McConnell Won't Back Replacing Feinstein

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McConnell Won’t Back Replacing Feinstein

April 18, 2023 at 12:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 59 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/04/18/mcconnell-wont-back-replacing-feinstein/

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“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday voiced his strong opposition to allowing Democrats to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Judiciary Committee, stymieing a move sought by Democrats to strengthen the party’s hand in confirming judicial nominees during Feinstein’s extended absence,” the Washington Post reports.

“During remarks on the Senate floor, McConnell argued that nominees by President Biden that enjoy some Republican support are still able to move forward through the committee as Feinstein recovers from shingles in California.”

“Adding another Democratic vote in the meantime would only serve to allow Democrats to ‘force through their very worst nominees,’ McConnell said.”

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[JohnSJ]

1. Hopefully she will be back soon enough, but this will come back to haunt them. What goes around

comes around.

[NoRethugFriends]

4. Maybe. But the Democrats generally bring a kniofe to a gun fight

[brush]

5. If so, why have they gotten so many judges confirmed already?

Biden's admin has gotten more done in two years than any other president has in four, some in eight.

This sort of negativity in not welcome on this site which is about boosting, encouraging and helping Democrats to win.

[GuppyGal]

7. Oh please this little fact is quickly tossed aside with all the

pitchforks that are out

[Marius25]

14. All those Judges were backed by Republicans

Some of them were literally put forward by Republicans.

No liberal judges are being confirmed.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. That is false. Nt

[Marius25]

16. How is it false?

The most recent nomination was literally put forward by Todd Young of Indiana.

https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-introduces-judge-matthew-brookman-nominee-for-us-district-judge-for-the-southern-district-of-indiana

Today, Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced Matthew Brookman, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Judge Brookman has been nominated to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana.



During his remarks, Young spoke about Judge Brookman’s background and outlined why he supports his nomination.

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. You said no liberal judges have been confirmed during Biden's term

That’s a false statement.

[Marius25]

21. I never said no liberal judges have been confirmed during Biden's term

We're talking about since Feinstein has been absent. All Judicial confirmations since she's been absent required bipartisan support, which means no liberal judges.

[Fiendish Thingy]

24. I don't think there have been any confirmations during her absence

Not out of the committee anyway, the nominees already passed out of committee before her absence have been approved by the full senate since she’s been gone- are you claiming none of those are liberal?

If so, please name them, and list your criteria for determining they aren’t liberal.

[Marius25]

25. Republicans have openly admitted they won't confirm a liberal judge

McConnell just said that again today.

Do you really think a Judge backed by people like Ted Cruz is going to be a liberal judge?

[Fiendish Thingy]

26. Biden submits nominees, not Ted Cruz

Are you claiming Biden is consulting with Cruz on nominees?

[Marius25]

29. Biden may be consulting with people like Cruz to see which judges he can get confirmed

Biden's pick for the 5th Circuit:

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/14/irma-ramirez-judge-nomination-5th-circuit/

“Judge Ramirez’s distinguished track record of judicial excellence throughout her decades of service in Texas makes her exceptionally qualified for the Fifth Circuit,” Cornyn said in a statement. “I am proud to recommend her for this position with Sen. Cruz, and I look forward to seeing her continue to uphold the rule of law on the federal bench.”

[Fiendish Thingy]

31. This has to do with "blue slips"

If a state’s senator doesn’t approve of a nominee for his state, he can block it with a blue slip.

Durbin could eliminate blue slips, but won’t.

[Marius25]

32. Which means these picks have to be appealing to Republicans

Ergo, they're not liberals.

And why won't Durbin eliminate blue slips?

[Fiendish Thingy]

33. This would be the case regardless of DiFi's status

Durbin is embedded in senate traditions, if he had the opportunity to vote to kill the filibuster outright, I’m not sure he would.

[Marius25]

34. Durbin needs to recognize the moment

and realize Senate tradition means nothing when you're dealing with fascists.

[Cha]

27. NO Dems Don't. Please Don't Diss Dems. TY.

[kacekwl]

12. It's time to get serious. If Ms. Feinstein is to ill to

come in to cast her vote then she needs to come clean and say so. This shit is too important to be playing coy. Obviously doesn't seem to be that important to her.

[live love laugh]

2. No surprise there.

[onecaliberal]

3. Ignore them like they did to the us.

[GuppyGal]

6. All I know is if McConnell got sick his caucus would back him 100% nt

[Irish_Dem]

8. Inside the beltway gossip is that McConnell is quite ill.

[mitch96]

9. Replace her the fear is they will replace him when the time comes, I think..nt

[Freethinker65]

10. Like McConnell did with no delays Amy Barrett. Only the GOP can push through worst nominees.

[gratuitous]

18. I have been told that's not all right

Democrats must remain virtuous and bi-partisan and fair and stuff so that we don't hurt Republican feelings. Whatever Senate Republicans did in the past to railroad through their nominees is of no moment to the noble Ashley Wilkes of the Democratic caucus.

[2naSalit]

11. Because...

He is evil. Never give him any slack or any benefit of any doubt. Ever.

[Brother Buzz]

13. Mitch "too close to the presidential election to pursue confirmation" McConnell?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Who is surprised by this?

[spanone]

20. FUCK mitch

[applegrove]

22. Feinstein more likely then to retire. Please proceed Senator McConnell. N/T

[Johonny]

23. Why can't our modern government zoom into meetings?

It's like our government is stuck in the 1800s when the rest of the world is rapidly leaving it in the dust. Remote meetings! Remote voting! Holy crap the whole rest of the country is doing this daily. Meanwhile the Senate is placing black and while beans in a hat.

It's silly.

[Leith]

28. Explain this to me like I'm 5 years old

What rule or "tradition" does mcturtle have where he can decide what Democrats serve on a committee? It isn't like he respected Democratic voices when he was the Senate majority leader.

[OnDoutside]

30. Can he stop a Democratic Replacement ?