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Flake Burns 21 Conservative Judicial Nominees To Protect Mueller
By Randy DeSoto, Western Journal, November 29, 2018:
The Senate Judiciary Committee canceled votes on 21 of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees scheduled for Thursday after outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona vowed to oppose them.
Flake, who is a member of the Judiciary Committee, pledged earlier this month that he would not support any nominees going forward until his bill shielding special counsel Robert Mueller from being removed by Trump or the attorney general received a full Senate vote.
“I have informed the majority leader I will not vote to advance any of the 21 judicial nominees pending in the Judiciary Committee or vote to confirm the 32 judges awaiting confirmation on the Senate floor until … S.2644 (the ‘Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act’) is brought to the full Senate for a vote,” Flake said on the Senate floor earlier this month.
On Wednesday, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah rose in opposition to Flake’s bill being brought to the Senate floor by unanimous consent, which would bypass the requirement for it to be scheduled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
McConnell blocked Flake’s attempt to bring his bill to a full vote earlier this month.
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McConnell said that there was no need for Flake’s legislation because there was “no danger” of Trump ending the probe.
“I don’t think any legislation is necessary,” he said. “We know how the president feels about the Mueller investigation, but he’s never said he wants to shut it down.”
In light of Flake’s refusal to support Trump’s nominees, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced the cancellation of a meeting scheduled for Thursday during which the senators were slated to consider six nominees to the federal circuit courts and 15 federal district courts around the country.
Senate Judiciary Committee has cancelled a meeting scheduled for tomorrow to vote on a long list of federal court nominees — cancellation comes as Sen. Flake is pledging to vote no on all nominees until McConnell puts a Mueller protection bill up for a vote (HT @vanitaguptaCR) pic.twitter.com/UumiIH0sPE
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 28, 2018
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The Judiciary Committee is made up of 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats, so Flake siding with the Democrats would mean all 21 nominees before the committee would receive negative referrals to the full Senate.
The more than 30 nominees who have already passed out of committee can be confirmed, but it would require Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, assuming all remaining GOP senators vote to confirm and all Democratic senators and Flake vote against confirmation.
Flake joined with Democrats on Wednesday to filibuster judicial nominee Thomas Farr to serve on the federal bench for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Pence stepped in to break the 50-50 tie in the procedural vote, allowing a confirmation vote to be tentatively scheduled for next week.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tweeted in response to Flake’s stance that the senator “is a selfish narcissist who would stop one of the few things he actually could do for his country.”
Flake is a selfish narcissist who would stop one of the few things he actually could do for his country-confirm responsible judges. His hate of @realDonaldTrump exceeds his sense of duty. His proposal is unconstitutional anyway. Good riddance! Go hide in an elevator! https://t.co/tvnGrESClQ
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) November 29, 2018
Huckabee added, “His hate of @realDonaldTrump exceeds his sense of duty. His proposal is unconstitutional anyway. Good riddance! Go hide in an elevator!”
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77 Comments
5 years ago
What a RELIEF
– to be soon rid of Flake
– I don’t know who is paying Flake off
– but Trump will find a way around that guy
– and those appointments will get done
5 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
They are aided by the dumb , ignorant Left/Liberal loons coming out of colleges/schools run by pro-jihadi left/liberal loons
And by the time they realise their stupidity they get assaulted , gang raped or murdered like this couple its too late for them https://tinyurl.com/yahupccy
Problem is they enable evil while not able to see evil thanks to pro-jihadi left/liberal indoctrination in schools/colleges where real history of islam and America is no longer taught.
5 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
He’ll be in the headlines since he’s acting like a Presidential candidate against Trump. Not sure if he will run as a Democrat or Republican.
5 years ago
Reply to
StevenRobert
According to me
– Flake will be abandoned by both parties
– once the Dems pay him off
– Republicans won’t want him because he is a rat
– and Dems won’t want him because he is is a rat
– nobody wants a rat
5 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
Flake is an icon in utah news like ksl Deseret news all affliated with the Church who’s against Trump nationalistic stance and temperament.
5 years ago
Reply to
Caucazoid
You’re right about the Deseret News. When Flake’s gone, Romney will take up the slack. And when you add the Marxist senator from Arizona….
