Mitch McConnell and his caucus are giddy that they added another archconservative justice to the Supreme Court. But their majority could soon be gone.
Tag: Supreme Court Nominations
Posted inBreaking News
U.S. Senate advances Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to a final vote with Manchin’s help
Kavanaugh is one step closer to being confirmed, but he’s not assured of actually making it to the Supreme Court yet.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Pacific Northwest’s Democratic Senators speak out against Kavanaugh nomination
Senators Cantwell, Wyden, Murray, and Merkley are all set to vote no on this nomination, but it’s important to let them know we oppose Kavanaugh anyway. And Lisa Murkowski definitely needs to hear from us.
Posted inEvents
LIVE from New Orleans: Thinking and uniting across issues to protect our federal judiciary
Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination can be blocked. At Netroots Nation, a distinguished panel of activists with expertise in opposing extremist right wing judicial nominations discussed what it will take to keep Kavanaugh off the bench and deny Trump and McConnell a victory.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy, Party Politics
Kudos to Senate Democrats for forcing Mitch McConnell to gut his precious filibuster
We need to restore the norms and traditions of the Senate and get past this unprecedented partisan filibuster. – Mitch “Filibuster” McConnell, speaking earlier today The man who staged an unprecedented number of partisan filibusters of executive and judicial nominees during Barack Obama’s presidency today pulled the trigger on the so-called “nuclear option”, marshaling Senate Republicans […]