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riverwalker

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63. Mitch may not be running the Senate

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 02:12 PM

Nov 2020

We have two run offs in January, and still an Alaskan Senate seat To be counted (Carville says it’s doable)

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If McConnell is going to block ALL nominees [View all] NewJeffCT Nov 2020 OP

Mitch will run screaming to Boofing Brett and the Handmaid quicker than you can say mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #1

I bet the handmaid refuses to sit next to Kavenaugh. idziak4ever1234 Nov 2020 #5

I've had the same thought about those two. Maybe they could compare old high school stories. RussellCattle Nov 2020 #29

He's a man, she has to obey him right? KatyMan Nov 2020 #38

Biden should do what trump is doing DownriverDem Nov 2020 #64

Take a page from the GOP playbook. grumpyduck Nov 2020 #2

Oh, the horror! Sidestepping the rules? Those shameless Democrats! BKDem Nov 2020 #14

Hey, most of those people are lawyers. grumpyduck Nov 2020 #41

Snap! Cha Nov 2020 #73

There you go. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2020 #30

Perfect. Nt onlyadream Nov 2020 #60

That was my first thought. Brother Mythos Nov 2020 #67

That won't work either. onenote Nov 2020 #75

What about federal judges from previous administrations? marie999 Nov 2020 #85

Nope. Section 3349c expressly excludes judges from being named acting executive branch officials onenote Nov 2020 #86

Thank you marie999 Nov 2020 #87

With all his bad karma... He is due for a heart attack idziak4ever1234 Nov 2020 #3

From your mouth to The Force. grumpyduck Nov 2020 #4

May his midichlorian count drop to zero! (n/t) Moostache Nov 2020 #32

MM is a sith. There's always two, Ilsa Nov 2020 #69

If he's a padawan drmeow Nov 2020 #71

These evil bastards seem to last forever. n/t Eyeball_Kid Nov 2020 #12

I know right! mmbrevo Nov 2020 #44

This! mmbrevo Nov 2020 #43

But then again... mmbrevo Nov 2020 #45

I'll take an indictment stopwastingmymoney Nov 2020 #57

He and Trump are both Cockroaches. onlyadream Nov 2020 #61

I don't see that working out FBaggins Nov 2020 #6

His bad health came to mind peacebuzzard Nov 2020 #7

Honestly, I think this is a better idea than using "Acting" apointees. Salviati Nov 2020 #8

Not sure that will work but it is worth a try. Also nothing wrong with just appointing acting heads Statistical Nov 2020 #9

+1. What's good for the goose is good for the gander dalton99a Nov 2020 #13

He can also do recess judical appointments for any judges McConnell tries to block. kysrsoze Nov 2020 #25

There have to be a dozen things available to Joe to let mcconnell know that he's not BComplex Nov 2020 #33

No he can't as McConnell keeps the Senate kelly1mm Nov 2020 #34

If Biden is elected, it won't matter what Mitch does 3825-87867 Nov 2020 #47

Ah I had not remembered that bit stopwastingmymoney Nov 2020 #70

that would require a recess, and McConnell isn't going to allow that. onenote Nov 2020 #76

Yup. No more playing nice with thugs. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #10

+1 n/t area51 Nov 2020 #23

Bypass the traitor and tell him to go fuck himself. Make him Minority Leader in 2022. dalton99a Nov 2020 #11

Make them all Acting... mrsv Nov 2020 #15

Did he say he was gonna block all nominees? Amaryllis Nov 2020 #16

Just watch. PTWB Nov 2020 #79

And Simply Ignore Any Adverse Court Ruling, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2020 #17

Yeah, this isn't a realistic possibility - there's no "one weird trick" to avoid the US Senate under Alhena Nov 2020 #18

Funny, Republicans can do it, but Democrats can't? NT enough Nov 2020 #20

If No One Enforces, Ma'am The Magistrate Nov 2020 #36

Republican judges will have no problem issuing contempt citations onenote Nov 2020 #77

That cuts both ways localroger Nov 2020 #19

+1. Just do it. We're not living in normal times anymore dalton99a Nov 2020 #24

Has McConnell said he's going to do that? For all nominees (judicial and executive)? KPN Nov 2020 #21

Open an investigation on him. They don't call him Cocaine Mitch or Moscow Mitch for nothing. deminks Nov 2020 #22

I'm thinking along the same lines. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #54

Yes - special counsel to investigate him & his wife NewJeffCT Nov 2020 #72

This isn't a real option. tritsofme Nov 2020 #26

Use Obama administration confirmed people Tatertot Nov 2020 #27

Is that true? Where is Neal Katyal when we need him? BComplex Nov 2020 #39

Interesting. Love your nick, btw! nt crickets Nov 2020 #42

Really?? roamer65 Nov 2020 #50

Nope. The law requires that they currently be serving. onenote Nov 2020 #78

Examples Tatertot Nov 2020 #28

Is this true? My understanding was that they currently needed to hold an office that was subject to tritsofme Nov 2020 #40

You are correct. onenote Nov 2020 #81

wrong. to fill a vacancy, the person has to be previously confirmed by the Senate AND onenote Nov 2020 #80

If the Senate Majority Leader won't take up the issue bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #31

Yep. Creative solutions. calimary Nov 2020 #37

Believe we could learn something from how tRump ran his term as president KS Toronado Nov 2020 #35

I agree. Lets turn the power of the people on them! Peregrine Took Nov 2020 #51

Agreed Obama did not attack Mitch or any of these guys Jspur Nov 2020 #84

The hell with that Traildogbob Nov 2020 #46

I wish Obama had followed that advice. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2020 #48

Other temp appointments? 3825-87867 Nov 2020 #49

That is an excellent suggestion! DU legal eagles, will it fly? mahina Nov 2020 #52

Biden must play hardball. Joinfortmill Nov 2020 #53

How much am I allowed to donate toward these Georgia run-off campaigns? gollygee Nov 2020 #55

Hardball time hbhall Nov 2020 #56

So Biden is going to nullify the Constitution? SCantiGOP Nov 2020 #58

He wants the American people to decide. JohnnyRingo Nov 2020 #59

If that is an available option, that is absolutely what should be done. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #62

It's not an available option. onenote Nov 2020 #82

Mitch may not be running the Senate riverwalker Nov 2020 #63

Biden's AG should investigate Moscow Mitch until he finds a crime for indictment, NCjack Nov 2020 #65

The SCOTUS/Senate version of a pocket veto. Why not??? nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #66

Because the pocket veto is in the Constitution and this nonsensical idea isn't onenote Nov 2020 #83

Yep. No rules anymore! Pepsidog Nov 2020 #68

Not going to happen. No basis for it in law. onenote Nov 2020 #74