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Mark Taylor's avatar

Gabe, you always do a great job in clear descriptions of complex issues. The "blue slip" article is fascinating!

Mark Taylor

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Gabe Fleisher's avatar

Thanks, Mark!

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Michael Wallace's avatar

This is an incredible piece. I've been putting together a project I've been calling "Democracy's Almanac". Very early stages but this piece provides a lot of perspective on the inner workings of a process, frankly, even I have only heard about since Booker refused to sign a Blue Slip. Subscribed and restacked

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menehune's avatar

ALOHA....ON THE COCONUT WIRELESS..... .WELL SAID AND DONE.... .NOISE NOISE NOISE....WHERE IS THAT FRICKIN' FILES??????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? SH*T HEADS G.O.P. guardians of pedophilics.... REAL PELAU ARSE HOLES... SUE THEM BAGAS..... " When people refuse the cool cynicism of despair. Despair is peddled by the right to convince us that resistance is futile, and it is echoed by too many on the left who would rather sit back and say all is lost. CYNICISM asks nothing of us; HOPE demands everything. When people choose to act rather than surrender, that is what keeps democracy alive " TRUMP'S .G.O.P. guardians of pedophilics...... “SILENCE and EEAR is the TOOLS of a TYRANTS, wielded to suppress independent thought. Instead of silence and fear, let this moment fuel the fire that already burns at the heart of this place. A fire of righteous indignation at ABUSE of POWER. WELA KA HAO.... GOP LAPUWALE....THEY GOT TO BE VOTED OUT.. CLOWN SH*T SHOW OF GOP. guardians of pedophilics..

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Patty S.'s avatar

Wonderful, as always, Gabe.

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PJ's avatar

Well .... you've done it again!!! We are all smarter. Thanks!!!

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Rosemary Ford's avatar

Federal judges have life time appointments. That should be sufficient to promote impartiality. I think adding the information about which President appointed them promotes an assumption of partiality. Any practice like the blue slip that promotes horse trading and/or bi-lateral cooperation is a plus to me.

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DerekF's avatar

I am interested in the graph that you posted showing the likelihood of a Conservate "vote" based on party affiliation. I'm not sure who is voting for what in this graph. Is this a Senatorial vote for a R/D nominee or a judge/justice decision and their party affiliation? In the former case, where the vote is the Senator's vote, it appears that a Democratic nominee for a District bench is MORE likely to get a Conservative Senator's vote than a Republican nominee. In the second case, it appears that a Democratic judge is more likely to make a conservative ruling than a Republican judge. Both seem counter-intuitive. Can you explain the chart a little more?

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David Hopper's avatar

Thank you Gabe for another great newsletter. I had heard of blue slips, but never knew how they work.

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Grams's avatar

Gabe. I love your in depth study of certain practices!! If I wasn’t supporting ‘So What’ I would support you.

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Feargal O'Toole's avatar

Jake Auchincloss is an apologist for Israel's war crimes and starving children to death. You will need a shower after you talk to him.

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