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IcyPeas

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10. but he is doing it as we speak..... 111 more vacancies

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 03:05 PM

Jul 2019

this is going on.... (bolding for emphasis)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday set up votes on lifetime appointments for 19 judicial nominees next week, ...

Now McConnell is beginning to work his way through the 111 District Court vacancies even as the House heads home for the summer this week.
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The Senate is also set confirm Kelly Craft as ambassador to the United Nations and David Norquist as deputy Defense secretary and is likely to approve a two-year budget deal struck by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

“Not bad for a week’s work and that’s what the Senate will accomplish before we adjourn for August,” McConnell said on the floor.

they are successfully changing the courts FOREVER in their favor.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/25/mcconnell-judges-senate-agenda-1435255

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Moscow Mitch cannot be allowed to install even one more reicht wing judge. [View all] onecaliberal Jul 2019 OP

Schumer folds to easy against Moscow Mitch TheRealistRealist Jul 2019 #1

The senate has allowed way more of these people on the bench than anyone realizes. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #2

Who can stop him? Nobody. MineralMan Jul 2019 #3

A democratic president will nominate judges. Lochloosa Jul 2019 #4

Right on MM! Maxheader Jul 2019 #11

membership in the federalist society should be disqualifying rampartc Jul 2019 #5

There is no way to stop him Gothmog Jul 2019 #6

Can the judges already appointed be removed if we secondwind Jul 2019 #7

No and No PBC_Democrat Jul 2019 #8

Lol what do you think we can do? Loki Liesmith Jul 2019 #9

but he is doing it as we speak..... 111 more vacancies IcyPeas Jul 2019 #10

This. Cannot be overstated or repeated enough. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #12