The fallout of the tragedy in Charlottesville includes the opening of eyes of more of the citizenry.
As we watch the President’s incredible failures of leadership grow, with the sad tragedy in Charlottesville being just the latest, his pecuniary preoccupations, his intemperance, what may be a generally racist attitude, and his general incompetence, I think this article in Politico should be taken very seriously by all the Senators.
President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees are ignoring key Senate Democrats as they vie for lifetime appointments to the bench, according to documents and senators — a break from longstanding practice that diminishes the minority’s power to provide a check against ideologically extreme judges.
The brewing tension between the White House and the Senate over filling an unusually high number of judicial vacancies is impeding the pace at which Trump installs lifetime appointees to the federal bench — so far one of the president’s few major victories, with his legislative agenda largely stymied in Congress.
Given the fact these are lifetime appointments, this is one of the most important responsibilities of a sitting US Senator, and I would hope – although I’ve been proven wrong so far – that GOP Senators would put country before Party.
Especially when the Party is being led by a man as deeply incompetent as Trump, a man who, I must remind my readers, holds odd beliefs and has engaged in frankly unethical behaviors. These behaviors cast deep doubt upon any person nominated by him, or his advisors, to the Federal bench.
As a citizen of the United States, I call upon the Senate to suspend all movement on judicial appointees until the situation with President Trump has been resolved. It is clear we approaching a national crisis; it is also becoming clear that President Trump has a hidden agenda, given his reluctance to condemn the traitors in Charlottesville immediately. Given these obvious facts, all movement on his judicial nominees should be stilled, as it’s impossible to trust, or even believe, that he has selected the best available to occupy these lifetime positions. Indeed, the GOP has admitted as much during the hearings, as noted by NPR:
“Mr. Bush, I’ve read your blogs,” [Senator John Kennedy (R-LA)] said as he stared at the nominee. “I’m not impressed.”
This was after Senator Franken (D-MN) pressed Mr. Bush concerning his citation of non-credible sources in a blog post concerning birtherism. Sadly, despite these admissions, Mr. Bush was confirmed in his position. This should not be permitted any longer for nominees from a President of such low quality.
I’ll be drafting letters to my Senators, who are Franken and Klobuchar, although both being Democrats, it’ll have a limited impact. I hope you’ll do the same with your Senators.
