Thursday, March 30, 2017

Schumer in 2013 said Dems believe in 'up-or-down' votes, not 'obstruction' & Former Sen. Alan Simpson: Schumer has 'a harshness on him now that's ugly'

Via Billy

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a filibuster against Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court arguing that Gorsuch should reach a 60-vote threshold. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

But, but, but.........
 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a filibuster against Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court arguing that recent high court nominees have all reached a 60-vote threshold, so Gorsuch should too.

At a 2013 press conference, however, Schumer was singing a different tune – saying that Democrats prefer up-or-down votes "no matter who's in power."

"We much prefer the risk of up-or-down votes in majority rule, then the risk of continued total obstruction," he said. "That is the bottom line, no matter who's in power," he said at a press conference.


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 Referring back to his nearly 20 years in the Senate that ended in 1997, Simpson said, "the coin of the realm when I was there was trust, and the coin of the realm is severely tarnished." (Julia Schmalz/Bloomberg)

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4 comments:

  1. EIEIOMarch 30, 2017 at 11:42 AM

    Schumer is a schmuck. I am sure that word is dear to his
    heart.

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    1. Brock TownsendMarch 30, 2017 at 11:55 AM

      The punk is lucky dueling isn't still legal.

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    2. RGRANTMarch 31, 2017 at 10:31 AM

      Agree about dueling. Most of the crap happening today would never occur if if they had to personally pay the price of their actions.

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    3. Brock TownsendMarch 31, 2017 at 10:55 AM

      There would be few and far in-between.

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