Kennedy: I voted for a number of Biden nominees & against 5 of Trump nominees; Dems blocked debate

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

Kennedy: I voted for a number of Biden nominees & we voted against 5 of Trump’s nominees; Democrats blocked debate

Transcript Highlights

Transcribed from the video audio:

• I don’t understand why you’re taking this new approach
• I voted for a number of President Biden’s nominees when I think they’re qualified
• I did the same thing with President Trump’s nominee
• In fact, we killed five of President Trump’s nominees because we killed them dead at 4 o’clock because it was apparent after questioning them that they didn’t know a law book from a serious roadbook catalog
• And I think we, on our side of the aisle, my side of the aisle, have voted for more of President Biden’s nominees than my Democratic colleagues have voted for President Trump’s nominee
• Everybody has one vote, and they’re the right exercise
• I know you don’t like some of my questions
• And some of your comments have been borderline snarky, but I ignore them
• When my son was going through puberty, he used to make those comments
• And I learned that the best thing to do is just ignore them