GOP eying 'blue slip' break to help Trump fill the courts

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 09/17/17 10:30 AM EDT

Momentum is building in the Senate for doing away with an arcane rule that allows senators to block some of President Trump’s judicial nominees.

The “blue-slip” rule — a precedent upheld by Senate tradition — allows a home-state senator to stop a lower-court nominee by refusing to return a sheet of paper, known as a blue slip, to the Judiciary Committee.

Conservatives have clamored for months to get rid of the rule, arguing Democrats are abusing the process to block qualified nominees.

They recently gained a powerful ally: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), at least when it comes to picks for the U.S. courts of appeals.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/350956-gop-eying-rule-change-to-help-trump-fill-the-courts

[bronxiteforever]

1. Conservative "holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change"

LMAO- unmasking the fraud that is the GOP conservative.
If there is a Senate rule they can break, they will.

Hypocrites and fraudsters inhabit the GOP-they are the dead soul of American politics

[Igel]

2. It's hard to use a two-edged knife.

https://thinkprogress.org/the-imaginary-rule-that-keeps-obamas-judges-from-being-confirmed-2926a0c0452f/

Notice that McConnell is what (D) wanted Leahy to be like. Leahy, in some ways, was more conservative in sticking to tradition, because he perceived that while the tradition may hurt his cause in 2014 the tradition would make up for it by helping their cause in later years.

In being more conservative, Leahy was also thinking more long range.

In condemning current (R) we automatically condemn by implication the (D) who wanted to trash the same rule in 2014.

I'm fine with that.

[lastlib]

3. These are no longer conservatives....

they are neo-fascist reactionaries. Actually, I don't believe they were ever conservatives*; they've always been neo-fascist reactionaries.

(*they are only conservatives in the sense that they seek to conserve wealth for the wealthy, power for the powerful, poverty for the impoverished, and sickness (or death) for the sick.)

[vkkv]

4. Stomach turning bastard RepubliScums

More disgusting than pond scum.

Lower than worms.

More ill than a pen of rabid dogs.

[Promee]

5. I'm sure it'll work out.

Senator McCain is all about returning to and maintaining "regular order."

/s

[n2doc]

6. ...just as soon as Democrats retake the Senate....

Then there will be a big push to 'return the Senate rules to their original form'.

[njcpa1978]

7. So the GOP can just ignore them again?

I know what you say sounds like the right thing to do, but the GOP needs to be reminded that some day the shoe will be on the other foot and that foot can kick too.

[n2doc]

8. you misunderstood me

the GOP is all in favor of getting rid of rules when they are in power. I am willing to bet that they will suddenly want all these rules back the moment they lose power.

[mdbl]

9. Conservatives, what a bunch of assholes

oh, sorry don't mean to be redundant.