Mitch McConnell Says Obama's Circuit Court Nominees Won't Be Confirmed Anymore

[UCmeNdc]

Senate Republicans have been slow-walking President Barack Obama's judicial nominees all year. It looks like things are about to get even less productive.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he doesn't expect to confirm any of Obama's circuit court nominees for the remainder of his time in office, a blow to White House efforts to fill empty federal court seats despite working with a Republican-controlled Senate.

In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, McConnell was asked about judicial confirmations.

"So far, the only judges we’ve confirmed have been federal district judges that have been signed off on by Republican senators,” McConnell said. Asked if he expects that to be the case through 2016, McConnell said, "I think that's highly likely, yeah."



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/04/mitch-mcconnell-obama-judges_n_7515820.html

[PeteSelman]

1. Elections have consequences.

And we have a very lazy, ignorant and apathetic electorate.

[Cosmocat]

2. YEP

This shit should piss the hell out if everyone, but it wont matter one bit.

[newfie11]

3. Exactly right

Then it gets blamed on Obama.

[tridim]

4. By DUers. nt

[Gothmog]

5. There are judicial emergencies in some courts due to unfilled vacancies

The Turtleman is really being an asshole on this

[vkkv]

6. Just.. Wow.. Even BEFORE the GOP knows WHO the the judges might be??

The GOP is a sick bunch of animals.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. And the Senate is now "fully functional" now, how again?

Most people get fired for not doing their jobs but he just got re-elected and became Senate Majority Leader and is now flat out and saying that his Senate won't fulfill their advise and consent obligation? What the hell is wrong with this picture? We the people need to be more demanding "employers" IMHO.