Grassley elaborated.
“I’ll add that I’m less likely to proceed on a district court nominee who does not have two positive blue slips from home-state senators,” Grassley said. “But circuit courts cover multiple states. There’s less reason to defer to the views of a single state’s senator for such nominees.”The story is reported on Politico, an often useful site despite their obvious partisan orientation. They say a lot more about Grassley saying that he warned Democrats they'll come to regret dispensing with the filibuster. Along with a lot more about the blue slip process, if you're interested. (Their comment section is worse than worthless.)
Amusingly, William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection writes Grassley's move left Franken groping for new ways to delay confirmation of conservative judges. While Politico cannot quite decide if Grassley tore up blue slips or burned them. (His comment section is well informed and compelling. His readers fill out the posts very nicely.)
4 comments:
Turley gave the history of this practice. He has long opposed it. Originally, when instituted in 1917 it was simply advisory. A home Senator could blue slip a nominee but the candidate still went up for a vote from the Senate. Then in the 50's Senator James Eastland a racist Dem from Mississippi made the blue slip a death warrant for a nominee, keeping out judges who didn't abide Jim Crow.
Alfranken is between a rock and a blue slip. That must suck. When Grassley bypasses him, he won't/can't say a damn thing.
Frankenstien won't be able to change the subject, no way, no how.
He's still on the hot seat for all his twat grabbing. Nobody expected the Weinstein Inquisition.
"Grassley's move left Franken groping..."
Nice one.
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