The Senate GOP only has effective veto power over Biden judges 'because Durbin refuses to revoke the blue-slip tradition that willingly grants Republicans the ability to obstruct,' said one observer.
With the disastrous consequences of the far-right's takeover of the federal court system becoming
, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee is facing intense criticism for preserving a tradition that is allowing Republicans to veto judges nominated by President Joe Biden." is a nonbinding Senate norm that allows lawmakers to reject nominees for court seats in their home states.when they were ramming through far-right judges at a torrid pace during former President Donald Trump's four years in office, Sen.
"The rule has not been respected consistently through the modern history of the Senate, and Republicans nixed the requirement for U.S. circuit court vacancies under Trump. Democrats, now in control, have refused to bring it back for appellate nominees, but Durbin has said he'd like to keep it in place for district courts," the outlet reported."Durbin didn't waver on that position when Sen. Ron Johnson [R-Wis.
Progressive advocacy groups said Monday that Durbin's refusal to ditch the blue slip tradition was made even more outrageous by a Friday ruling from Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas, who deemed the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone invalid. The U.S. Justice Department is
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