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Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« on: June 25, 2018, 10:22:54 pm »
Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
Roll Call, Jun 25, 2018



Sen. Jeff Flake has gone public with his threat to stall judicial nominations seeking action to rebuff President Donald Trump on tariffs.

It comes more than a week after the Arizona Republican first held up the nomination of Britt Grant to be a judge on the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals at the Judiciary Committee.

“We’ve approved a number of judges. That is important,” Flake said Sunday. “But, Article I — the Congress, Article II — the executive, are important as well.”

“I do think that unless we can actually do something other than just approving the president’s executive calendar, his nominees, judges, that we have no reason to be there,” Flake said. “So, I think myself and a number of senators, at least a few of us will stand up and say let’s not move any more judges until we get a vote for example on tariffs.”

Flake was asked about his procedural maneuvering  during an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC, during which he was more direct than he was with reporters last week. The senator had been particularly vague about the nature of his objections.

Likewise, his Senate office opted not to respond to media queries about Flake’s actions at the Judiciary Committee.


More:  https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/flake-confirms-hes-stalling-trumps-judicial-nominees-trade
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2018, 11:13:01 pm »


It is said that Arizona is going blue this cycle... I say...what would be the difference?.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2018, 11:19:42 pm »
Quote from: Fantom on June 25, 2018, 11:13:01 pm

It is said that Arizona is going blue this cycle... I say...what would be the difference?.

The new senators would OPENLY be democrats.  That's a big deal.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2018, 11:19:54 pm »
Somebody needs to tell Flake he's the last guy worthy to offer criticism of Trump. This guy's ego is the equivalent of Hitler and lebensraum. The only bigger fop is McCain, ironically they are both from AZ.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2018, 11:37:14 pm »
I know Flake is on the way out but it still shows how even Republicans can not be unified, to stop Obamacare (effectively gutted) or build the wall. Yeah, thanks for those hard cases too good to vote GOP.  :silly:
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2018, 11:40:20 pm »
Boy thinks a lot of himself.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2018, 11:45:16 pm »
Quote from: rustynail on June 25, 2018, 11:40:20 pm
Boy thinks a lot of himself.

When you blow the foam off a glass of goat piss you still have a glass of flake to drink.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2018, 11:47:35 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on June 25, 2018, 11:19:42 pm
The new senators would OPENLY be democrats.  That's a big deal.

Not to me.

To quote Patton....

“I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.”

― George S. Patton Jr.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2018, 12:24:04 am »
Quote from: Fantom on June 25, 2018, 11:47:35 pm
Not to me.

To quote Patton....

“I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.”

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@Fantom

I fully agree with you.  My only point was that they would openly be enemy instead of enemy posing as friends.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2018, 12:40:35 am »
Quote from: Bigun on June 26, 2018, 12:24:04 am
@Fantom

I fully agree with you.  My only point was that they would openly be enemy instead of enemy posing as friends.

I know, never doubted our alignment. We are like peas in a pod.

I get you, sometimes the fake R's vote with us. Seldom on the big stuff though. Having said that...Gorsuch.... so there is that.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2018, 12:44:31 am »
LOL. This dipshit is such a pitiful loser he has to call the press to let them know what he is doing because otherwise no one would notice or care.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2018, 01:20:05 am »
Jeff "Wilkinson" Flake:  Throwing Judges out of filthy restaurants.
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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2018, 01:22:25 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on June 26, 2018, 01:20:05 am
Jeff "Wilkinson" Flake:  Throwing Judges out of filthy restaurants.

You are late to the Party.  Did you have to work today Brother?

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Re: Flake Confirms He’s Stalling Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Tariffs
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2018, 01:53:39 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 26, 2018, 01:22:25 am
You are late to the Party.  Did you have to work today Brother?

 :laugh:

Busy day in the lab.  Gotta earn that tax money so we can pay Flake his sinecure. 9999hair out0000
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