October 5, 2018
Sen. Jeff Merkley asked a court Thursday afternoon to quickly step in and delay the Senate from voting on this weekend on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Mr. Merkley has filed a long-shot lawsuit arguing President Trump has violated the Constitution by withholding documents from Judge Kavanaugh’s past, denying senators the ability to make an informed decision on the nomination. That, he says, violates the Constitution’s demand that the Senate give “advice and consent” on nominations.
The Oregon Democrat asked for a hearing Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, just before the Senate is expected to hold a final vote on the judge’s elevation. “Once the vote is taken, plaintiff’s ability to comply with the Constitution’s advice and consent process will be permanently extinguished,” the senator’s lawyers wrote to Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee to the federal district court in Washington, D.C.........To Read More....
My Take - This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. The courts have absolutely no jurisdiction here.....none.....and this judge should be impeached for even scheduling a hearing.
Did any of these people read the Constitution? The Constitution gives Congress the right to determine the jurisdiction of the federal judiciary, not the other way around. In no way can a court interfere with the internal workings of the Congress. Both the House and the Senate make their own rules on how they operate and they do it as they see fit.....period!
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