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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Tue Sep 4, 2018, 09:22 AM Sep 2018

"Senator, when Garland wasn't given a hearing, how could that have been anything but politics?"

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CNN: Senator, when Garland wasn't given a hearing, how could that have been anything but politics?

@SenJohnKennedy: The majority leader followed the Biden rule. He was consistent.

C: But the Biden rule never prevented a nominee from getting a hearing.

K: It might have though!

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"Senator, when Garland wasn't given a hearing, how could that have been anything but politics?" (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2018 OP

Fucking lying useless idiot. SamKnause Sep 2018 #1

Of course not. It only would have delayed confirmation until the lame duck session. unblock Sep 2018 #2

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)

1. Fucking lying useless idiot.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 09:34 AM

Sep 2018

unblock

(52,195 posts)

2. Of course not. It only would have delayed confirmation until the lame duck session.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 09:37 AM

Sep 2018

Biden's speech (which was never a "rule" on any sense whatsoever) only suggested avoiding a confirmation battle during campaign season.

He never suggested denying a president consideration of a nomination entirely.

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