5 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
They just polled Mormons and 60% disapprove of Trump because they say he’s immoral but most say they’d probably still vote for him.
5 years ago
Reply to
Caucazoid
Did any of you people make the connection that Flake is from Arizona?
5 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
What a miserable mug this Flake has. And what a piece of human rubbish and misery he is. My contempt know no bounds. Why? Because he stands for nothing of value and sides with those dedicated to destroying America.
5 years ago
Reply to
Rob Porter
I agree
– and people like Flake who runs with outlaws
– will fall with outlaws
5 years ago
GD flake’s a corrupt POS!
5 years ago
karma is a beotch, I’m putting my money on colon cancer for this pos – everyone involved in the clinton cartel is playing their hands, but it won’t be enough, the truth always comes out
5 years ago
Reply to
Halal Bacon
No it doesn’t. Look at Franklin D (the “D” stands for “demonspawn”) Roosevelt. Truth was released. Then BURIED hundreds of feet under.
5 years ago
Flake is a traitor. Paid off by deep state
5 years ago
What are Flake and the Democrats afraid of? If they are honest servants of their country, why are these politicians so willing to block the appointments of honest, upstanding judges? There is a stink of fear and corruption somewhere here.
5 years ago
Reply to
Newspaniard
Whoever “hires” Flake after he leaves the Senate will demonstrate clearly, beyond this article, where his loyalties really are.
IF he gets hired!
5 years ago
Reply to
william couch
You elected him. You sent him to Washington. He’s your mess. You clean it up. Actually, he probably is headed to Washington as a lobbyist hoping for an appointment as an Ambassador by a Democratic President.
5 years ago
Reply to
Strangerinastangeland
There’s no argument on that.. Your sooooooooooooo right.. I did vote for him,,, but he turned out to be such a “G D” LIAR!!!!!! I’ll take the “Browbeating” on that one..
5 years ago
Reply to
Strangerinastangeland
He’s acting like a Presidential candidate. Not sure which party, but he’s made a career out of attacking Trump.
5 years ago
Reply to
StevenRobert
Save judgement on his possible chances for a candidacy for after the civil war…
5 years ago
Reply to
Strangerinastangeland
I said that I would take the “BROWBEAT” for voting for him.. When he ran for office he didn’t have these turncoat asperations.. And I’ll shout him out of a restaurant when I see him!! You can remove the nails now..
5 years ago
Reply to
william couch
I was still in Colorado when Flake was last elected. Since arriving here permanently, it is amazing at how far left he has gone because of Trump. He was anti-Obama, now anti-Trump. Who is he for, but for himself?
5 years ago
Reply to
Mark Steiner
See my other post.. I’ll take the “Browbeating” on that one.. He’s such a dunsel!!
5 years ago
Reply to
william couch
Understood. In 2014 I voted for Corey Gardner. In 2020 Gardner has little or no chance of repeating his term, as blue as Colorado has gone. Regarding a vote for Flake: had I been in AZ then, I may have done the same thing as you. Take heart. At least you & I will not cover up his egregious behavior of late.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mark Steiner
He is what he always was… Trump just blew Flake’s disguise and brought the truth forward, about Flake and the people of Arizona, who elect his ilk…
5 years ago
Reply to
william couch
Why would you say this William? Flake is just the kind of RINO cum socialist that Arizonan’s love to elect and champion…
5 years ago
Reply to
Mark Steiner
He’ll move up to Utah and join mitt Romney in their morally Mormon superior crusade. Who knows he just might get a full time gig on The View.
5 years ago
Reply to
Newspaniard
They are afraid of losing their touchy feely relationship with the Liberal Activist judges on the bench. Imagine the 9th Circuit without idiots. Half of the interminable delays in Trump’s programs is found in the 9th Circuit.
5 years ago
Reply to
Newspaniard
Flake the RINO and the damn-Dems are LIARS and of course they CAN’T STAND THE TRUTH -THE TRUTH!
5 years ago
Somebody kick this panty dumpling to the curb please. Yesterday would have been better…
5 years ago
Just when you think you couldn’t hate these c nts anymore than you do, BAMM, the pr ck exceeds all expectations.
