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A crackdown on "judge shopping" provoked a telling reaction from Mitch McConnell (www.msnbc.com)

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Why are Sens. Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis so upset about an overdue judicial reform? The answer is obvious.

On Tuesday, the little-known Judicial Conference of the United States — the policymaking arm of the federal judiciary — made some unusual headlines by announcing a new effort to make it harder for plaintiffs in certain lawsuits challenging state or federal policies to hand-pick the specific judge who hears their case. This crackdown on “judge shopping” is long overdue. It has also provoked a rather telling reaction from Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

The little-known Judicial Conference of the United States — the policymaking arm of the federal judiciary — made some unusual headlines.

In a letter to the chief judges of all 94 federal district courts on Thursday, the senators urged those jurists to ignore the new policy — which they laid at the feet of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — because, in their view, these judges should ignore “partisan battles in Washington, D.C.” But it’s judge shopping itself, not efforts by the judiciary to rein it in, that have become a “partisan battle.” The McConnell/Cornyn/Tillis letter, ironically, only drives that point home.

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[-] [email protected] 105 points 4 months ago

These people are the true enemies of the people. They will never argue in good faith. They'd probably be off the team if they did!

[-] [email protected] 71 points 4 months ago

Mitch McConnell is one of those people who make me want to buy a flagpole. So I can be sure to fly the flag at full staff when he finally dies.

[-] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Oh…I thought that you wanted to impale him on that flagpole. Yours is a lot more diplomatic.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago

But yours is way more interesting.

[-] AlecSadler 11 points 4 months ago

I really had my hopes up last year when he kept flubbing publicly and just standing there.

Alas.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I haven't had a flag on mine in about 6 years, but you've given me a reason to buy a new one.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Definitely typed a letter, im sure his hands freeze up as much as his brain does. No way it would be legible.

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