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Dem. Senator BLUMENTHAL: The Senate should do nothing to artificially delay consideration of next justice, but POTUS should take his time & make a centrist choice.
11:58 AM - 27 Jun 2018
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Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Democrats are not going to fight. If this is so, then it's better they be replaced.
hatrack
(59,592 posts)Kentonio
(4,377 posts)They stole a seat, and one needs to be stolen back to right that wrong.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)There's no way in Hell that Spanky would make a "centrist" choice. He'd appoint Roy Moore or Jeannine Pirro or Rudy Giuliani if he thought he could get away with it.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,502 posts)a sternly worded letter next.
hatrack
(59,592 posts).
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Well played.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)They seem to be trading long term goals for short term ones.
triron
(22,019 posts)lark
(23,148 posts)They should absolutely stall and stall and stall every second they can. Kennedy brought us gay marriage and you can bet drumpf will put someone who will void it and the right to abortion, he has no clue about the meaning of moderate or centrist and if he did would totally hate it. We will get a racist fascist and that will be the best that can be said. He'll make them swear (on tape) personal loyalty and fealty to him above all else or the asshole won't be nominated. We are totally fucked! i'm beginning to believe even Mueller won't save us because of russian repugs complicity with the theft of our country by a hostile foreign government and it's ugly stupid orange tool.
uponit7771
(90,359 posts)boston bean
(36,223 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)boston bean
(36,223 posts)Because i was not from CT.
Im like dude he sits on the judiciary committee.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)Control-Z
(15,682 posts)Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). But I know all I need to know. Just fuck off.
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AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)no budget deals or anything at all should trump proceed with the nominee. GOP would have done exact same thing. They should fight for us by any means possible. Mcconnell set the precedent
SubjectTrip
(79 posts)Docreed2003
(16,871 posts)Not to want to bash certain folks and their lack of backbone. This isn't "just a SC nomination"...this isn't about "civility"....this is a fight for the very fabric of our country!
sinkingfeeling
(51,471 posts)still_one
(92,372 posts)mainer
(12,029 posts)and vote in more like Ocasio-Cortez
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)WTF?!?!?!
global1
(25,266 posts)and to think the other day I was saying I was impressed with this guy and could see him as a Dem nominee for President in 2020. Boy - was I wrong.
C_U_L8R
(45,019 posts)What a shocker. Maybe there's some strategy to his statement but meanwhile the Democratic base (i.e. US) is pretty fucking concerned.
WillowTree
(5,325 posts)Thrill
(19,178 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)msongs
(67,438 posts)Tatiana
(14,167 posts)I hate to rib him because he has done some good things, but this is one dumbass comment.
Every single Democratic Senator should be echoing Mitch McConnell's words:
"Mr. President, you will not fill this Supreme Court vacancy."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=kP1G45maN4A
Vogon_Glory
(9,127 posts)In seating Justice Garland
What, it didnt work? Neil Gorsuch is on the bench? Fancy that. Maybe your strategy is deficient.
I think that fighting works better than playing Caspar Milquetoast, especially with the thuggish people currently running the (Banana) Republican Party.
spanone
(135,864 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,034 posts)Vinca
(50,303 posts)No more holding hands and singing kumbayah.
KelleyKramer
(8,982 posts)Is that the message?
And to think Trump will take his time and/or make a centrist choice is so delusional it's insane