Republican Senator Blocks the Nomination of the First Native American to Serve as Federal Judge in Montana

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Republican Senator Blocks the Nomination of the First Native American to Serve as Federal Judge in Montana

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has blocked President Joe Biden’s federal district judge nominee, Danna Jackson, a Native American woman, from consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Jackson is a tribal attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

A spokesperson for the senator said Daines decided not to return a “blue slip” that would have allowed Jackson to be considered.

By custom, senators must return blue slips (named for the color of the form) for district court nominees from their states to advance and receive a hearing before the Judiciary Committee.

Jackson was nominated by Biden in April. Since then, Daines has held out the possibility of blocking Jackson’s nomination because, according to the senator, Biden "failed to seriously consult with me prior to making this nomination" but that he would evaluate her background and record to see if she was "the right fit for Montana."

[yankee87]

1. Screw Blue slips

Another useless, archaic Senate rule that MAGATS will ignore when they get back the presidency.

[a kennedy]

3. and screw the Senator for blocking her nomination.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Screw these Senate "customs". Republicans use them in bad faith.

We've seen the capricious manner in which Tuberville held up military promotions, Paul held up State Department appointments.

One individual Senator should not have the power to gum up whole swaths of our government.

If Daines is against the appointment, let him make the case in public session as part of the debate, then let the whole of the Senate vote on it.

[kairos12]

4. I thought Repukes ditched

these a while nab. If so, why are we adhering?

[Bev54]

5. Republicans did not honour blue slips when they were in majority why should the dems.