5 years ago
Pamela Geller is no different from a kapo the other way…demonizing those merely opposed to anything Trump does, no matter why. She can’t be a real American.
5 years ago
Reply to
aemoreira1981
Do even know who Kapo’s were and what they did? U R a jerk to make a moral equivalency between Kapo’s and Geller. Please tell us all the last time she beat anyone.
5 years ago
Reply to
Steve
I am aware of what the term kapo means and what they did. You don’t have to commit a physical assault to be one. Gaslighting is sufficient…and calling anyone merely opposing Trump as un-American qualifies.
5 years ago
Flake chose to retire a year in advance because he knew he could not get re-elected. Flake then used his committee positions to hold the president and the people’s agenda hostage to his hate. He nearly succeeded in keeping Justice Kavanaugh off Supreme Court and now this! Flake is totally a tool of the hard left and should not be representing Arizona.
All persons serving in congress who announce their retirement more than 4 months in advance should at least be removed from all committee positions.
5 years ago
Flake will soon be gone and his little temper tantrum will be forgotten, as the judicial nominees will have zero problems getting through, once the new Senate take their collective seats.
5 years ago
Flake is true to his name, “a flake.” Even if he voted with the obstructionist Democrats, and that resulted in a negative referral out of the Judiciary Committee, is not it true that with a Republican majority in the Senate, even without Flake’s support, they can still pass on the nominations?
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
If not now … when the new Senate convenes in January, a vote for these judicial nominees should move forward.
All Flake did was delay the process, and buy the deep state more opportunity to attack the President.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
Yep. After January, he is not needed for anything. No more Flake, no more McCain. Happy days are here again.
5 years ago
It amazes me that Flake is so stupid that he does not even know his proposal is unconstitutional. Does Flake even know that no branch of gov’t can usurp the constitutional powers of the other two branches?
5 years ago
Flake of course is being replaced by a vote stealing socialist Dem ????. Still glad Flakey Flake and Little Corker will be gone. Corker will be replaced by the fabulous Marsha Blackburn.
5 years ago
Don’t kid yourself. This guy is like Paula Ryan *itch Mconnell, John Mclame, etc., are all RINOS. White haters – Negro lovers. Actually, they hate Negroes but find them effective in their WHITE hatred.
We should DUMP all these white haters into the CONGO. Let them be the Congogress there and see how Negroes treat them.
5 years ago
Reply to
Alleged-Comment
Please don’t drag Black people into this. I have seen so much gratitude, intelligence, achievement
and willingness to see what President Trump is doing for ALL of us Americans, no matter what race
or skin color.
Blacks has been historically the most unfairly and deceptively treated by the democrats. They are
now willing to try “something new”. Can’t say that about many whites.
Please note, we need the Black American vote to re-elect President Trump, as well as the Latino/Hispanic vote.
5 years ago
Reply to
hopespringseternal
We need Americans to vote American. American haters can LEAVE this country they hate so much but they never do.
Instead, they work from the inside determine to wreck the last hope of mankind. They are DEMONS. Demoncraps!
5 years ago
Flak is a libertine, most likely the deep state has evidence of child molestation or worse as leverage on him. Senators don’t retire unless they are forced to by age, health,or fear of exposure. H e served his purpose and has been replaced by a genuine Communist operative.
5 years ago
When we have a traitor in office, he should be taken out of office and tried. I personally thought Arizona was a more conservative place but after this recent theft of the election and then this flake who was elected by the people of Arizona, I am no longer certain that the state is the place I thought it was.
5 years ago
Reply to
ssparks19
Same here. McSally should have trounced the communist Sinema. Establishment republicans preferred McSally over Kelli Ward and fell short. Believe some of Dr. Ward’s faithful stayed home or wrote-in because of Mitch McConnell.
AZ is now awash with people from California and other liberal bastions (snowbirds) many of who eventually move to AZ and bring their liberal politics with them, such as Red for Ed and “dude, we are here!” I share your concerns.
5 years ago
Reply to
ssparks19
With the facts on the record about who they have elected to office, whatever would make you think that Arizona was a conservative place?
