McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Source: The Hill
12/03/24 1:54 PM ET
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors.
McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trumps sweeping victory last month a partisan gambit that would undermine the integrity of federal courts.
They rolled the dice that a Democrat could replace them and now that he wont, theyre changing their plans to keep a Republican from doing it, McConnell said on the Senate floor.
Its a brazen admission. And the incoming administration would be wise to explore all available recusal options with these judges, because its clear now that they have a political finger on the scale, he said. This sort of partisan behavior undermines the integrity of the judiciary. It exposes bold Democratic blue where there should only be black robes, McConnell warned.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5019863-mcconnell-criticizes-judges-retirement/
That's rich coming from this partisan ass who packed the courts at the same point 4 years ago when Biden won the election and Turtle was shoveling in the most extreme and unqualified bullshit "judges" (in quotes) that he could find INCLUDING a SCOTUS Justice confirmed in record time.
UpInArms
(51,908 posts)F you
NotHardly
(1,370 posts)Clouds Passing
(2,716 posts)Gore1FL
(21,991 posts)Dave Bowman
(3,864 posts)Yeah, fuck that whinny little butt-kissing slimeball. I welome the schadenfreude.
hadEnuf
(2,795 posts)that will be moving into the WH next month, along with his lapdog SCOTUS and the rest of his filth that will be coming in.
You can shove your fake concern about the integrity of anything to do with the government. Fuck off.
LaMouffette
(2,294 posts)"McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trumps sweeping victory last month a partisan gambit that would undermine the integrity of federal courts."
Hilarious!!! Thank you for the laugh, BumRushDaShow!
Someone should ask McConnell why Clarence Thomas (76 years old) and Sam Alito (74 years old) didn't retire during Biden's term as president! And follow-up with "Will you object to Thomas and Alito" retiring during Trump's second presidency?"
Oh, the irony.
slightlv
(4,441 posts)had to wipe my screen before I could finish reading! (LOL) Integrity of the federal courts? Egads, give me a freaking break! We've seen now for years how much integrity the fed courts have. Even those judges who try to adhere to the rules and the rule of law are broken by those who are insistent on bringing the courts to their knees. There hasn't been integrity in the courts since we started charging, trying, and jailing pot users back in the 60's! Every Boomer knows this, and every generation since we came of age has their own reasons for having lost faith in any "justice" or "court integrity."
no_hypocrisy
(49,197 posts)and were appointed by Obama and Biden stay on the Bench until 2029.
3catwoman3
(25,676 posts)proud patriot
(101,210 posts)boo hoo
LudwigPastorius
(11,082 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(10,646 posts)VMA131Marine
(4,680 posts)Hes one of the reasons Trump got re-elected instead of being barred from running again after his second impeachment.
SpankMe
(3,316 posts)McConnell stalled Garland's nomination for 10 months to wait for a Republican administration to nominate and emplace a right wing Supreme Court justice. His rationale - too close to an election; let the people decide.
Then, Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett only 2 weeks before the 2020 election. The "too close to an election; let the people decide" principle mysteriously evaporated and McConnell fast-tracked Coney Barrett through in record time to beat out a potential Democratic president and Senate.
And, he's got the gall to to cite "partisan behavior [that] undermines the integrity of the judiciary". That the American public can't see this behavior and write-off Republicans as unserious and corrupt truly blows my mind.
groundloop
(12,386 posts)electric_blue68
(18,719 posts)Karma13612
(4,707 posts)You pulled with Obama, you can just sit down and shut TF up.
City Lights
(25,434 posts)Boo-fucking-hoo.
no_hypocrisy
(49,197 posts)FakeNoose
(36,010 posts)jvill
(402 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(116,512 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,999 posts)We feel your pain, you arrogant f*ck! We know just how important it is to you to have judicial non partisanship!
Orrex
(64,327 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,554 posts)sheshe2
(88,152 posts)BidenRocks
(958 posts)Fuck you Mitch!
Blue Owl
(54,921 posts)Dulcinea
(7,603 posts)This from the person who refused to let President Obama's SCOTUS pick even get a hearing. Just retire already. Please.
Beartracks
(13,618 posts)FightFight
(202 posts)Old enough to remember 2016 when he refused to give Obama's pick for scotus a senate hearing 168 days before an election
BUT
THEN HE ADDED HAND MAID TALE AMY CONNEY BARRET LIKE LESS THAN 2 MONTHS BEOFRE THE 2020 ELECTION, PEOPLE WERE ALREADY VOTING I THINLK
JohnnyRingo
(19,428 posts)hahaha
Political jokes just write themselves.
wolfie001
(3,847 posts)Lasher
(28,450 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
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Xipe Totec
(44,109 posts)Protected by trade marks and intellectual property rights.
elleng
(136,833 posts)elleng
(136,833 posts)Jack Valentino
(1,510 posts)Pushing through far-right judges was the focus of his latter career, of course....
and blocking judges who had a lick of legal sense....
DFW
(56,896 posts)McTurtle couldnt wait. Or, take early 2016, when he did nothing BUT wait. The only rules King Yertle plays by are those that suit him on that particular occasion.
And yet he cries foul when someone else plays by his own rules.
Even Moscow Mitch shouldnt be surprised this time when the finger is pointed right back at him.
GoodRaisin
(9,638 posts)Hes comical.
Skittles
(160,319 posts)YOU DENIED US A FUCKING SUPREME COURT PICK
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C Moon
(12,605 posts)augyboston
(274 posts)This poor excuse of a man is such a loathsome hypocrite it boggles my mind.
His hypocrisy is only eclipsed by his arrogance.
Paladin
(28,976 posts)Prairie Gates
(3,570 posts)in October of an election year.
Tell us another one, Mitch.
Beartracks
(13,618 posts)LeftInTX
(30,617 posts)Hassler
(3,782 posts)Picaro
(1,846 posts)Mitch killed the conviction in the Senate that would have prevented the convicted felon from running for President again.
Die and burn in hell traitor Mitch!