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all of you who are calling President Obama a hypocrite on this filibuster issue
What I remember is the Gang of 14 getting together and ending the debate. Then again, you always did live in an alternate universe.
hey for carb and the rest here I guess being a person who has not shot someone and someone who has, equals exactly the same thing, talk about a corruption of logic....
and for those adding gop snippets of the gop sptting the nuclear option, well, vis a vis the dems who said same when they were under the gun, guess what?
its not the gop who are the hypocrites here, its the folks who pulled the trigger.
lol, that's a new one.
So listen, conservatives...Trajan is saying that all of you who are calling President Obama a hypocrite on this filibuster issue, you people are fucking idiots because the President doesn't have a vote in the Senate.
He has. 51 of them:ninety- three. That has a nice ring to it. Thanks Repubs for hastening the rules change through your over-the-top obstruction.
If Republicans are at fault for all those vacancies, why hasn't Obama nominated anyone for 90 of those vacancies? Why is it that he is only worried about 3 of them on one court?
Judicial Vacancies
The DC Circuit is a little more important than District Courts.
And the bulk of the remaining ones on the District Courts are from states that have "blue slip" pogo written on them.
1. No. The OP didn't lie. Obama will now. There was no point in wasting time nominating people Obama knew would be held up anyway. Smart man. Now he can, and will.He has. 51 of them:If Republicans are at fault for all those vacancies, why hasn't Obama nominated anyone for 90 of those vacancies? Why is it that he is only worried about 3 of them on one court?
Judicial Vacancies
The DC Circuit is a little more important than District Courts.
And the bulk of the remaining ones on the District Courts are from states that have "blue slip" pogo written on them.
Does that mean the OP lied about how many judges he can appoint?
the DC circuit is actually the one that least needs the judges because it is only 3 judges short, and doesn't have a backlog. The only reason to insist on putting more judges on that court is if someone is planning a political agenda, and wants to pack that court with judges that have a political bias to support it.
Please, defend that. I would love to shove your fake complaints about judicial activism down your throat while you defend blatant examples of political activism.
Both parties' behavior since 2001 brought this about.
1. No. The OP didn't lie. Obama will now. There was no point in wasting time nominating people Obama knew would be held up anyway. Smart man. Now he can, and will.He has. 51 of them:
Judicial Vacancies
The DC Circuit is a little more important than District Courts.
And the bulk of the remaining ones on the District Courts are from states that have "blue slip" pogo written on them.
Does that mean the OP lied about how many judges he can appoint?
the DC circuit is actually the one that least needs the judges because it is only 3 judges short, and doesn't have a backlog. The only reason to insist on putting more judges on that court is if someone is planning a political agenda, and wants to pack that court with judges that have a political bias to support it.
Please, defend that. I would love to shove your fake complaints about judicial activism down your throat while you defend blatant examples of political activism.
2. Another one who fell for Grassley's ridiculous line.
"This effort is a shockingly transparent effort to deny the president his constitutional right to nominate federal judges to fill vacant seats. Grassleys action also ignores the unique and important nature of the D.C. Circuit, which enjoys special jurisdiction to hear cases that go to the very function of the federal government. Chief Justice Roberts wrote an article in 2006, titled What Makes the D.C.Circuit Different? A Historical View, in which he identifies all the distinctions between the D.C. Circuit and other appellate courts."
COLUMNISTS & LEGAL EXPERTS RECOGNIZE NEED TO FILL
D.C CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS & HOLD YES - OR - NO VOTES ON NOMINEES
"In actual fact, the D.C. Circuit is actually so overloaded with cases its heavy policy load makes its docket especially technically demanding that it has leaned on a panel of retired judges to hear its overflow cases." From above link.
There's this too: "In fact, the average caseload for the Court is up, from 119 cases in 2005 to 188 cases this year."
Chief Justice Roberts, who heads the non-partisan Federal Judicial Center that studies the Courts and provides Congress with it's recommendation, has stated the vacancies need to be filled.
Grassley is full of it.
I know idaho has been asking for additional federal judge.
maybe it's a good idea to back off that now.
