FACT: In 2015 and 2016, Republicans used the #blueslip to block 9 Obama nominees:
Rebecca Haywood
Lisabeth Tabor Hughes
Abdul Kallon
Myra Selby
Don Beatty
Mary Barzee Flores
Dax Lopez
Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Anne Traum.
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This morning’s Judiciary Committee nominations hearing includes a nominee who has yet to receive sign off from home-state senators. Republicans are misrepresenting the history of the 100-year-old blue-slip policy to justify this move. It’s important to know the facts.
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FACT: Fewer than FIVE judges have been confirmed without two
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FACT: The last time a judge was confirmed without two
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FACT: During the administrations of Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton, not ONE judge was confirmed without two blue slips.
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FACT: During the Obama administration, 18 judicial nominees were blocked because they did not receive a
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FACT: 5 of the 9 Trump nominees confirmed to date have required a
#blueslip from Democratic senators. All have received them. There has been NO obstruction to justify eliminating a 100-year-old Senate tool.Show this thread
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FACT: During the Obama administration, Democrats NEVER violated the
#blueslip policy, even though Republicans used it to block many nominees.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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My fellow Americans Trump fooled us once to get elected. Is he going to fool the middle class twice with a disastrous Tax Scam that ultimately increases our Tax burden? JustAsking
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We need as many of our Senators and Congressman to All Vote NO this Disastrous TAX Plan.It only Benefits the Rich and Hurts everyone else.It can Not be Allowed to Go Through.
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Thank you. They stole a Supreme Court seat; there's literally no law or norm these greedy crooks won't violate to get their way and secure the complete corporatocracy they fantasize about. Please fight as hard as you can to bring back normacy and respectability to our government.
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