One can debate whether the Senate’s advice and consent role under Article II, Section 2 has anything to do with scrutinizing the judicial philosophy of nominees.

But one thing it is unquestionably supposed to do is prevent insane and otherwise mentally unstable people from reaching the federal bench. - Hans Mahncke@HansMahncke

• And by that measure, the system is failing spectacularly.

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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney

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Oct 12

A lot of people saying they’ve never heard a judge as furious as Judge Reyes was today … have probably never heard Judge Reyes before. This is maaaybe top 5 for her. x.com/kyledcheney/st…

Julie H Wright

@juliew38138
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Oct 13

• Julie H Wright-Please don’t take offense because you are a most reasonable and intelligent man, but one must contemplate the number of these judges at this level who were born in another country, hold dual citizenship and don’t have American values and respect for our legal system.
• Cruadin@cruadin - The Senate (starting with Biden and T. Kennedy during the Thomas hearings) turned judicial confirmations into a series of ideological litmus tests. Because so much of contemporary Democrat orthodoxy is quite literally insane, their judicial candidates simply reflect that Party's character. It is yet one more reason to vote a straight GOP ticket this year.