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zuul

(14,628 posts) Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:33 PM Apr 2022

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Senate Judiciary Committee has just tied 11-11 on nomination of Judge Brown Jackson

Carrie Johnson @johnson_carrie (NPR)

The Senate Judiciary Committee has just tied 11-11 on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Democrats will use a procedural move to proceed and her confirmation is expected by the end of the week.

3:26 PM · Apr 4, 2022

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Senate Judiciary Committee has just tied 11-11 on nomination of Judge Brown Jackson (Original Post) zuul Apr 2022 OP

Rethugs are despicable. gademocrat7 Apr 2022 #1

Rank partisanship much, pukes? The Unmitigated Gall Apr 2022 #2

Oh for crying out loud! I hope this will bite the R's in the a**! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2022 #3

It won't...it's completely what their racist base wants. That's why they did it. MerryHolidays Apr 2022 #5

Lockstep fascist Republicans! Emile Apr 2022 #4

If I may be so bold as to use profanity. Hugin Apr 2022 #6

Federalist Society gave Repukes the word FakeNoose Apr 2022 #7

Eh, no big deal. BlueCheeseAgain Apr 2022 #8

They TIED? calimary Apr 2022 #9

gademocrat7

(10,674 posts)

1. Rethugs are despicable.

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:35 PM

Apr 2022

The Unmitigated Gall

(3,835 posts)

2. Rank partisanship much, pukes?

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:37 PM

Apr 2022

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,721 posts)

3. Oh for crying out loud! I hope this will bite the R's in the a**!

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:38 PM

Apr 2022

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)

5. It won't...it's completely what their racist base wants. That's why they did it.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:42 PM

Apr 2022

Dispicable in EVERY way.

Emile

(22,960 posts)

4. Lockstep fascist Republicans!

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 04:39 PM

Apr 2022

Hugin

(33,222 posts)

6. If I may be so bold as to use profanity.

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 05:08 PM

Apr 2022

A**HOLES!

FakeNoose

(32,783 posts)

7. Federalist Society gave Repukes the word

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 05:52 PM

Apr 2022

The word was "no."

Hey Repukes, here you go ...

BlueCheeseAgain

(1,654 posts)

8. Eh, no big deal.

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 06:05 PM

Apr 2022

She'll be Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson by the end of the week. (Or whatever the right title is until Justice Breyer officially retires.)

calimary

(81,518 posts)

9. They TIED?

Reply to zuul (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2022, 07:26 PM

Apr 2022

WTF???

I thought, as the majority party, Democrats would have more seats on all the committees including this one.

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