Good for President Trump.They want to act like babies then just bypass them.
https://www.foxnews.com/politi...-liberal-9th-circuit

President Trump is plowing ahead to fill three vacancies on the liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, brushing aside Democratic resistance to nominate conservative judges.

Presidents traditionally work with senators from judicial nominees' home state -- in this case, California -- to put forward judicial picks. They often seek what's known as a "blue slip," or an opinion from those senators.

But in a snub to California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, the White House announced Wednesday that Trump had nominated Patrick Bumatay, Daniel Collins and Kenneth Kiyul Lee (all from the Golden State, and reportedly all members of the conservative Federalist Society) to the influential circuit. The court, with a sprawling purview representing nine Western states, has long been a thorn in the side of the Trump White House, with rulings against the travel ban and limits on funding to "sanctuary cities."

GOP critics have branded the court the “Nutty 9th,” in part because many of its rulings have been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Sacramento Bee reported that White House officials had been negotiating with Feinstein and Harris about the appointments earlier in the year, but the dialogue collapsed over the summer.

Any working relationship is likely only to have soured further after Harris and Feinstein led the charge on the Senate Judiciary Committee against the confirmation of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. In particular, Trump and Republicans accused Feinstein of withholding information about an allegation of sexual assault against Kavanaugh until after the hearings were over. Both Feinstein and Harris voted against Kavanaugh's nomination, joined by all but one Democratic senator.

Feinstein and Harris reacted angrily to the news of the latest appointments. Feinstein said in a statement that she had been prepared to accept a reported White House proposal of three other judges. She said she opposed both Collins and Lee -- who she said had failed to disclose his “controversial writings” on voting rights and affirmative action.

“I repeatedly told the White House I wanted to reach an agreement on a package of 9th Circuit nominees, but last night the White House moved forward without consulting me, picking controversial candidates from its initial list and another individual with no judicial experience who had not previously been suggested,” she said in a statement.

“Instead of working with our office to identify consensus nominees for the 9th Circuit, the White House continues to try to pack the courts with partisan judges who will blindly support the president’s agenda, instead of acting as an independent check on this administration,” Harris spokeswoman Lily Adams told The Sacramento Bee.

Even with the nominations, it would not result in more Republican appointees than Democrat appointees. The Los Angeles Times reports that the approval Thursday of Idaho attorney Ryan Nelson brings the number of Republican appointees to 10 and, if Trump filled all the current openings, it would be 13 Republican appointees to 16 Democratic appointees.

The move comes amid a more aggressive push by Republicans to fill vacancies in the federal courts. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Thursday that he wanted the Senate to stay in session until all of the 49 currently pending judicial appointments are confirmed.

“Lots of work to do,” Grassley tweeted. “Senate [should] stay in session til all 49 judges are CONFIRMED/ work comes [before] campaigning.”

Grassley has suggested in the past that the "blue slip" process has been abused to block otherwise qualified nominees. In a late 2017 floor speech, the senator said colleagues should not "block a nominee because it’s not the person the senator would’ve picked." He said the White House should "consult" home-state senators and "make that call" in the end.

Both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have been at odds over finishing up nominees, with neither side willing to move following the grueling confirmation process for Kavanaugh. On Thursday night, the Senate eventually confirmed 15 of the nominees before leaving D.C. for the midterm campaign. Almost half were confirmed mostly down party lines while others were approved with bipartisan support.

There had been speculation that McConnell was intentionally trying to keep vulnerable Democratic senators off the campaign trail this fall.

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who is up for reelection this fall in a state where Trump is popular, was asked if McConnell was deliberately trying to tether vulnerable Democrats to Washington. Tester laughed and replied, “I know you guys are smart enough to figure that out.”

Fuck both of these vile witches!! Keep giving these assholes the finger Mr. President!!

phrasing

"Jib Jab"

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/3150091844

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Originally posted by DMF:
"Jib Jab"

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/3150091844

Not a true Jib Jab.

But I digress. Yeah, make them bitches' heads explode. Love it.

The Ninth Circuit doesn’t represent California, it only seems like it. I don’t care where the nominees are from the Nutty Ninth is the court of federal appeals for nine western states. The Trump Administration tried to work with the two of them, and they gave the back of their hand. Deal with it

Grassley already changed the Blue Slip tradition to advisory rather than mandatory as a result of previous Dem shenanigans. Not sure what the complaint is.

Plus it sounds like the administration tried in good faith to work with the senators but got nowhere.

Lastly, it sounds like her beef is with Schumer. He's the one who agreed to let these nominees through to preserve the senate recess for campaigning (or were these judges not part of that deal??).

Sitting presidents select judges for appointment, not senators. That 'Blue Slip' BS is ridiculous. Just move forward and get it done.

Oh, my! Actions have consequences!

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Fuck both of these vile witches!! Keep giving these assholes the finger Mr. President!!

Just looking at them, you should probably wear an industrial strength condom and a rubber glove.

BTW, great move by the President. Those two fascists are reaping what they have sown.


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Maybe we should each send a box of Kleenex to the two cry babies!

Waaaaaaaaah!

To each action there is a consequence.

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Oh, my! Actions have consequences!

...and so do elections!

flashguy

I think Sen. Feinstein shattered the World Hypocrisy Record with this one:

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
I think Sen. Feinstein shattered the World Hypocrisy Record with this one:

You must have missed President Trumps tweet.
"Fuck ya!"

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
Sitting presidents select judges for appointment, not senators. That 'Blue Slip' BS is ridiculous. Just move forward and get it done.

For decades, it has been the senior Senator of the President’s party who controlled patronage in the State, postmasters, Marshalls, port managers, collectors of tariffs, etc. The President took recommendations from that Senator and nominated those people. “Jobs for the boys!” The President usually had a big shot supporter in states where both Senators were the other party to reward with patronage suggestions.

Blue slips were a courtesy to Senators, to avoid confirming a particularly obnoxious opponent in their state. In recent times, the God Damned Commies have abused the courtesy by trying to insist on their own candidates, and refusing blue slips to all others. Oregon Senators have been particularly egregious in this respect.

It looks like DiFi has been stripped of influence, let alone power, she might otherwise have enjoyed.

The Old Rancher often taught that life was hard when you are an asshole.

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Given the last couple of weeks, that's just rich, dripping of massive quantities of irony

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Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
Lastly, it sounds like her beef is with Schumer. He's the one who agreed to let these nominees through to preserve the senate recess for campaigning (or were these judges not part of that deal??).

I believe these are new nominations, and not part of that deal.

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“the White House continues to try to pack the courts with partisan judges who will blindly support the president’s agenda, instead of acting as an independent check on this administration,”

The President wants nominees who think like he does?

I'm shocked - shocked.



Seriously, does she really think the President is going to pick anyone she will find acceptable? Of course she doesn't, but she'll try to milk it for any benefit she can find.

If they hadn't started withholding the blue slips for candidates in general, and reserved that for the true wing-nuts, they might not have lost even that bit on influence on the process. You make your bed and you lie in it.

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The President wants nominees who think like he does?

I'm shocked - shocked.

One of the greatest movies, and best scenes, of all time. Well done, sir.



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