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The facts are clear: Senate Republicans are stacking our courts with nominees outside the mainstream. After eight years of unprecedented obstruction of President Obama’s nominees, they are remaking the courts in record time. Our report: https://bit.ly/2IdYMMB #CourtsMatter
With a Republican president, Senate Republicans are moving judicial nominees at breakneck speed. President Trump’s first 15 circuit court nominees took half the time to confirm — an average of 131 days — compared to 254 days for President Obama’s first 15 circuit court nominees.
While Pres. Obama’s first circuit court nominees were approved with overwhelming bipartisan votes, Pres. Trump has largely put forward controversial nominees outside the mainstream. 10 of President Trump’s first 15 circuit court nominees were confirmed with fewer than 60 votes.
Trump nominees have been incredibly young, allowing them to reshape our courts for generations. Nine of Pres. Trump’s first 15 confirmed circuit court nominees, or 60 percent, are in their 40s. By comparison, only one of Pres. Obama’s first 15 confirmed nominees was in their 40s.
In order to stack the courts for generations, Republicans are dismantling a Senate tradition that ensures consultation and consensus with home-state senators. Through advice and consent, the Senate is meant to be a check on the president, not a rubber stamp.
This should alarm everyone that values democracy and equality.
Our equal rights are screwed.
When Obama was President, the @GOP blocked almost a hundred judicial nominees (including Merrick Garland) so that they could fast-track those nomination after they stole the election .... with a little help from Vladimir Putin
The damage Trump is doing will take years to fix
Can't something be done to put the brakes on this. It seems so damn unfair and just wrong.
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