Surprise?
I found this over at Fox News….
Now that he’s been outed on this?
Let’s see how he does with Trump and other GOPer’s….
With Democrats controlling the Senate, it comes as no surprise that President Biden has successfully nominated dozens of federal judges, but nearly all of those picks enjoyed the support of a high-profile Republican: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Graham, who until January was the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted in favor of all but three of Biden’s picks who have gone before the full Senate for votes. In two of those cases he did not vote at all, and he voted no in just one.
In a political environment that has become highly polarized – particularly when it comes to presidential nominations – Graham’s approach to judicial nominations harkens back to earlier times when judges were approved based on qualifications instead of ideologies.
“When the president wins the White House, they have the right to pick the judges of their choosing,” a member of Graham’s office told Fox News, stating that the senator “believes the constitutional and historical standards are what should be used for judges.”
The Republican Graham voted to confirm both Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, even though “he did not agree with them,” they added. “Only in the most unusual circumstances should you vote against a nominee.”…
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Graham did not vote for three of the last four Appeals Court nominees and voted against the last nominee. (Myrna Perez). I know James trusts Fox News. And while some Republicans automatically vote against all of Biden’s nominees, Graham does not deserve praise.
Z?
I don’t think Graham deserves much of anything
I featured the post, from FOX , to point to the obvious
He HAS voted to pass some Biden judges
If u follow the Trump line?
That’s a ‘No-No’
I would think a more interesting story is that many Republicans automatically vote against all nominees – including district judges. Graham only voted for one of the last four Appeal Court nominees. I see No reason for your cheerleading.
Z?
Lauren King to serve as a federal judge in Seattle, making her only the sixth Native American to ever sit on the bench in the federal judiciary’s 232-year history…
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Six Republicans joined with Democrats to vote to confirm King to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the ranking GOP member on the Senate Judiciary committee.
The others were Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mike Rounds of South Dakota….
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The Senate on Monday confirmed the first appellate court judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, elevating a judge with strong prospects of landing on the president’s short list should a Supreme Court vacancy arise.
Senators voted 53-44 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the nation’s second most powerful court. She replaces Merrick Garland, who vacated the seat to become Biden’s attorney general….
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The Senate voted last week to end debate and bring Jackson’s nomination to the floor. Three Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, joined that effort. The three were also the only Republicans to vote for her confirmation on Monday….
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I believe Graham also v voted to conform Regina Rodriguez as the first Asian American judge to serve on the Federal District Court bench in Colorado….
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Although I strongly agree with your point that Trump carries enormous and perhaps even growing influence In the GOP.
Point taken Zreebs, Herschel Walker is just the latest example of how Trump controls the GOP.
Mitch dropped to his knees on that one.