After the blue slip burned with Trump in office, Biden-era Republicans feel its absence

[Fullduplexxx]

After the blue slip burned with Trump in office, Biden-era Republicans feel its absence

Tensions flared at the Senate on Wednesday as Democrats wield their majority power to advance judicial nominations without home-state approval.
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Saying she only learned Tuesday about the hearing for Mathis, Senator Marsha Blackburn slammed Democrats for not sending her a blue slip asking whether she supported the nomination.

“I do see it as a breach of constitutional norms," Blackburn said.
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The chairman went on to note that 18 of former President Donald Trump's nominees made it out of the committee without consent from their home-state senators, a precedent he said Democrats have the right to follow.

https://www.courthousenews.com/after-the-blue-slip-burned-with-trump-in-office-biden-era-republicans-feel-its-absence/

[lapfog_1]

1. marsha marsha marsha

there is nothing, absolutely nothing, about blue slips in the constitution

[Ray Bruns]

2. There's nothing in the constitution about blue slips you moron.

What’s good for the goose is good for the hypocritical gander.

[The Magistrate]

3. Excellent News!

And Blackburn is an idiot. The Constitution knows nothing of this 'blue slip'. The Constitution simply says the Senate sets its own rules, and is silent as the grave as to what these might be.

[Fullduplexxx]

4. Yea I saw it as feel good news ...

[Sky Jewels]

5. I'm opening a blue slip right now, Marsha.

Oh, will you look at that. It says: "Go f@#k yourself."

[live love laugh]

28. ✔️

[underpants]

6. If memory serves this changed during W's fiasco

The Repubs got rid of the blue slip back then.

[Alhena]

7. Blue slips still exist for district court judges, thanks to Durbin refusing to get rid of them

It is completely in his hands whether blue slips exist- the extent of their existence depends totally on the whims of the current Judiciary Committee Chairman.

[GPV]

8. What's good for the gander and all

[al_liberal]

9. This article is over a year old.

We know he’s not advancing nominees without blue slips in some instances.

[Fullduplexxx]

10. Oooops didn't catch that

[SleeplessinSoCal]

12. Rats. I'd hoped they found a way around the Feinstein matter

[Hortensis]

19. Yes, but it's a good reminder.

From judiciary.senate.gov:

The blue-slip policy incentivizes consultation between the White House and home-state senators on judicial nominees, ensuring that nominees are mainstream and well-suited to serve in their states. For example, many senators use bipartisan committees to screen and recommend judicial nominees. The blue slip ensures the White House doesn’t ignore those bipartisan processes, which produce well-qualified candidates.

Democrats have almost always scrupulously adhered to this practice and traditional courtesy. "Smash-and-grab" Republicans otoh sometimes send blue slips to Republican senators but not Democratic.

[ancianita]

24. The point of changing blue slip 'rules' still stands. Durbin's poor judgment is the problem.

Ergo, we should pressure Schumer to do what Mitch did -- pressure Durbin to ditch the blue slip norm.

[TeamProg]

11. Ahem..

[Martin68]

14. Not only are Republicans ignorant of anything they don't hear nightly on Fox Noise, they embarrass

themselves by complaining of policies their own party introduced when it works against them. They are clearly uncomfortable with anything resembling a level playing field.

[pazzyanne]

16. "complaining of policies their own party"

The reason they don't have a party platform any more.

[Marius25]

15. This article is from last year. Nothing to do with what's going on now

[ancianita]

23. The point of changing blue slip 'rules' still stands.Durbin's poor judgment is what's going on now.

Ergo, we should pressure Durbin to dump blue slips.

[Marius25]

25. Durbin is begging Republicans to be kind and allow Feinstein to be replaced

I don't see him changing the rules.

[ancianita]

27. I hear you. Re blue slip rules, I agree. When he was Senate whip, he couldn't whip cream.

But perhaps Schumer could press him on that. He just can't let go of wanting to be seen as a nice guy.

[republianmushroom]

17. Well let, Moscow mitch and the rest of the republican suck it up

Where is Dianne ?

[patphil]

18. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

What goes around, comes around.
Do unto Republicans as they have already done unto you (Luke 6:31, with adjustment for the US political scene).

It's just a matter of getting the job done in the face of Republican obstruction.
They need to get over it, and we need to use these tactics more often.

[ShazzieB]

20. Republican can know how to dish it out, but they just can't take it, poor babies! 😊

[3catwoman3]

21. I'm going to hazard a guess that Blackburn...

…has never read the Constitution.

[ZonkerHarris]

22. The story makes me the happiest today. Fight fire with a bigger fire.

[LiberalFighter]

26. Constitutional norms?