Republicans Grind Entire Judicial Nomination Process To A Crawl

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It’s Not Just Merrick Garland: Republicans Are Blocking So Many Nominees It’s Caused a Judicial Emergency

Over the past 16 months, the Senate has confirmed 17 lifetime-appointment judges. In the same period in 2007-08, the Democrat-led Senate confirmed 45; in 1991-92, when Democrats controlled the Senate and George H.W. Bush was president, it confirmed 82. In other words, the GOP Senate is confirming just 38 percent as many judges as the Democratic 2008 Senate, and 21 percentof the Democratic 1992 one.

And it’s not just judges. The Congressional Research Service found that President Obama has had the fewest presidential nominees confirmed in decades: 198, compared with 345 for George W. Bush, and 268 for Bill Clinton.

For judicial confirmations, Baker lay the blame squarely on Sen. Charles Grassley, the chair of the Judiciary Committee who—in part because of the Garland fiasco—is now locked in a fierce re-election battle.

“Sen. Leahy worked hard in the last two years of Bush’s presidency to continue processing nominees,” she said. “Grassley is not. He is not just the judiciary chair for the Republican Party—he’s the judiciary chair for the whole country. It’s indefensible.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/16/it-s-not-just-merrick-garland-republicans-are-blocking-so-many-nominees-it-s-caused-a-judicial-emergency.html


Yea Yea Yea I know, it's because President Obama has Big Ears :laugh:

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Its just not fair, huh Cigar?

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Its just not fair, huh Cigar?


Don't worry, Hillary's pick will make up for it. :laugh:

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It’s Not Just Merrick Garland: Republicans Are Blocking So Many Nominees It’s Caused a Judicial Emergency

Yea Yea Yea I know, it's because President Obama has Big Ears:laugh:

Thanks. Sounds good. Let's hope the Establishment Republicans stay the course now that it is obvious Trump will win.

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Its just not fair, huh Cigar?


Looks to me like the GOP Keeps screwing it's self out of Obama Care Rulings :laugh:

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Thanks. Sounds good. Let's hope the Establishment Republicans stay the course now that it is obvious Trump will win.

Its about time mcconnell did something right for a change

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It’s Not Just Merrick Garland: Republicans Are Blocking So Many Nominees It’s Caused a Judicial Emergency

Over the past 16 months, the Senate has confirmed 17 lifetime-appointment judges. In the same period in 2007-08, the Democrat-led Senate confirmed 45; in 1991-92, when Democrats controlled the Senate and George H.W. Bush was president, it confirmed 82. In other words, the GOP Senate is confirming just 38 percent as many judges as the Democratic 2008 Senate, and 21 percentof the Democratic 1992 one.

And it’s not just judges. The Congressional Research Service found that President Obama has had the fewest presidential nominees confirmed in decades: 198, compared with 345 for George W. Bush, and 268 for Bill Clinton.

For judicial confirmations, Baker lay the blame squarely on Sen. Charles Grassley, the chair of the Judiciary Committee who—in part because of the Garland fiasco—is now locked in a fierce re-election battle.

“Sen. Leahy worked hard in the last two years of Bush’s presidency to continue processing nominees,” she said. “Grassley is not. He is not just the judiciary chair for the Republican Party—he’s the judiciary chair for the whole country. It’s indefensible.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/16/it-s-not-just-merrick-garland-republicans-are-blocking-so-many-nominees-it-s-caused-a-judicial-emergency.html


Yea Yea Yea I know, it's because President Obama has Big Ears :laugh:

^^^^ Point ^^^^

Counter Point

"While President Obama is working hard to solidify his legacy on issues like the environment, labor and education, he's also making a more subdued effort to surpass President George W. Bush's score when it comes to judicial appointments.

If he wins confirmation of just 11 more candidates to the federal judiciary, he will tie the 324 that President George W. Bush secured over his two terms. And despite Sen. Harry Reid's deployment of the so-called "nuclear option" while majority leader, he seems likely to break Bush's mark with help from a Republican-controlled Senate."

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-could-beat-bush-on-court-appointments/article/2571776

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...and another useless Cigar thread is in the can.

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I'm sick of these unelected demigods.

term limit them to 12 years