Sen. Chuck Grassley indicates he won't break rank with Republicans on Supreme Court hearings
Source: USA Today
DES MOINES U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley indicated Monday that he will not oppose holding hearings or taking a vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nomination if the proceeding move forward.
Over the years, and as recently as July, Ive consistently said that taking up and evaluating a nominee in 2020 would be a decision for the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Senate Majority Leader," he said in a statement provided to the Des Moines Register. "Both have confirmed their intentions to move forward, so thats what will happen. Once the hearings are underway, its my responsibility to evaluate the nominee on the merits, just as I always have."
It's a reversal for Grassley, who in 2016 was the face of Republican efforts to block Democratic President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. He said at the time the Senate should not confirm a nominee in a presidential election year. He has since reiterated that stance, saying in a July 2018 taping of Iowa Press that he would not support confirming a Supreme Court nominee in an election year.
"It was very legitimate that you can't have one rule for Democrat presidents and another rule for Republican presidents," he said at the time.
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Not really surprised. Grassley has always relished being an asshole.
kimbutgar
(21,224 posts)Whatever MF45 has on him must be pretty bad to get him to back off like he did.
rurallib
(62,465 posts)Grassley has always been a party over country prick.
Mr. Evil
(2,856 posts)Of course he's a worthless fucking liar.
dalton99a
(81,637 posts)sandensea
(21,688 posts)Devout fascist that he is, he knows how important this is.
rpannier
(24,342 posts)Get out and vote against ernst
StClone
(11,688 posts)Grassley, huh he's a good man, does what's right, true man from the beautiful land. Been in a long time guess he gets my vote again. Damn good Republican for Iowa. Ernst well good bye deviant.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Also, he can guide the farm bills his way.
StClone
(11,688 posts)He's a demented old coot. Your Fired Grassley along with T-Wrecks.
onetexan
(13,071 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,364 posts)There just is no bottom to Grassley.
StClone
(11,688 posts)RBG is an example of wisdom, light and courage. Grassley is a prune, a real cancer, with a weakness to do whatever for the gang of criminals called CONS.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)biophile
(17 posts)No shame, no morals, no integrity, no compassion
Eid Ma Clack Shaw
(490 posts)What a disgusting freak of nature that thing is.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)IADEMO2004
(5,566 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)seat a single federal judge nominated by that president during those entire 4 years. I call it the McConnell rule
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)rickyhall
(4,889 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,195 posts)like a Good German.
Now the only question is, will the Court merely block Biden's agenda for the next four years, or will it help Trump steal another four years and officially birth the American Fascist state?