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Sunday, July 3rd, 2022

‘Indefensible’: Outrage as New Reporting Shines Light on Biden Deal With McConnell

Author:     Jake Johnson
Source:     Common Dreams
Publication Date:     1 July 2022
 Link: ‘Indefensible’: Outrage as New Reporting Shines Light on Biden Deal With McConnell
Stephan:   I'm sorry the Democrats don't really seem to understand what is happening, and Joe Biden, an honorable man, but not the leader we need, was trained for 36 years in negotiating in the Senate, which is quite different than leadership in the Executive Branch.
President Joe Biden speaks with governors on protecting access to reproductive healthcare on July 1, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
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The details of President Joe Biden’s deal with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer to a lifetime federal judgeship came into clearer focus on Friday, sparking fresh calls for top congressional Democrats to block the proposed agreement.

Slate‘s Mark Joseph Stern reported Friday that “McConnell will allow Biden to nominate and confirm two U.S. attorneys to Kentucky”—positions that are term-limited—if the president nominates Republican lawyer Chad Meredith to a post on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

“Under the arrangement, Meredith would take the seat currently occupied by Judge Karen Kaye Caldwell, a George W. Bush nominee,” Stern noted. “Caldwell submitted her move to senior status on June 22, which, once complete, will allow Meredith to take the seat. A lawyer with connections to the Kentucky governor’s office who is familiar with the agreement told Slate that Caldwell conditioned her move upon the confirmation of a successor—specifically, the conservative […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 7:55 am

    Come now, don’t be naive. Biden is the man who wrote the Patriot Act. This type of deal is a feature of the system, not a bug.