Kennedy: Democrats blocked debate on radical judicial nominees
On 11/30/2023, Republicans accused their Democratic counterparts of attempting to undermine the Supreme Court by targeting private citizens. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) blocked Senate Judiciary Republicans from being able to speak against radical far left judicial nominees. Republican committee members walked out of the room during the vote, leaving only Senator Lindsey Graham, the panel’s leading Republican. All 11 Democrats voted to authorize the subpoenas. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve subpoenas for conservative activist Leonard Leo and Republican donor Harlan Crow in its ethics probe of the Supreme Court.
The Senate Judiciary hearing was truly astonishing. Democrats played procedural games in an attempt to silence Republicans on the Committee, voted to send radical judicial nominees to the Senate floor, and authorized subpoenas against Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow—marking a new chapter in the Democrats’ witch hunt against conservative Supreme Court Justices.
The hearing started off with Chairman Dick Durbin obstructing Republicans from speaking on some of the judicial nominations up for a vote. The video footage shows a shocking display of disrespect for his Republican colleagues by Durbin.
This behavior is damaging to the institution of the Senate. Senator Cornyn remarked, Durbin “just destroyed one of the most important committees in the United States Senate.” On the nominees Republicans were able to voice their concerns on, Democrats brushed aside very legitimate Republican concerns.
Finally, Senate Democrats wrapped up Thursday’s hearing by voting to authorize subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow as part of the Left’s campaign to smear the reputations of conservative Justices. And just like the beginning of the hearing, Chairman Durbin prevented Republicans from having adequate time to voice their opposition to this outrageous proposal targeting private citizens.
Senator John Cornyn Says Durbin ‘Destroying United States Senate Judiciary Committee’
Senate Dems Refuse To Let Republicans Speak Against Far-Left Activist Judicial Nominations
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Kennedy: I voted for a number of Biden nominees & we voted against 5 of Trump’s nominees; Democrats blocked debate