Trump's sixth judicial nominee confirmed to 9th Circuit

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump's sixth judicial nominee confirmed to 9th Circuit
Washington Times, May 21, 2019

The Senate confirmed another of President Trump’s picks to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the sixth seat he’s filled on the famously liberal appeals court.

Daniel Collins cleared the Senate by a party line vote, 53 to 46.

He is filling a seat claimed by California, and both that state’s senators objected, saying Mr. Trump ignored their wishes in nominating Mr. Collins.

“Collins has a history of undermining civil and reproductive rights, even working to restrict access to birth control. California deserves better,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said in a tweet as lawmakers began debating the confirmation.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, said Mr. Collins filed a brief in support of Hobby Lobby in its challenge to the contraceptive mandate within the Affordable Care Act and also defended pro-life pregnancy clinics from being forced to disclose abortion service information to patients.

More:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/daniel-collins-trumps-sixth-judicial-nominee-confi/

[Wingnut]

Good news.  Very good news indeed. 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Th whole "blue slip" thing was a terrible idea from the start.  Federal law is supposed to be uniform across the country.  When you give Senators a veto over who is put on federal courts in their state, you're building in a political/legal bias that will vary state by state. 

[Wingnut]

Th whole "blue slip" thing was a terrible idea from the start.  Federal law is supposed to be uniform across the country.  When you give Senators a veto over who is put on federal courts in their state, you're building in a political/legal bias that will vary state by state.

That was exactly how the 9th became the "Circus"

[Maj. Bill Martin]

That was exactly how the 9th became the "Circus"

Right.  The Democrats certainly will ignore it when they control the Presidency and Senate, so hopefully it will be dead for good.  Terrible idea conceptually.