Robert Reich: No vote on Gorsuch until Senate and FBI investigate Trump's Russia connections

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory



TOM BOGGIONI
01 FEB 2017 AT 12:28 ET

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Writing on Facebook, Reich said talk about the conservative judge’s “credentials or his ideology” should be set aside as it “normalizes the Trump presidency.”

According to Reich, questions about the 2016 election — including Russian involvement — need to be answered before handing Gorsuch a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court with no mechanism in place to remove him should there be evidence of outside vote tampering or interference.

Reich then made his appeal to Senate Democrats.

“Insist that no vote be made on Gorsuch until Trump’s legitimacy as a president is established,” Reich wrote. “Which means the Senate intelligence committee and F.B.I. must conclude that Russian operatives were not responsible for Trump’s electoral victory, Trump must reveal his taxes, and he must put his assets into a blind trust.”

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/robert-reich-no-vote-on-gorsuch-until-senate-and-fbi-investigate-trumps-russia-connections/

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[sarah FAILIN]

1. This is a good plan

Make no decisions till we're sure we are stuck with him.

[Madam45for2923]

4. I like this too! a lot. also no confirming Sessions as AG as he is in collusion with Russia too.

Sessions would stop the Russian FBI investigation.

[geek tragedy]

2. ideally, yes, but we don't control the Senate, we're not in a great position to make demands nt

[pangaia]

3. Won't matter. the repuks will just make him a justice. on their own.

Robert... ya gotta realize... rules and laws no longer matter....
We have a dictatorship....

[pnwmom]

5. Or how about -- no vote till he produces tax returns? n/t

[lancelyons]

6. This will just lead to the Nuclear option

This will just lead to the Nuclear option.

Harry Reid did this on something as well.

Look the republicans have control and it will be that way for 2 more years or 4 more years.

All the democrats can do is stall and vote no.

We have to go out and win the house, win the senate.

we might not ever be able to win the house until we win state houses and state senates.

GOP controls most state legislatures and therefore enact voting restrictions at will.

This leads to better chances for GOP to win house races and senate races.

We have to start changing this in the states from the ground up. Nobody is leading this effort at the moment.

[PenetratingTheDark]

7. Well,

We really don't have many good options, after failing so miserably during the elections. We lost the presidency, many governors, couldn't get the house or senate. We are going to be down for a while

[Madam45for2923]

8. Dems should consider Session block more impt. Sessions as AG would hinder Russia investigation

Dems should consider Session block more impt. Sessions as AG would hinder Russia investigation

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@ChrisMurphyCT sir please consider trading any vote on Gorsuch for the removal of Jeff Sessions who is a suspect in Russian hacking

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[AllaN01Bear]

9. even though we dont have a parlmentray system, this sound as close to a no confidence vote if i ever

heard one .