Liberty Counsel - Liberty Alert - Print VersionLiberty Counsel, as part of the National Coalition to End Judicial Filibusters, recently signed a letter urging the the U.S. Senate leadership "to end the judicial filibusters at the earliest possible moment and well before a Supreme Court vacancy should occur." The letter also pointed out that "while it is the right of the President to expect the Senate to give Advice and Consent within a reasonable period of time, it is the duty of every Senator to offer Advice and Consent through an honest, up or down vote."
A number of Republican senators still remain opposed or undecided on the issue. We have compiled a list you can use to call the Senators and ask them to end the judicial filibusters.
http://www.libertycounselaction.org/data/sites/74/pdfs/PressReleases/PR%2011212013%20Obama%20Stacks%20the%20Court%20in%20Frightening%20Power%20Grab.pdfWashington, DC – Today, Senator Harry Reid invoked the “nuclear option” on judicial nominations, not including nominations to the Supreme Court. Under the new rules change, a judicial nominee does not need to meet the 60-vote cloture threshold and can be confirmed by a simple majority vote.
“Today’s action by Harry Reid is frightening, and every freedom-loving American should be deeply concerned,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel…
http://www.usmessageboard.com/8199163-post447.htmlThe appeals court actually is not backed up at all.
But that is beside the point: a president has the right to have the judges he wants.
I know idaho has been asking for additional federal judge.
maybe it's a good idea to back off that now.
They're swamped w/ work and the docket is backed-up because they're understaffed. I hope Obama appoints lots & lots of judges now.
Wow. Holy shit.I know idaho has been asking for additional federal judge.
maybe it's a good idea to back off that now.
They're swamped w/ work and the docket is backed-up because they're understaffed. I hope Obama appoints lots & lots of judges now.
Now is your chance to prove how petty the Republicans have been by listing all the people that Obama has appointed to that bench that haven't been approved by the Republicans.
Good luck with that because Obama hasn't even appointed a single person to fill the vacancy.
True as all that is, the Senate republicans still didn't change the rules and opted for the compromise route. The famous (or infamous) Gang of 14.Hey Windbag, I'll be sure to add this gem to your thread:
Here's some fun for ya's
2005:
Liberty Counsel - Liberty Alert - Print VersionLiberty Counsel, as part of the National Coalition to End Judicial Filibusters, recently signed a letter urging the the U.S. Senate leadership "to end the judicial filibusters at the earliest possible moment and well before a Supreme Court vacancy should occur." The letter also pointed out that "while it is the right of the President to expect the Senate to give Advice and Consent within a reasonable period of time, it is the duty of every Senator to offer Advice and Consent through an honest, up or down vote."
A number of Republican senators still remain opposed or undecided on the issue. We have compiled a list you can use to call the Senators and ask them to end the judicial filibusters.
*edited for brevity
Wow. Holy shit.They're swamped w/ work and the docket is backed-up because they're understaffed. I hope Obama appoints lots & lots of judges now.
Now is your chance to prove how petty the Republicans have been by listing all the people that Obama has appointed to that bench that haven't been approved by the Republicans.
Good luck with that because Obama hasn't even appointed a single person to fill the vacancy.
Way to show you haven't been paying attention to this thing AT ALL.
Wow. Just wow.
That was tried. Many times.True as all that is, the Senate republicans still didn't change the rules and opted for the compromise route. The famous (or infamous) Gang of 14.Hey Windbag, I'll be sure to add this gem to your thread:
Here's some fun for ya's
2005:
Liberty Counsel - Liberty Alert - Print VersionLiberty Counsel, as part of the National Coalition to End Judicial Filibusters, recently signed a letter urging the the U.S. Senate leadership "to end the judicial filibusters at the earliest possible moment and well before a Supreme Court vacancy should occur." The letter also pointed out that "while it is the right of the President to expect the Senate to give Advice and Consent within a reasonable period of time, it is the duty of every Senator to offer Advice and Consent through an honest, up or down vote."
A number of Republican senators still remain opposed or undecided on the issue. We have compiled a list you can use to call the Senators and ask them to end the judicial filibusters.
*edited for brevity
I thought democrats lived and died for the compromise. Where is the 2013 version of the Gang of 14, that wishes to work with the other side in a bipartisan way?
Or is all that bluster from democrats about bipartisanship and compromise just a bunch of cynical and disingenuous prattling?
