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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts) Fri Nov 1, 2019, 12:17 PM Nov 2019

Chief judge of Fed. Dist. Court for the Central District of California writes letter: fill vacancies

NEW (thread coming): This week, the chief judge of the federal district court for the Central District of California wrote a letter to the White House, CA senators, and Senate Judiciary leadership imploring them to act faster on filling vacant seats: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6535958/10-29-19-Phillips-Letter-Cipollone.pdf …

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Chief judge of Fed. Dist. Court for the Central District of California writes letter: fill vacancies (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 OP

The Federalist Society has only so many cranks to put up gratuitous Nov 2019 #1

Yeah, Impeached Sociopathic Presidents don't get to nominate judges. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #2

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1. The Federalist Society has only so many cranks to put up

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2019, 12:19 PM

Nov 2019

What's the Senate going to do? Ask those commies from California to recommend judges? Pfffft! As if! Some of them might think corporations and wealthy people are accountable for their crimes and torts!

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2. Yeah, Impeached Sociopathic Presidents don't get to nominate judges.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2019, 12:29 PM

Nov 2019

Or something.

Isn't that what McConnell said in 2016?

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