Discussion · Senate
Marsha Blackburn Republican
“I want the Senate to pass this resolution to formally condemn a federal judge for her bad conduct. It does not impeach her. Democrats are blocking it just to protect a judge picked by President Obama.”
“Mr. President, I think it is clear what Senator Durbin is doing today. He is seeking to protect a Democrat-appointed judge, appointed under President Obama, and trying to distract from her clear misconduct. Now, at the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have the responsibility of advice and consent. We have the responsibility of oversight. And one thing that I will note: I think the Senator has misunderstood the resolution. It is not an impeachment resolution. It does not call for an impeachment. It explicitly points to the information in the Eleventh Circuit’s special committee report and pulls directly from that report what occurred in Judge Ross’ chambers, and therefore there needs to be a condemnation of this activity. Passing this would have the Senate speak with a unanimous voice against this activity, and I would have encouraged my colleagues to pass the resolution and to make clear that this conduct falls far beneath the high standards we should be holding the Federal judiciary to every single day. It is clear the Senate Democrats are not interested in that.”
Mr. President, I think it is clear what Senator Durbin is doing today. He is seeking to protect a Democrat-appointed judge, appointed under President Obama, and trying to distract from her clear misconduct. Now, at the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have the responsibility of advice and consent. We have the responsibility of oversight. And one thing that I will note: I think the Senator has misunderstood the resolution. It is not an impeachment resolution. It does not call for an impeachment. It explicitly points to the information in the Eleventh Circuit’s special committee report and pulls directly from that report what occurred in Judge Ross’ chambers, and therefore there needs to be a condemnation of this activity. Passing this would have the Senate speak with a unanimous voice against this activity, and I would have encouraged my colleagues to pass the resolution and to make clear that this conduct falls far beneath the high standards we should be holding the Federal judiciary to every single day. It is clear the Senate Democrats are not interested in that.