Sen Durbin mulls reviving tool that could stymie Trump nominees in another term

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Discussions of the revival of blue slips, which allow home state senators to block controversial judicial nominees, could begin as the next presidential election winner remains unpredictable.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., signaled his willingness to discuss bringing back a past Senate norm of allowing home state senators to nix judicial nominees they take issue with, as the potential of former President Trump being elected once again in November has become more evident.

Carrie Severino, the president of the Judicial Crisis Network, similarly noted the rule 'has not been an absolute bar to considering the nominee.' 'There are people who are trying to make this into more of a norm than it ever was,' she claimed. 'Only a couple Judiciary Committee chairs in history actually treated this really strict.

 

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