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Now it's REALLY Over
Author: BobR
Date: 12/04/2024 13:42:31
The 2024 election is finally over. The last undecided race was for a House seat for the state of CA. In the end, a Dem won:
All it will take is a couple Republicans with a conscience (a rare breed, I know) to block the worst legislation that could come out of the House (or require a rubber stamp from Senate-sponsored bills).
With the Senate firmly in Republican hands, however, the issue of judicial appointments is going to suck. This became apparent to two federal judges who rescinded their decisions to retire. McConnell is not amused:
What a hypocritical douche. He blocked President Obama's final judicial pick for almost a full year because "it was an election year". He needs to sit down and shut up.
Well... really, they all do, but McConnell in particular. He's made turning everyday governance into political noise his own brand for decades.
Democrats claimed the final congressional seat in the 2024 election cycle Tuesday as Merced Democrat Adam Gray ousted Republican incumbent Rep. John Duarte in a photo-finish race in California's Central Valley.
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Republicans will retain a thin majority in the House of Representatives next year. With Gray's victory, Republicans will hold 220 seats — barely above the 218-seat threshold needed to control the chamber — and Democrats will hold 215.
The GOP will have an even narrower majority for parts of January. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from the House last month. Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida has been tapped to be President-elect Donald Trump’s national security advisor and is expected to step down, as is Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York if she is confirmed as United Nations ambassador.
All it will take is a couple Republicans with a conscience (a rare breed, I know) to block the worst legislation that could come out of the House (or require a rubber stamp from Senate-sponsored bills).
With the Senate firmly in Republican hands, however, the issue of judicial appointments is going to suck. This became apparent to two federal judges who rescinded their decisions to retire. McConnell is not amused:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors.
McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the integrity of federal courts.
“They rolled the dice that a Democrat could replace them, and now that he won’t, they’re changing their plans to keep a Republican from doing it,” McConnell said on the Senate floor.
“It’s a brazen admission. And the incoming administration would be wise to explore all available recusal options with these judges, because it’s clear now that they have a political finger on the scale,” he said.
What a hypocritical douche. He blocked President Obama's final judicial pick for almost a full year because "it was an election year". He needs to sit down and shut up.
Well... really, they all do, but McConnell in particular. He's made turning everyday governance into political noise his own brand for decades.
