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They say that NOW.
If Republicans weren't the most disgustingly dishonest people on the planet, that would mean something.
Damn, the Senate GOP are trying their damnedest to differentiate themselves from the shitshow in the House.
GOP senators say
Unfortunately, their word is meaningless. And to believe their statements is risky. I mean, I'm glad they are saying this. But we won't be able to see if it means shit until they actually do or do not block a new member of the committee.
They said they wouldn't replace Ginsberg either.
They might recognize that the seat in question is a lost cause. Or just another trap, either way.
Or them fearing what will happen in retaliation when the old turtle croaks.
We need to stop with the fiction that Mitch is alive, he claimed unlife at least 99 years ago and his recent incidents are just whichever otherworldly entity he made the deal with reminding him that it’s almost time to collect payment
Or Chuck Grassley who is 88
We have a buttload of people past their due date in Congress.
More than a dozen US lawmakers are older than President Joe Biden, 80, the oldest US president ever elected. Here are the lawmakers who were born before Biden’s birth on Nov. 20, 1942.
- Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, born in 1933
- Senator Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, born in 1933
- Representative Grace Napolitano, California Democrat, born in 1936
- Representative Bill Pascrell, New Jersey Democrat, born in 1937
- Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia Democrat, born in 1937
- Representative Hal Rogers, Kentucky Republican, born in 1937
- Representative Maxine Waters, California Democrat, born in 1938
- Representative Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, born in 1939
- Representative Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, born in 1940
- Representative Jim Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, born in 1940
- Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, born in 1941
- Representative Danny Davis, Illinois Democrat, born in 1941
- Representative John Carter, Texas Republican, born in 1941
- Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, born in February 1942.
- Representative Frederica Wilson, Florida Democrat, born on Nov. 5, 1942.
Representative Anna Eshoo, a California Democrat who turned 80 in December, missed this list by less than a month. Republican House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger of Texas celebrated her 80th birthday in January. - source
This guillotine is going up as fast as humanly possible, but I'm just one person. I do hope he can hold out for just a little while longer. I'm making sure to professionally paint the phrase "Heroes Work Here" across the top beam. 🤘🏼💀
Even McConnell seems to be “hey kids… wtf are you doing?”
Chuck Grassley is 90, and he was just re-elected in 2022, which means he'll still be there when he's 95. The life expectancy of a 90-year-old man is 3.72 years. And, thanks to Senate seniority bullshit, he's on Judiciary.
So it is more likely than not that Grassley will keel over (or resign) before he completes his term, which means that breaking this precedent now would have almost certainly backfired on them in the next few years.
Grassley has really important things to say on Twitter like….
These cable companies are getting to big like goggle so they can ignore their customers FNC has taken their ticker off. For those of us tired of hearing the same story ten times we can mute and read. So now just turn to another channel NOT HISTORY CH
(May, 2021)
Damn I’ve never seen someone live tweet brain damage
I liked this one from 2020 too,
If u lost ur pet pidgin /it’s dead in front yard my Iowa farm JUST DISCOVERED here r identifiers Right leg Blue 2020/3089/AU2020/SHE ///LEFT LEG GREEN BAND NO PRINTED INFO. Sorry for bad news
Covfefe
And we all know the GOP would never hold a double standard on procedural precedents. That could turn into quite the slippery slope, maybe even holding up Supreme Court appointments eventually
My point is that the likelihood of the Democrats immediately turning around and using that new standard themselves is quite high here. It would be equivalent to what would happen if Thomas or Alito dies in the next few months and the Democrats promptly announce that they're going to go ahead and confirm his replacement in an election year just like Republicans did for Ginsburg, except with the actuarial odds of a 90 year old instead of a 75 year old.
True, it's in their interest this time. I still wouldn't put it past them to fight Feinsteins replacement tooth and nail then act like the Dems are destroying the country by pushing back on Grassleys replacement
Hell, the seat's been practically vacant for at least a year already...
So, which Democrat is gonna step up and do it for them?
whips out a crispy $5 bill
"Uhhh... on second thought!..."
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, told NBC News that “there’s no doubt in my mind” Democrats will be able to fill her spot on the panel once there is a successor appointed to her Senate seat.
Feinstein’s death means the key panel that processes President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees is now split evenly, 10 to 10, between Democrats and Republicans.
So I don’t think that’s an issue,” Cornyn said, arguing that it was different when Republicans blocked a temporary swap on the panel earlier this year while Feinstein was absent due to medical leave.
That GOP objection sparked unsubstantiated claims by progressives on social media, as well as by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, that Republicans would try to permanently block a replacement if Feinstein were to retire or vacate the seat.
“The problem was he was willing to try to do that while Sen. Feinstein was still a member of that committee, even though she wasn’t present,” Cornyn said, referring to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “So that’s the unorthodox procedure.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., had to repeatedly delay votes on Biden-picked judges earlier this year due to Feinstein’s months-long absence.
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