Ron John the clown blocks Biden court pick

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Biden's nominee to fill a district court vacancy is hitting a dead end in the wake of pushback from GOP Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.).

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told The Hill on Wednesday that he isn't moving forward with William Pocan's nomination after Johnson indicated last month that he wouldn't support Pocan.

The Senate has a precedent, known as the blue slip rule, that allows a home-state senator to effectively block a district court nominee from their state by not returning their blue slip, a piece of paper that indicates if a senator supports a nomination.

Durbin indicated in the immediate wake of Johnson's opposition that he hadn't yet decided whether to move forward with the nomination.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-court-pick-hits-roadblock-200924997.html

[Phoenix61]

1. Durbin needs to ignore it. They already broke that precedent. nt

[mountain grammy]

6. Yes, they did.. many times. Durban must ignore it.

[onenote]

7. As the article explained, the blue slip precedent was not broken for district court nominees

Whether that is a good reason for Durbin to honor can be debated, but the fact is that it would be Durbin breaking precedent.

[msongs]

2. eff the blue slip rule. its anti-democracy nt

[tinymontgomery]

3. Just do it. Tired of these guys blocking everything. n/t

[Zorro]

4. RoJo recommended Pocan previously to Biden for the position

Now he's Lucyballing him.

[SoCalDavidS]

5. It's Most Unfortunate That We Democrats Follow Rules, When The Other Side Feels Free To Ignore Them

[RussBLib]

8. GOP deserves no such respect

I get tired of the "well, we're better than them" argument, or "we won't stoop to their level" argument.

Fuck that. Bullies will continue to be bullies till you slap them down.