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ProudLib72

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16. IF McTurtle ended (or tried to end) blue slips

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 01:04 AM

Sep 2017

I wonder what would happen. He could really make this ugly for the GOP. I would be interested if anyone knows what the consensus on this is in congress.

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Sen. Al Franken blocks Trumps racist judge and conservatives are flipping out [View all] mucifer Sep 2017 OP

Al Franken is the new Lion of the Senate. applegrove Sep 2017 #1

I second that! flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #3

He makes fun of it by titling his book "Al Franken:Giant of the Senate". applegrove Sep 2017 #4

Go Al! Go Al! Go Al! Alice11111 Sep 2017 #2

How dare they, after they blocked Garland for a year MiniMe Sep 2017 #5

his latest book is a must read! spanone Sep 2017 #6

Beautiful Al sheshe2 Sep 2017 #7

And yet this practice was just fine with the GOPers The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #8

The answer is obvious gratuitous Sep 2017 #12

More about this stupid ad, which MN Public Radio called "silly": The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #13

Don't mess with Al Franken that's for sure! McConnell needs to honor long standing traditions AgadorSparticus Sep 2017 #9

McConnell should be enraged more often - perhaps he'll pop a vein dalton99a Sep 2017 #10

Blocking is good, any judicial appt should be null and void pbmus Sep 2017 #11

Kinda hope Mitchie does blow it up and set a precedent Jake Stern Sep 2017 #14

Bravo Franken! burrowowl Sep 2017 #15

IF McTurtle ended (or tried to end) blue slips ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #16