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Showing Original Post only (View all)If McConnell is going to block ALL nominees [View all]
Biden should nominate them & send a letter to the Senate Majority Leader "If this nominee is not given a hearing within XX days and a vote within XX+30 days, the Senate will be considered as having waived their right to advise & consent for this nominee and all future nominees."
Some advised Obama to do this with Merrick Garland (or another nominee) in 2016
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Mitch will run screaming to Boofing Brett and the Handmaid quicker than you can say
mr_lebowski
Nov 2020
#1
I've had the same thought about those two. Maybe they could compare old high school stories.
RussellCattle
Nov 2020
#29
Nope. Section 3349c expressly excludes judges from being named acting executive branch officials
onenote
Nov 2020
#86
Not sure that will work but it is worth a try. Also nothing wrong with just appointing acting heads
Statistical
Nov 2020
#9
He can also do recess judical appointments for any judges McConnell tries to block.
kysrsoze
Nov 2020
#25
There have to be a dozen things available to Joe to let mcconnell know that he's not
BComplex
Nov 2020
#33
Bypass the traitor and tell him to go fuck himself. Make him Minority Leader in 2022.
dalton99a
Nov 2020
#11
Yeah, this isn't a realistic possibility - there's no "one weird trick" to avoid the US Senate under
Alhena
Nov 2020
#18
Has McConnell said he's going to do that? For all nominees (judicial and executive)?
KPN
Nov 2020
#21
Open an investigation on him. They don't call him Cocaine Mitch or Moscow Mitch for nothing.
deminks
Nov 2020
#22
Is this true? My understanding was that they currently needed to hold an office that was subject to
tritsofme
Nov 2020
#40
wrong. to fill a vacancy, the person has to be previously confirmed by the Senate AND
onenote
Nov 2020
#80
If that is an available option, that is absolutely what should be done.
BobTheSubgenius
Nov 2020
#62