While Donald Trump hasn’t gotten his wall from Congress?
He HAS been able to appoint and get confirmed a record number of Federal judges…..
There is a howl going up right now because Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer has agreed to by-pass a Senate time rule and get more judges confirmed….
The howling is plain stupid….
Republicans have the votes to get this done no matter if it’s today or three months from now….
Schumer has wisely done something that might not look good…
But will get his parties members back home to campaign sooner….
Senate Democrats just gave a huge gift to President Donald Trump: They agreed to expedite votes on 15 of his nominees to lifetime federal court seats because they wanted to go home.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) had lined up votes for all those district court nominees last week. Normally, Senate rules require up to 30 hours of waiting time for each nominee ― something Democrats typically take advantage of to delay action on confirming Trump judges. But Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) cut a deal with McConnell on Tuesday to bypass the wait times and let them all get through.
Why? So Democrats could get back to campaigning and focusing on winning re-election in November. The Senate is now out of session until next Tuesday.
Of the 15 nominees, six were confirmed by voice votes on Tuesday. Another one was confirmed on a recorded vote. The remaining eight will get quick votes next week.
It’s a major win for Trump and McConnell, whose No. 1 priority is filling up federal courts with conservative judges ― many of whom are incredibly anti-abortion, anti–LGBTQ rights and anti–voting rights. Trump has gotten 26 circuit court judges confirmed, more than any other president at this point in his term. Another way of putting it: 1 in 7 U.S. circuit court seats is now filled by a judge nominated by Trump.
Add that Trump put Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court and is poised to get another justice through, Brett Kavanaugh, and you’ve got a president drastically reshaping the nation’s courts for generations….
With the rules changes,every President from here on out ,that has a Senate Majority of his party ,will be able to confirm almost all his judicial nominees.
Good point Jack….
Trump WAS elected to shake things up….
He HAS…..
I don’t think, James, that that was Jack’s point.
As best I can tell, he’s pointing out that the rules changes have taken away one check and balance on executive power; and, moreover, that Democratic, as well as Republican, presidents will consequently now have a much freer hand to shape the Federal judiciary.
The rules changed at Trump’s urging was my point….
He HAS done what he promised to…. ‘shake things up’….
Yup….
If Shummer gets to lead the Senate?
It WILL have been Trump and McConnell he can thank for giving him more power…
McConnell KNEW this...
But he did Trump’s bidding…
‘What comes around?
Goes around’..
(Does that mean that Trump could help the Democrats with this in the future?….Oooops!)
Most of the old time GOPer lawmakers have been around long enough to have been around thru the ups and DOWNS of being the majority party…
Trump has NOT…
Republican House members that have been around back in the day KNOW what will be coming next year….
BTW?
via twitter…
A new Harper Polling (R) survey in West Virginia finds Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leading challenger Patrick Morrissey (R), 47% to 41%….
Politicalwire…
Actually this rule change was initiated by Harry Reid when the Democrats were in the majority in the Senate.
Previously, judicial nominees could be filibustered.Now they can’t .While a lot of Judges are being confirmed with whom I likely might disagree ,I have always believed that a judicial nominee deserves an up or down vote.
I dont know what this discussion about Donald Trump has to do with the point I was making.
McConnell has applied the ‘nuclear option’ to the Superme Court, which Reid did NOT….
And yup?
Reid fucked up….
By doing what he did he has allowed the GOPer’s to get their cabinet and judges confirmed by simple majority…
I don’t believe Reid”fucked up.”
If Reid had NOT ‘gone nuckear’ as YOU point out?
McConnell going nuclear on ALL of Trump’s picks would have been a Bigget deal,,..
Maybe it would have given McConnell A bigger pause….
You point to Reid making things easier for GOPer’s right Jack?
My statement was partially correct.,.
Why eouldn’t I double check like everybody else would?
You double check things all the time right?
Another example of your unbridled foolishness.
Don’t you ever tire of embarrassing yourself.
Correct that damn post above and then take the rest of the night off.
I think Reid did the right thing for the reason I stated above.
I oppose the filibustering of judicial nominees,
Certainly it has made it easier for Trump to get his judicial nominees confirmed .It will help Presidents of both parties in the future.
Inlike you,I have some beliefs that don’t change just because the President is someone I don’t care for.I simply believe in the principle I have previously stated.
I’m still interested how you relate Donald Trump to the actions Harry Reid took before Trump was elected President.
Good job of googling the subject.Perhaps you would be better advised to do so before you start your usual ill informed ranting,
Actually Jack?
The post itself IS CORRECT…..
Schumer waived the time custom,…
Both u and I had things half correct….
Will you please read what you posted @7:15 and correct it!
Good God!
Ok
The damn phone is getting a beat down down.,,,
Thanks ….,
I did NOT TYPE THAT…