Senator Durbin pulled the Republican tactic of going straight to voting for a judge without a third round of discussions and the Republicans on the committee blew a gasket, despite the exact same thing being used by Grassley for Kavanaugh's appointment and Graham for some crappy immigration legislation they didn't want Democrats to comment on. For what it's worth, this is the third time these judges have been brought up and Republicans did get opportunities to discuss them on the previous two times. My favorite part of the entire discussion is this:
I just wish Republicans would learn something from this, but sadly they will use this as justification for every rules violation they commit in the future and never acknowledge that all of this started with them.
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I just wish Republicans would learn something from this, but sadly they will use this as justification for every rules violation they commit in the future and never acknowledge that all of this started with them.
GOP Melts Down As Dick Durbin Uses Their Tactics For Advancing Biden Judges
"It's called precedent," the Senate Judiciary Committee chair said of violating the same rule that Republicans ignored to move forward with judicial nominees.
