Senate Democrats skip hearing amid post-Kavanaugh tensions

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Source: Associated Press

Senate Democrats skip hearing amid post-Kavanaugh tensions

By KEVIN FREKING
25 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just when it seemed the partisan divide on the Senate Judiciary Committee couldn't get much worse, it did. ... Every Democrat on the panel skipped a Wednesday hearing on judicial nominations. The Democrats said the hearing should have been canceled because the Senate is not in session ahead of next month's election.

Republican Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he had already delayed the hearing at the request of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel's top Democrat. He said he wouldn't agree to a "last-minute withdrawal."

Republicans also said that objections to the hearing came just a week before the hearing date and after families of the judicial nominees had already made travel arrangements. They also released the attendance record of Democratic lawmakers on the committee for previous confirmation hearings held this year to highlight how lightly attended some of the hearings were.
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Six prospective federal judges testified at Wednesday's hearing, most notably Allison Jones Rushing, 36, of North Carolina, who is nominated to serve on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. ... Grassley arranged for Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., to chair the hearing. Grassley did not attend.
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Read more: https://www.apnews.com/f2057b6eca62468391ee6b1d02ad9b7a

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also at DU:

Sen. Judiciary Comm. questions Trump's 4th Circuit nominee, 36 years old, less than 30 minutes

https://www.democraticunderground.com/11682501

[47of74]

1. I hate Republicans

I fucking hate them. They wouldn't even give President Obama's nominees the courtesy of hearings - not just Garland but lots of the lower court judges as well. Now that the orange fuck is in office they can't shovel his nominees in fast enough.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. What wisdom can a 36 year old bring to the bench?

The rise and fall of decades, economies, parties, policies, generations, norms ... these are what make judgment, wisdom, perspective. In my view 36 year olds just don't have it to be judges.

[FBaggins]

5. But... but...

... how can she qualify to be on the Supreme Court at 45 if she doesn't first spend a few years on an appellate bench?

/sarcasm.

[SunSeeker]

6. Rushing is being appointed for her ideology, not her wisdom, obviously. nt

[Polybius]

3. 36

She could potentially destroy our ideas and beliefs for 50 years!

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "Grassley did not attend."

Talk about pots and kettles.

[GemDigger]

7. They did it NOW because they are in recess.

It was just another of their I will say and do whatever it takes to get what I want.

[YOHABLO]

8. They are the ''New Nazi" Party.