trotsky
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Wed Apr-27-05 08:55 AM
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Re: judges - Has anyone brought up the Repubs' "blue slip" tactics? |
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Back in the Clinton days, the 'pukes didn't even bother filibustering, they used the "blue slip" procedure (where ONE senator from a state could block federal judge nominees by holding up paperwork).
Democrats appearing on shows discussing the current issue should bring this up constantly. At least the filibuster is an agreed-upon Senate rule that's been around for 200 years. That blue slip crap was a bureaucratic loophole the Republicans abused.
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Wed Apr-27-05 08:56 AM
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1. Did that work for the republicans? |
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Wed Apr-27-05 09:02 AM
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Many times. It was like a backdoor filibuster - without having to do any of the work. Just lay down a "blue slip"...but they did away with that little "rule" once they got in power. Assholes!
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Wed Apr-27-05 09:01 AM
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2. It would probably be good tactics to constantly talk about bringing blue |
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Wed Apr-27-05 09:08 AM
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4. Yes, and They Also Used the Tactic of |
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simply not holding hearings on nominees. In some cases hearings were delayed four years.
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