The 'But Judges' argument applies much more this election

[Right_in_Virginia]

The 'But Judges' argument applies much more this election
Washington Examiner, Aug 19, 2018

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With their decision to invoke the “nuclear option” in November 2013, abolishing Senate filibusters against the confirmation of lower court judges, they actually did President Barack Obama little good. Yes, he was able to move a small number of appointees who were being blocked, but he had only a year after that to appoint judges before Republicans retook the Senate.

Beginning in 2015, McConnell shut Obama down as a means of punishing Senate Democrats’ nuclear stunt. The result was that Obama was only able to appoint the same number — almost the exact same number — of lower court judges as President George W. Bush had appointed.

Thus, although the nuclear option detonated three years before President Trump’s election, he is the first president who will truly benefit from it. He has a unique opportunity here that is a much bigger deal than many people realize — provided that conservatives get out and vote and Republicans keep the Senate this November.


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