Tom Cotton blocking expedited Garland confirmation

[Nevilledog]

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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm
.@SenSchumer please put a time limit on this bullshit. We’re six weeks in. Enough.

Tom Cotton
@SenTomCotton
Democrats are trying to expedite Judge Garland’s confirmation vote. I’m blocking them because Judge Garland has refused to answer basic questions, including whether illegally entering the country should remain a crime.

[Bo Zarts]

1. When I was in Vietnam we often sang a hymn ..

“Hymn, hymn .. FUCK HIM!”

[bdamomma]

2. all the

usual suspects are the obstructionists. They are shameful.

A crime??? Has he heard about asylum?

Oh boy, the GQP is out of control, they have no plan other than being obstructionists.

[SergeStorms]

13. And it's not up to Garland to decide...

if it's a crime. Garland doesn't write laws. That's up to Congress. Garland enforces the laws that are on the books. In the case of Bill Barr, he decided NOT to enforce the laws that were on the books.

I'm so sick of these obstructionist republican assholes I could scream!

[Turbineguy]

3. Perverting the course of justice

a specialty of the republican party.

[DURHAM D]

4. Maybe Tom should check with his fellow army rangers

to see what they think.

[Qutzupalotl]

5. Tom knows the sooner Garland gets in,

the sooner we see actual justice for the crimes in plain sight we've become accustomed to.

[Beakybird]

6. How long does this tactic delay the vote?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. "In this case, as it is with any similar questions, it would not be within my authority

To make laws.

I will be pledging to faithfully enforce the laws of the United States.

How I personally 'feel' about any of them will in no way influence The Justice Department's enforcement of ANY laws."

Done.

[rickyhall]

8. Maybe he could check into international law.

I tried, I voted against ole Cottonhead.

[mucifer]

9. President Biden should put Garland in as "acting" AG. Worked for the last guy.

[yaesu]

15. yep, this should have, could have happened months ago. nt

[FoxNewsSucks]

10. Tehran Tom.

Still a traitor to America.

[lastlib]

14. Fascist basturd!

I loathe him on a level few humans can reach.

[dchill]

11. With all the attention on Hawley, Cruz and Johnson...

Cotton is concerned that everyone will forget that he's a piece of shit, too!

[gab13by13]

12. Schumer needs to play hard ball.

[PatrickforB]

16. Judge Garland hasn't refused to answer any questions.

Cotten is a snake, a traitor.

[jmowreader]

17. The only possible explanation...

...is that Tom Cotton decided to demonstrate the highly ill-advised No-Rope Rappel technique out of a Black Hawk during Air Assault School, and the impact shoved his head even farther up his ass than it already was.

[In It to Win It]

18. Mr. Cotton, you're in Congress. That's a question for yourself and your colleagues.

[Mr. Evil]

19. Platform of republican governance:

1. Must be corruptible or already corrupt.
2. Must be racist and/or bigoted.
3. Must be able and willing to lie in the face of overwhelming truth.
4. Must be unwavering in obstructing anything good for American citizens.
5. Must be able to perpetuate disinformation to continually dumb-down vulnerable American citizens. (see #3)
6. Must be willing to cheat (gerrymandering, election fraud, voter suppression, et al) to win elections.
7. Must be a Christian. Actual adherence to Christian principles are optional.
8. Must be sympathetic to white nationalism/supremacy movements. (see #2)
9. Must be subservient to their wealthy donor masters and socially beneficial to them only and always. (see #1)
10. Must be against anything and everything socially beneficial to society as a whole. (see #1 & 4)
11. Must be willing to destroy everything good from government and subsequently whine about governmental failure.
12. Must be able to quote fictional movie character lines to pump up their 'tough guy' image. (see #3 & 5)
13. Must be fascist.
14. Must be willing to adhere to Nazi-style propaganda principles and tactics. (see all of the above)

[SunSeeker]

20. Why is he asking him about immigration?

The AG is not in charge of ICE nor does he set immigration policy.

[Midnight Writer]

21. The GOP is the Party of Stunts. It is all they have.

[Martin68]

22. Fuck cotton picking' Cotton!

during the Trump administration, legal applications for asylum were automatically denied. I wonder how many ancestors of Republicans currently in office entered the country illegally.