicial confirmations.
Recount?
This may be the 20th time I have heard that remark this week. All I can say, better dump a lot of coal in that train and get it rolling if that’s all we are going to be allowed to do with a majority in both houses and the presidency.
Word.
It isn’t enough.
I gave you a 
because your statement is correct. But it doesn’t cover the whole situation we are finding ourselves in.
Manchin has not spoke about why he doesn’t like SR.1, or which part, or even which provision.
I don’t believe that I’ve seen any cases in the past where Manchin has brought any Republican over to our side to vote on bill.
And which will have the more lasting impact in the long run, a fully staffed Judiciary, or an increasing number of voters disenfranchised, and state legislatures ignore the vote totals and picking the EC electors?
Note that here, where they’re not needed, republican votes are much easier to get.
Yeah we should at least say to Manchin - OK, get us the Repugs you keep talking about or vote with us - one or the other.
confirmed by a 66-33 vote
Bipartisanship!
Both Neals and Rodriguez were initially nominated under the Obama administration, but their nominations were allowed to expire when Republicans had control of the Senate.
Oh.
I assume Manchin won’t have a problem if Breyer steps down (not holding my breath) and not one Republican supports his replacement …
You’ll forgive me if I don’t sing Manchin’s praises for doing the bare minimum – voting for (almost all) of the nominees / judges of a President of his own party – to justify keeping a D next two his name – and little more. I could give Manchin a pass on this I suppose if he had legitimate arguments / criticisms / points to make about either the bill, the filibuster, bipartisanship, etc. But his arguments are laughably absurd / nonsensical, not grounded in reality / hypocritical given many of his past positions / votes, etc etc etc. It’s particularly unforgivable;e given the ongoing assault on our democracy nationwide – all based on insane, made up lies.
One wonders if they’re doing this specifically to “help” Manchin, show that he’s not unreasonable in his ridiculous quest.
don’t trust Manchin - he looks to have designated his first, second and third priority as - furthering Manchin interests.
there is one element of this that sticks out as either a blunder or an intentional stressing of the process - it seems like there isn’t any protection being given to Manchin ( yes that is largely his own doing too) - but if there is an issue that is working its way to a decision point - it would be helpful if Manchin wasn’t being placed on a folding chair on the 50-yard line for months leading up to a vote - to be slightly charitable toward the Democratic Senator from red-state West Virginia - being on center stage from start to finish places him in a position of taking endless sniper fire from the right - either in the form of criticism of what he looks to possibly support - or as a harsh warning not to do what he might do.
so if there is a desire to finesse a path for Manchin to support a controversial bill - it is probably good to give him some cover …
but the conundrum seems to be that he is a huge grandstanding attention whore who wants to stand out in the middle of the field - on top of a 12 aluminum ladder - during a lightening storm!
I don’t disagree. Just saying that half a loaf is better than starving.
Having Joe Manchin in the Senate is like bending over to get a closer look at something for no particular reason and barely dodging a bullet whizzing over your head. By all accounts you should be dead, but you’re not. You’re alive. Doesn’t mean you’ve won the Powerball lottery, but it does mean you get to eat pizza and drink a beer tonight if you want.
So here are your NAYs -
Some may have a reason for saying NAY that goes beyond
seriously … when the following Republicans can find this person to have the qualification and be worthy, what is the justification for NAY ?
REPUBLICAN “YEA” votes:
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Portman (R-OH)
Rounds (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
let me add - the “U.S. District Court in New Jersey? screw Blue states … … so I say NAY” seems to have had a lot of sentimental support from various asshole Republicans - over the past 6 years
NOTE:
Neals was nominated by President Obama to fill the vacancy opening with Judge Faith Hochberg’s move to senior status on March 6, 2015. Neals received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2015 and was approved by voice vote on November 5, 2015. However, the nomination sat on the Senate floor without action for 14 months before the inauguration of President Trump resulted in its withdrawal.
the vacancy left by Judge Hochberg, along with six other New Jersey vacancies were left without nominees throughout the Trump Presidency.
3…2…1…Manchin and Sinema claiming this proves they’re not naive and that the filibuster should remain in place…then running off to check the balance on their off-shore accounts…
Their nominations by Biden did however[ attract some exasperation] from the progressive legal groups that have been urging Biden and Senate Democrats to break out of the conventional professional mode for judicial nominees and put forward candidates with backgrounds as public defenders or in civil rights law.
Exasperation? Really? These two have been waiting in line for a long time because of Mitch McConnell. Are they any less qualified now? Would the progressives prefer that Biden hadn’t renominated them? Biden’s got time to nominate judges with different backgrounds, and at least with these two obviously qualified candidates the opposition has perhaps been softened a bit given the number of Republican yeas.
Talk about pie-in-the-sky expectations and utter lack of patience. Anyone bitching about these two confirmations deserves as much criticism as Joe Manchin does. Okay, maybe not so much, but a lot.
About damn time.
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