A loss for Franken - the "Blue Slip"

[question everything]

As eloquently explained by Senator Feinstein, https://www.democraticunderground.com/10595848 Franken has followed the tradition of the blue slip, which requires both home-state senators to sign off on judicial nominees from their state.

He thus opposed the nomination of David Stras to the Eight Court of Appeals.

But yesterday (coincidentally?) Grassley ruled that he would do away with this tradition.

From the StarTribune

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras’ candidacy for a seat on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals received new life on Thursday, when a key U.S. senator said he would do away with a long-standing tradition that allowed home state senators to stall nominations.

After months of speculation, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said Thursday he would proceed with Stras’ confirmation and scheduled a Nov. 29 hearing for Stras and a Fifth Circuit nominee.

Stras was nominated in May by President Donald Trump, but his candidacy has been in limbo since September, when Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said he was withholding his “blue-slip,” a document that by Senate tradition grants home-state senators the courtesy of approving a hearing for a jurist’s nomination.

More..

http://www.startribune.com/senate-will-proceed-with-hearing-for-minnesota-appellate-nominee/458099463/

[underpants]

1. Just change the rules

[Angry Dragon]

2. republicans always do this..........slime

[trc]

4. If we win presidency in 2020 and control the Senate

the new president needs to focus on packing all open judicial appointments as a priority. We can control Congress and the presidency and not be able to get past the judiciary.. exactly what the Koch's have been working over 30 years for.

[exboyfil]

5. There won't be any left

2016 will be with us for two generations.

[Blue_true]

3. Then when we retake control, they have no grounds to scream.

They are trying to pack the Courts be throwing out all past precedents. They have no morals at all, it is about what they want and nothing else.