Reminder: Lisabeth Hughes would've been the first woman from KY on the 6th Circuit. McConnell refused to return his blue slip & blocked her.
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Abdul Kallon would've been the first African American from Alabama on the 11th Circuit. Jeff Sessions and
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Myra Selby would have been the first African American and first woman from Indiana on the 7th Circuit.
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Rebecca Haywood would have been the first African-American woman on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
@SenToomey blocked her nomination.Show this thread -
Patricia Timmons-Goodson would've been the 1st African American and 2nd woman ever on the District Court for EDNC.
@SenatorBurr blocked her.Show this thread -
Dax Lopez would've been the first Latino lifetime-appointed federal judge in Georgia.
@sendavidperdue blocked his district court nomination.Show this thread -
Don Beatty, a Black man, was nominated to the district court in South Carolina.
@SenatorTimScott &@LindseyGrahamSC blocked his nomination.Show this thread -
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@ChuckGrassley must honor Senate tradition, keep his word, and continue blue-slip process on lower court nominees.http://dmreg.co/2qjxShrShow this thread
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No, it isn't hypocrisy. It's fascism. Get used to it. They don't intend to stop abusing their power.
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It's both. But only the fascism is slightly surprising.
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