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In the 100 years before President Trump took office, only five judges had ever been confirmed with only one blue slip and the last one was in 1989. Democrats have NEVER confirmed a judicial nominee over the objection of a Republican senator who refused to return a blue slip.
In just over TWO years, Republicans have held hearings for TEN circuit court nominees and confirmed FOUR over the objection of their Democratic home-state senators. That’s double the number of circuit judges confirmed without both blue slips in the previous CENTURY.
Republicans demanded President Obama respect their blue slips—while using them to block his nominees—keeping vacancies open for years. Standards should not be changed simply because a different party holds the White House.
