Damn you, Grassley!

[Totally Tunsie]

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/21/chuck-grassley-indicates-he-wont-oppose-ruth-bader-ginsburg-replacement-hearings-this-year/5853963002/

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday that he will not oppose holding hearings or taking a vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee if the proceedings move forward.

“Over the years, and as recently as July, I’ve consistently said that taking up and evaluating a nominee in 2020 would be a decision for the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Senate majority leader," he said in a statement provided to the Des Moines Register. "Both have confirmed their intentions to move forward, so that’s what will happen. Once the hearings are underway, it’s my responsibility to evaluate the nominee on the merits, just as I always have."

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"While there was ambiguity about the American people’s will for the direction of the Supreme Court in 2016 under a divided government, there is no such ambiguity in 2020," he said in the statement.

He cited a 2016 letter that senators authored to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in which they wrote: “Not since 1932 has the Senate confirmed in a presidential election year a Supreme Court nominee to a vacancy arising in that year. And it is necessary to go even further back — to 1888 — in order to find an election year nominee who was nominated and confirmed under divided government, as we have now."

Grassley emphasized in bold "divided government" in his statement.

[SMC22307]

1. No one should be surprised... he's a typical GOP POS. (n/t)

[PJMcK]

2. What did you expect? (n/t)

[Totally Tunsie]

6. I had hope. He was pretty consistently counted

among the three anticipated repug defectors, leaving just one more needed.

[SharonClark]

8. Why was he counted when he never said he

would go against his party?

He said, several months ago, that if he were chair of the committee he wouldn’t call for hearings. Well, he’s not the chair so that statement is moot.

[Blue_true]

3. You expected that weasel to do the right thing? nt

[madaboutharry]

4. That was a given.

Grassley has always been a partisan. He never does anything other than act like a republican.

[DonaldsRump]

5. These people are all disgusting

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Let them all pay the political price on November 3.

On January 3 and January 20, 2021, we will be avenged.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. "...there is no such ambiguity in 2020" There isn't?

[Calista241]

9. So, that makes 50 right? We still haven't heard from Romney, but Grassley should give them 50

not including the VP.

FML.

[kentuck]

10. I bet he loses his next election.

The people in Iowa notice things like that.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Folks,the same people who pushed

Citizens United are in complete control of this Court appointment. It is all about controlling the Court System for the Mega Wealthy and nothing less.

As far as Grassley, as well as most Republican Senators,they are owned and controlled by Koch Family as well as several other mega Wealthy Families.

[DFW]

12. I have been (unsuccessfully) pushing Rob Sand to challenge Chuckie in 2022.

Understandably, Rob doesn't want to enter the race unless he has a good shot of winning. I say, how could he not?

Anyone in Iowa, feel free to encourage him!