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diva77

(7,629 posts)
9. "We have to make them stop this."
Wed Aug 29, 2018, 04:04 PM
Aug 2018

A perspective I agree with here:

Democrats inexplicably cut deal to give Trump more judges, faster. We have to make them stop this
Joan McCarter
Daily Kos Staff
Wednesday August 29, 2018 · 10:21 AM PDT

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/8/29/1791897/-Democrats-inexplicably-cut-deal-to-give-Trump-more-judges-faster-We-have-to-make-them-stop-this

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There's not much Senate Democrats can do to stop these nominees entirely, not while Republicans still hold the Senate. But there's an awful lot they could do, as detailed in this thread by former leader Harry Reid's deputy chief of staff Adam Jentleson, to slow down the works. Just like Republicans did under President Obama. But fighting Trump's nominees is not about tit-for-tat, even though there's a sizable portion of the activist base that needs to see a willingness on the part of Democrats to play as dirty as Republicans. It's about the integrity of the courts. It's about the fact that the person in the Oval Office is very likely there in part because he conspired with a foreign adversary to get there. He simply should not be in a position to reshape the courts.

Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court is the stooge Trump needs to fight the inevitable legal process against him. The only hope we've got of stopping this train wreck is convincing one or more Republicans that he's too extreme and dangerous to have on the court. That he would be is not in question. His views on health care and on executive authority in particular are enough to demonstrate that. But how is a Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) going to be convinced to buck her leadership and oppose him if it's obvious that the Democrats aren't being whipped to stand together against these nominations? Why would she stick her neck out?

So that means it's on us. We're going to have to be the leaders on this, clearly. That means we have to whip the half of Senate Democrats who haven't stated where they stand on Kavanaugh. We have to lead them where Schumer won't.
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Here is tweet from former leader Harry Reid's deputy chief of staff Adam Jentleson:




This comes down to leadership. Senate Dem leaders could take a stand and station one senator on the floor at all times to object, forcing McConnell to jump through interminable hurdles & produce 51 votes - twice - for each nominee, likely resulting in fewer lifetime Trump judges.
Time. Anon-C Aug 2018 #1
The People control the Senate. Not the white supremacist GOP ck4829 Aug 2018 #2
Who told you that? WillowTree Aug 2018 #7
This is a Democratic site, not an anarchist site. The only way the "People" control the Senate pnwmom Aug 2018 #12
But this body helps to make law. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #16
I think he was wrong! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #3
Yes, he was wrong. Delmette2.0 Aug 2018 #8
+1,000,000 diva77 Aug 2018 #10
All I know Mystery sage Aug 2018 #4
I'm not sure, to be honest. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #5
Probably not FBaggins Aug 2018 #6
"We have to make them stop this." diva77 Aug 2018 #9
Why won't they do this! Va Lefty Aug 2018 #11
check out action alert I just posted diva77 Aug 2018 #15
"We can't anyway so why bother" vi5 Aug 2018 #13
well no need to have senators if they just rubber stamp trump. nt msongs Aug 2018 #14
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