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Feinstein fumes as Trump administration pushes forward with 9th Circuit nominees without consulting her
Fox News, Mar 31, 2019

The Senate is poised this week to consider two more conservative nominees selected by President Trump to sit on the left-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals -- and the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee isn't happy about it.

That's because the nominees, Ken Lee and Dan Collins, were picked without any input from either Dianne Feinstein or Kamala Harris, California's two Democrat senators. Traditionally, the White House seeks to obtain a so-called "blue slip," or approval, from a judicial nominee's two home-state senators before pressing on with their nominations.

But the Trump administration, which has successfully nominated several conservative judges to the 9th Circuit already, has pointedly disregarded that process as it continues its push to transform the appellate court that the president repeatedly has derided as hopelessly biased and "disgraceful."

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Feinstein, whose handling of the Brett Kavanuagh confirmation process still rankles conservatives, went on: "Before President Trump took office, the blue slip had been a Senate practice for nearly one century. And during the past 100 years, before this presidency, the Senate confirmed only five judges with only one blue slip, and the last one was in 1989 – and in 100 years the Senate had never confirmed a judge without two blue slips."

But "since President Trump took office," Feinstein charged, "Republicans have held hearings for 12 circuit court nominees and voted to confirm seven – seven – over the objection of home-state Democrats."


More:  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feinstein-fumes-as-trump-administration-pushes-forward-with-9th-circuit-nominees-without-consulting-her

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This pleases me.   :smokin:

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This pleases me.   :smokin:

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The only way it could please me more would be if it caused Di-Fi to stroke-out.
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The only way it could please me more would be if it caused Di-Fi to stroke-out.

It's Sunday, it's Lent and I'm trying to be nice.  Let's talk tomorrow @sneakypete  :laugh:

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Why/how is this about the administration?  I thought the blue slip was a Senate thing, only coming in after the candidates were submitted.
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It's Sunday, it's Lent and I'm trying to be nice.  Let's talk tomorrow @sneakypete  :laugh:

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Then let's all call for her to stroke-out today so Lent can be named a National Holiday.
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"Feinstein fumes as Trump administration pushes forward with 9th Circuit nominees without consulting her"

Good.
Let poor Senator Di "fume away" like some outta control incinerator smokestack.

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Hey Feinstein!

Who really has the power, an old hag like you or the Constitution?
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Fume away!  Makes me happy.
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