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FBaggins

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59. It should be even easier for you to prove that

Mon Apr 24, 2023, 06:38 AM

Apr 2023

Since five federal judges are so critical (or “even one”), you must have scores of posts here criticizing the president, right?

There are dozens of currently empty seats that have not even received a nomination. Some of them have been empty for well over a year! You must be livid at Biden’s failure to recognize that women’s lives are at stake!

And Schumer must have received hundreds of furious posts from you. Twenty-five appointees have made it through the gauntlet of the committee yet they have not received a floor vote!

That’s unacceptable! Who cares that their combined record is one of the best in history?

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It appears GOP will allow Schumer to replace Feinstein on Judicary if she resigns. [View all] SunSeeker Apr 2023 OP

Good now people can stop saying it is the same either way ColinC Apr 2023 #1

Ya know the GQPs would have found a way to temporary............. Lovie777 Apr 2023 #2

Should we trust him? wryter2000 Apr 2023 #3

Just as much as we can trust Mitch. Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #15

My first thought. Cha Apr 2023 #19

We can't trust any Republican. But we can assume they will act in their own interest. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #32

Whatever. Just nuclear option a replacement in unblock Apr 2023 #4

Why not just amend the constitution ? FBaggins Apr 2023 #7

Why would we trust anything the republicans say? JohnSJ Apr 2023 #5

Exactly. I laughed out loud when I saw the headline. chowder66 Apr 2023 #13

When it's in their interest. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #30

Oh sure, let's rely upon a promise from those people! What could go wrong? RockRaven Apr 2023 #6

+++ JohnSJ Apr 2023 #9

Feinstein rso Apr 2023 #8

Senate rules require a vote of the full senate to approve committee assignments Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #12

Republicans have always approved replacements upon resignation or death of the senator. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #33

Lucy could still appear. Nt BootinUp Apr 2023 #10

Should republicans be trusted? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2023 #11

Oh well hell inthewind21 Apr 2023 #14

I like what Tiedrich said....... MyOwnPeace Apr 2023 #16

BEST. POST. EVER! inthewind21 Apr 2023 #25

Before you rant, you should get your facts straight. onenote Apr 2023 #31

Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin said Feinstein's absence is impacting judge confirmations. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #34

And yet a week later, they considered and approved 7 of the ten nominees that were on the agenda onenote Apr 2023 #35

I trust Dick Durbin. nt SunSeeker Apr 2023 #36

Facts do matter. If the Pukes voted for those nominees they wanted them on the bench Autumn Apr 2023 #40

So Biden has nominated 108 RINOs out of 118 confirmed judges? onenote Apr 2023 #41

+1k ecstatic Apr 2023 #55

K&R UTUSN Apr 2023 #17

this isn't an assurance of anything bigtree Apr 2023 #18

What is the downside of Feinstein resigning and being replaced by an able Dem? SunSeeker Apr 2023 #20

Why does she need to be replaced? edisdead Apr 2023 #22

See post 26. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #27

consequential meaning edisdead Apr 2023 #38

I don't know their names. You'd have to ask Dick Durbin. nt SunSeeker Apr 2023 #44

but you know the number? edisdead Apr 2023 #51

huh inthewind21 Apr 2023 #28

No, it's nothing like that. The GOP wants to be able to replace McConnell and Grassley. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #29

How about if Feinstein resigns from the committee? LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #21

again. Why should she? edisdead Apr 2023 #23

Feinstein has missed 25 judicial nominee votes, which is HIGHLY consequential. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #26

She missed 14 votes on the Senate floor and the nominee was confirmed in each. onenote Apr 2023 #37

When we don't have the votes, we don't bother holding a vote. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #42

There are only 13 nominees awaiting committee action. onenote Apr 2023 #45

I don't know where you get your info, but Dick Durbin disagrees with you. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #46

You can look up any and all of those dates on the Judiciary Committee website. onenote Apr 2023 #47

Those dates don't reflect how many nominees Durbin has waiting in the wings. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #48

The numbers are public - you can't just imagine dozens "in the wings" FBaggins Apr 2023 #49

I don't think Dick Durbin is lying. nt SunSeeker Apr 2023 #53

Nobody does - but your active imagination is not "what Durbin said" FBaggins Apr 2023 #54

Asked if her absence is affecting confirmations, Durbin said, "yes, of course it does." SunSeeker Apr 2023 #56

Easy way for you to prove that "it's huge" FBaggins Apr 2023 #57

Women's lives are at stake. Any time we have even 1 nominee needlessly waiting is wrong. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #58

It should be even easier for you to prove that FBaggins Apr 2023 #59

The only ones "waiting in the wings" are the 13 nominated but not yet approved by Committee onenote Apr 2023 #50

Which votes were actually affected? edisdead Apr 2023 #39

It's the votes that aren't happening because of her absence. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #43

I don't think that will do it. She's still in the Senate. SunSeeker Apr 2023 #24

"the GOP will allow" just makes me sick and angry n/t msfiddlestix Apr 2023 #52