Today Senate Republicans are voting to confirm Eric Miller to the Ninth Circuit. He would be the first nominee EVER confirmed without sign-off from either home-state senator.
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Republicans claim they haven’t changed the blue-slip tradition, which requires senators to sign off on judges from their states. If that were true, today would not be the first time in history a judge was confirmed over opposition from both home-state senators.
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Home state senators, Washington DEMs Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray of course oppose the Trump candidate and would delay the vote for confirmation if they could. The GOP has 53 votes so good luck trying your delay tricks! Oh I forgot, you have 30yrs of experience to obstruct!
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The blue-slip rule is a precedent long upheld by Senate tradition - both Dems AND GOP. Historically it allows a home-state senator to stop a lower-court nominee by refusing to return the blue slip to the Judiciary Comm. History/tradition/precedent does not equal “delay tricks”!
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Trump trumped u again. Maybe is two more years all open judicial seats will be filled. Another champion promise kept. May If all goes well he will fill RBG seat too.
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Monster. You’re a monster.
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@GOP claims to be doing the opposite of what they're really doing rather often, it's one of numerous reasons I left the party.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why are you complaining about this when Obama loaded the courts with bias democrats just look at the 9th circuit in your own friggin state! And you said nothing, By the way the kids made you look like an old idiot,
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The Ninth Circuit has a bench full of progressives. We need some balance.
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What are we going to do about it?
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