#blue slip

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Trump Weird News - Senate Tradition May Survive Trump !!!

Attached "A Senate blue slip from 1917 for U.V. Whipple, a candidate for district judge for the southern district of Georgia, signed by Georgia Senator Thomas Hardwick, who wrote that 'I object to this appointment—[Whipple] is personally offensive and objectionable to me, and I can not consent to the confirmation of the nominee'."

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Grand juries won’t prop up Trump team’s dumbassery

Another day, another grand jury refusing to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on the laughably thin mortgage fraud allegation

Lisa Needham at Daily Kos:

Another day, another grand jury refusing to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on the laughably thin mortgage fraud allegations manufactured by the Trump administration. If you’re feeling like you’ve heard this one before, that’s because you have—last week, when a different grand jury also declined to reindict James. 

All of this flailing, hoping to find some grand jury somewhere in Virginia that will bite at this rancid apple, is the fallout from President Donald Trump’s pet insurance lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, being tossed from her role as acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Since Halligan was the only person to present the cases against James and against former FBI Director James Comey to the grand jury—and the only person to sign the indictments—they went out the door right along with Halligan.  Ever since then, the Trump administration has been trying to recapture that Halligan magic. How hard could it be to get an indictment, really? Unfortunately for the administration, what this seems to reveal is that Halligan likely did not get those indictments in an entirely kosher fashion.

[...] Still, Trump has another trick up his sleeve: putting Halligan before the Senate to be confirmed. On Wednesday, Halligan sent her 28-page questionnaire to the Senate, which seems like a very long document for someone with literally zero relevant experience for the job she thinks she deserves. To make this happen, Trump has to get GOP senators to agree to kill the tradition of home-state senators having the courtesy of approving a nominee to the federal bench in their state. And if they don’t approve it, the nomination doesn’t move forward.  But even those GOP senators otherwise willing to cede their power to Trump don’t seem inclined to go along with that. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that the majority of his GOP colleagues oppose ending the tradition. And since Virginia has two Democratic senators, the chance of getting Halligan through is pretty slim. 

It is great that Letitia James is not getting indicted by grand juries, as even they know the Trump Regime’s DOJ has ZERO merit to prosecute her.

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ofc there’s a winter storm as soon as i start driving

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How Important Is Blue Slip for Your Vehicle in Australia?

Blue slip inspections ensure vehicle roadworthiness and legal compliance across Australia. This mandatory safety certificate confirms that the vehicle's brakes, lights, steering, and structural integrity meet Australian standards. Without valid blue slip certification, vehicles cannot be registered or legally driven. Regular blue slip inspections protect drivers, passengers, and other road users while maintaining insurance validity and avoiding costly penalties.