McConnell in 2005: "It is now our job to provide advice and consent...we should complete that process with either an up-or-down vote”— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 24, 2016
McConnell in 2005: "It is now our job to provide advice and consent...we should complete that process with either an up-or-down vote”
McConnell in 2005: "Senate for 214 years prior to the last Congress was the judges who came to the floor got an up-or-down vote”— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 24, 2016
McConnell in 2005: "Senate for 214 years prior to the last Congress was the judges who came to the floor got an up-or-down vote”
24 times Mitch McConnell demanded the Senate vote on judicial nominees: https://t.co/OgDzmE02zF https://t.co/bEZJJ9hSI5— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 24, 2016
24 times Mitch McConnell demanded the Senate vote on judicial nominees: https://t.co/OgDzmE02zF https://t.co/bEZJJ9hSI5
Mitch McConnell in 2005: "any President’s judicial nominees, after full debate, deserve a simple up-or-down vote" https://t.co/dLEuAByU85— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Mitch McConnell in 2005: "any President’s judicial nominees, after full debate, deserve a simple up-or-down vote" https://t.co/dLEuAByU85
Here is Mitch McConnell in 2005 arguing senate has constitutional obligation to give every nominee up-or-down vote https://t.co/EGiIJjSzMQ— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Here is Mitch McConnell in 2005 arguing senate has constitutional obligation to give every nominee up-or-down vote https://t.co/EGiIJjSzMQ
"any President’s judicial nominees, after full debate, deserve a simple up-or-down vote" - McConnell in 2005 https://t.co/kF26W4pYTl— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
"any President’s judicial nominees, after full debate, deserve a simple up-or-down vote" - McConnell in 2005 https://t.co/kF26W4pYTl
"Let’s get back to the way the Senate operated for over 200 years, up or down votes" on POTUS' nominee -- McConnell https://t.co/kF26W4pYTl— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
"Let’s get back to the way the Senate operated for over 200 years, up or down votes" on POTUS' nominee -- McConnell https://t.co/kF26W4pYTl
McConell disagrees: "judicial nominees should receive careful consideration...they deserve a simple up-or-down vote" https://t.co/kF26W4pYTl— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
McConell disagrees: "judicial nominees should receive careful consideration...they deserve a simple up-or-down vote" https://t.co/kF26W4pYTl
Here's @OrrinHatch BRAGGING how he led judicial confirmation during an election year: https://t.co/NniXOGrCR3Now says #NoHearingsNoVotes— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Here's @OrrinHatch BRAGGING how he led judicial confirmation during an election year: https://t.co/NniXOGrCR3Now says #NoHearingsNoVotes
"There are plenty of examples of confirmation of judges in Presidential election years" -- Hatch 7/21/2004 https://t.co/Ya4BJtXKig— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
"There are plenty of examples of confirmation of judges in Presidential election years" -- Hatch 7/21/2004 https://t.co/Ya4BJtXKig
2 senators who pledged not to confirm during election year, confirmed Kennedy during election yearGrassleyHatch https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
2 senators who pledged not to confirm during election year, confirmed Kennedy during election yearGrassleyHatch https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
Today, @ChuckGrassley pledged #nohearingsnovote on SCOTUSIn '08, said senate DOES confirm nominees during election https://t.co/RGISIxn7Sa— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Today, @ChuckGrassley pledged #nohearingsnovote on SCOTUSIn '08, said senate DOES confirm nominees during election https://t.co/RGISIxn7Sa
Today, @SenatorSessions pledged #nohearingsnovote on SCOTUSIn APRIL '08, complained Senate confirming too slowly: https://t.co/si0twXqJIC— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Today, @SenatorSessions pledged #nohearingsnovote on SCOTUSIn APRIL '08, complained Senate confirming too slowly: https://t.co/si0twXqJIC
Today, @SenOrrinHatch pledged #nohearingsnovote on SCOTUSIn '04, argued there's no "timeclock" for confirmations https://t.co/PHWk6xx5Bg— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Today, @SenOrrinHatch pledged #nohearingsnovote on SCOTUSIn '04, argued there's no "timeclock" for confirmations https://t.co/PHWk6xx5Bg
Tillis 6 days ago: “if [we] just simply say [no] sight unseen, we fall into the trap of being obstructionists" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Tillis 6 days ago: “if [we] just simply say [no] sight unseen, we fall into the trap of being obstructionists" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
McConnell in '08: even w/ "lameduck president, there's historical standard for fairness" when it comes to nominees https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
McConnell in '08: even w/ "lameduck president, there's historical standard for fairness" when it comes to nominees https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
Vitter in 2006: saddens me to think "environment of the Senate has become so partisan" that Dems would block Alito https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Vitter in 2006: saddens me to think "environment of the Senate has become so partisan" that Dems would block Alito https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
Mike Lee in '15: "you have a simple binary choice when confirming or rejecting someone whos been nominated by POTUS" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Mike Lee in '15: "you have a simple binary choice when confirming or rejecting someone whos been nominated by POTUS" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
Cornyn in 2008: Election year is a ... unique opportunity to prove "nominees will be treated fairly" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Cornyn in 2008: Election year is a ... unique opportunity to prove "nominees will be treated fairly" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
Sessions in 2008: "no reason for stopping the confirmation...in the 2nd half of Presidential election" year https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Sessions in 2008: "no reason for stopping the confirmation...in the 2nd half of Presidential election" year https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0
Hatch in 2004: "There are PLENTY OF EXAMPLES of confirmation of judges in Presidential election years" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 23, 2016
Hatch in 2004: "There are PLENTY OF EXAMPLES of confirmation of judges in Presidential election years" https://t.co/c3Y9f23qm0