5 years ago
How in the world did arizonia ever vote for flake or McCain for that matter
5 years ago
Reply to
Buck
…The same way they vote for outright Socialists, who have called them imbeciles…self -inflicted sadomasochistic tendencies…
5 years ago
Jeffie Fake is in way over his head and had been gotten to early on.
Fake Conservative
Fake Senator
Fake Mormon (who supposedly believe in freedom and self determination)
The only thing real about him is the slime he’s picked up in the swamp.
Wonder what McStain did to him?
5 years ago
Flake has proven himself to be a liar and a traitor. He has proven that he is without honor and cannot be trusted by anyone.
5 years ago
Arizona has a Marxist replacing him, and with Romney replacing Hatch, who knows what will happen. But I’m afraid if the Republicans do not unite around Trump, Republicans winning national elections is over, if not already over.
I’m a senior citizen, voted for Republicans all of my life, but never again for a Bush, Romney, or McCain type. I won’t even waste a stamp sending in an absentee ballot.
Trump is exposing the Deep State, which I never took seriously until now. That is why he has to go. But you younger folks better understand, if Trump goes, so goes the country as we have know it……..and it ain’t going to be pretty. Just one old man’s thoughts…….
5 years ago
Reply to
Keith1941
Exactly. I’ll go further. The country is gone. The Deep State thrives because America has spent at least two generations throwing God out of its institutions – including government and the church. So He stepped back and let us conduct ourselves into a pit. Trump will delay, but not stop, the ongoing downward moral spiral. No limit to the downward depravity of man.
5 years ago
Flake is well named.
5 years ago
“The flakes” ineptitude will live in infamy in our history books. His name. his family’s name will be a
name of great SHAME. This is the most smallness and thin skinned behavior I have ever seen/experienced
by an individual elected to do “The Peoples” business. He put himself before doing his duty to the people
of Arizona. How can someone be so, so lacking in honor ??? Go figure.
5 years ago
Flake is trying to make a name for himself now because he has been a total failure as a Senator supposedly representing AZ. He is following in McShame’s footsteps. The legislation he calls for is unconstitutional because it violates the Establishment clause in the Constitution. Being on the Judiciary committee, you would think he knows that. He is just another spoiled brat throwing a temper tantrum.
5 years ago
” FLAKE ” AROIZONA’S DISEASE NOW FESTERING TILL 1 JAN 2019 THEN LANCED FOR GOOD! McCAINS REMAINING PUPPET! HE IS ONE OF THE HIDDEN SWAMP SWELLERS!
5 years ago
Flake is not, nor was he ever a Republican. He has always been a RINO stealth agent for what is now the Progressive Socialist Party. The Republican Party, however, is responsible for him being there openly in their midst as an internal prepared deniability against the discovery by the public of their obvious agreement and cooperation with far left Progressives. The Republican Party is totally culpable in this deception.
5 years ago
What a sad sack Sen. Flake Flake has proven to be. We can only hope he receives his just rewards! He’s already earned a place in HELL!
5 years ago
Is flakey Flake doing it to help the pond scum Mueller or just to spite Trump. He is doing everything he can to disrupt the administration but mainly to spite Trump. The man (if I can call him that) is just as scurvy as the rest of the democrats.
5 years ago
you know you can say alot of things about Trump, pro or con, but the one thing I really like about this man becoming president is that he shed the light on many of those in congress….I mean its like turning on a light in a bug infested room and watching all the roaches scurry away to safety and that is what Trump has accomplished…he has caused “politicians” to finally reveal themselves to the public to their constituencies and show their true nature…guys like this Flake has actually been a fake and Trump forced him into the open to reveal it and in the process this fake lost his support base back at home…
5 years ago
I hope they run Flake clear out of Arizona !!!!
5 years ago
You can bet Flake will go down as the one of the biggest Judas coat of the US Senate. There is no end to what he and John McCain did to hurt America. I don’t know why they ran as Republicans because they are just as rotten as the Democrats. This POS needs to be exiled by his state!
5 years ago
Little baby looks like he is going to burst into tears. Trump won, waughhh.
5 years ago
What a Pompous Ass!!! Would someone please straighten his ugly freaking NOSE? He’s had it pushed up the Demo-o-rat’s asses so many times, it’s become bent to the Left…
