President Trump wants to file suit to end the Blue Slip tradition. It likely worked for 100 years, but it’s now been abused. There are questions about its constitutionality.
A blue slip is a piece of paper used by the Senate Judiciary Committee to gather opinions from home-state senators regarding a nominee for a federal judgeship. When a president nominates an individual for a U.S. circuit or district court judgeship, the committee chair sends a blue slip to the senators representing the nominee’s home state. Senators can respond in one of three ways:
- Return it with support: Indicating no objection to the nominee.
- Return it with opposition: Expressing concerns or objections to the nominee.
- Not return it at all. This indicates a lack of support
President Trump had appealed to Sen. Chuck Grassley to overrule the “custom” of having a person(s) of the opposite party serving in the US Senate required to give consent to appoint judges or attorneys. Under this scam, senators from the opposite party can stop judge appointments from the party in power.
Sen. Grassley took offense when President Trump said he wanted to get rid of it, but the President can’t get his judges through. There is always one Democrat Senator who won’t allow it.
Grassley’s annoyance was partly because it was posted publicly, but it wouldn’t have mattered. The Senate doesn’t want it changed.
The justice system has been taken over by Democrats, and they are blocking Republican nominations. Sen. Schumer has touted it.
The blue slip means Trump will never be able to appoint great judges in liberal strongholds. The reverse could also be true.
The Senate will claim that this falls under their constitutional right to “Advice and Consent.” It will end up in the Supreme Court.
This, right here, exemplifies WHY Democrats have eaten Republicans lunch for DECADES. Blue slips, they are a “custom,” NOT LAW. And Grassley, with his 66 YEARS holding an elected office, IT IS TIME FOR EVERY DINOSAUR REPUBLICAN TO GO. One LOOK at their Liberty Scores tells the gruesome tail of WHY GOP “good ole boys,” are known to Snatch DEFEAT… Read more »
I’m glad to hear this. That blue slip rule is cronyism from soup to nuts.
A Tradition that’s being abused to Block All Presidents nominees is a CRIMINAL ACT. Time to Gut the Congress of all Criminal politicians and hang them.
Grassley had been playing nice since Trump took over, but is not nice. He and the senate went on a fake recess, blocking Trump from action. That is an anti-MAGA action. The senate are the bad guys in this. The senate should vote on every nomination, not defer to an individual senator. As the left often says, that is unConstitutional.… Read more »
Another separation of powers problem. The swamp is everywhere trying to control the government. Allowing a single senator or am unconstitutionally minded judge to black a president is ridiculous.