Senate Dems cave on Judges.

[amb123]

Democrats Just Confirmed Lots Of Trump’s Judges So They Could Skip Town

WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats just gave a huge gift to President Donald Trump: They agreed to expedite votes on 15 of his nominees to lifetime federal court seats because they wanted to go home.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) had lined up votes for all those district court nominees last week. Normally, Senate rules require up to 30 hours of waiting time for each nominee ― something Democrats typically take advantage of to delay action on confirming Trump judges. But Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) cut a deal with McConnell on Tuesday to bypass the wait times and let them all get through.

Why? So Democrats could get back to campaigning and focusing on winning re-election in November. The Senate is now out of session until next Tuesday.

Of the 15 nominees, six were confirmed by voice votes on Tuesday. Another one was confirmed on a recorded vote. The remaining eight will get quick votes next week.

It’s a major win for Trump and McConnell, whose No. 1 priority is filling up federal courts with conservative judges ― many of whom are incredibly anti-abortion, anti–LGBTQ rights and anti–voting rights. Trump has gotten 26 circuit court judges confirmed, more than any other president at this point in his term. Another way of putting it: 1 in 7 U.S. circuit court seats is now filled by a judge nominated by Trump.

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AAUUUGGGHHHH!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-trump-federal-judges_us_5b86c0eee4b0cf7b00313783

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Should have thrown in "table kavanaugh until january."

[BlueJac]

2. So you need a break...

so does everyone else from that Freak in OUR WHITE HOUSE. Stand your ground and fight for every inch of America!

[brooklynite]

8. It's not "a break"...

...it's campaign time for Heitkamp, McCaskill, Nelson, Brown, Tester, Manchin.....

[sarah FAILIN]

12. Exactly.

If these guys lose their seats, Republicans will bulldoze over them 2 more years. There are events they need to be at all weekend.

[triron]

3. They will never learn.

[leftstreet]

6. They know better. They don't care

Their wealth protects them personally from horrific judicial rulings

And they don't have to 'fight' for us because they know the anti-Trump blue wave will work just fine on its own

[GeorgeGist]

4. John McCain told his captors ...

to fuck off when they offered him a deal.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. Nowhere in that article does it state

that Democrats got ANYTHING for that "deal". Isn't a "deal" supposed to have something of equal benefit for BOTH SIDES of that deal??

Go home? This is why the public is disgusted with "establishment" politicians. This is as reprehensible as it was 10 years ago when Harry Reid constantly "kept the powder dry". When the fuck are they gonna use that powder? A decade later, we're still waiting.

Looks like Senate Dems sold us out. Again.

Another sad thing is, in the coming days how many posts here will be alerted on because they legitimately criticize the actions of these self-serving cowardly "establishment" democrats.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Thought that there was some discussion yesterday (here)

that Dems got a few concessions?


https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11063950

[Recursion]

10. Mark Pearce got reappointed to the NLRB

It was actually a great deal for us, better than I thought Schumer could get

[Fullduplexxx]

9. Yup a lot of bad was voted for last election.

But there were points to be made and principles to stand on so.... here we are

[JCanete]

11. Well I hope that interpretation is hyperbolic and misleading. I fear its not. nt