NYT Explains Why Democrats' Judicial Complaints Matter More than Republicans'

[rangerrebew]

NYT Explains Why Democrats' Judicial Complaints Matter More than Republicans'
Cortney O'Brien
 
Posted: Sep 15, 2017 5:25 PM
 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as I wrote Thursday, is considering ending the blue slip process for judicial nominees. The blue slip allows senators to block the president's nominees. Dozens of Democrats have now chosen to withhold their blue slips, most recently Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, and McConnell is ready to make it merely a symbolic gesture.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/15/new-york-times-calls-mcconnell-a-hypocrite-for-judicial-blue-slip-plans-n2382108

[Fishrrman]

It's time to give the Senatorial "blue slip"... the pink slip.

Get rid of it, along with the filibuster rule.

[Free Vulcan]

Tired of these rickety old Senate rules. You win the majority, you control the damn chamber, simple as that. This is how bicameral states do it, and I'm not aware of any exceptions.

Don't want 2 or 3 more hoops to jump thru just to get something passed.

[Fishrrman]

Well stated, Vulcan! (post above)