Senate Democrats block U.S. Vatican ambassador confirmation: What’s next?

[Michie]

Senate Democrats this week blocked the confirmation of Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, stalling the nomination process ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass this Sunday.

Burch, co-founder of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, must now garner 60 votes in the Senate, a three-fifths majority, after Democratic senators invoked the filibuster on more than 50 low-level nominations. A filibuster is a Senate tactic allowing senators to delay or block votes by extending debate, requiring 60 votes to invoke cloture and proceed to a final vote.

“I never thought I’d see the day when Democrats would be willing to block the nominee for ambassador to the Holy See simply to score political points with their far-left radicals, but it seems they’re still searching for rock bottom,” Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Catholic, said in a statement to CNA.

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Senate Democrats block U.S. Vatican ambassador confirmation: What’s next?

Senate Democrats this week blocked the confirmation of Brian Burch, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, stalling the nomination process.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

 

[chevyontheriver]

Senate Democrats this week blocked the confirmation of Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, stalling the nomination process ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass this Sunday.

Burch, co-founder of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, must now garner 60 votes in the Senate, a three-fifths majority, after Democratic senators invoked the filibuster on more than 50 low-level nominations. A filibuster is a Senate tactic allowing senators to delay or block votes by extending debate, requiring 60 votes to invoke cloture and proceed to a final vote.

“I never thought I’d see the day when Democrats would be willing to block the nominee for ambassador to the Holy See simply to score political points with their far-left radicals, but it seems they’re still searching for rock bottom,” Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Catholic, said in a statement to CNA.

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Senate Democrats block U.S. Vatican ambassador confirmation: What’s next?

Senate Democrats this week blocked the confirmation of Brian Burch, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, stalling the nomination process.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

Used to be that a presidential pick requiring Senate confirmation routinely got most of the votes from the other party. Even for Supreme Court nominees.

 

[RileyG]

No surprises here!

 

[RileyG]

Used to be that a presidential pick requiring Senate confirmation routinely got most of the votes from the other party. Even for Supreme Court nominees.

Up until the Democratic Party became the "pro-choice" party, many Catholics were Democrat.

That said, I'm not surprised many Democrats hate the Catholic faithful and the Catholic Church.

 

[Michie]

Used to be that a presidential pick requiring Senate confirmation routinely got most of the votes from the other party. Even for Supreme Court nominees.

I’m just disgusted by politicians anymore.

 

[Michie]

From Christian Post:

Dems block Trump's pick for Holy See ambassador ahead of Pope Leo XIV's installation

A Republican U S senator is accusing his Democratic colleagues of working to block the expedited confirmation of President Donald Trump s nominee to serve as U S Ambassador to the Holy See ahead of

www.christianpost.com

 

[chevyontheriver]

I’m just disgusted by politicians anymore.

Deep State Congress and Deep Church USCCB bureaucracy in cahoots?

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Democrats have nothing left politically other than to vote against everyone and everything the republicans propose.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Democrats have nothing left politically other than to vote against everyone and everything the republicans propose.

Pretty accurate. They did dump Mr. Hogg in a strange bit of turning against the most woke parts of their party. Waiting to see if that backfires on them as the woksters rebel against the less woke.

 

[JSRG]

Used to be that a presidential pick requiring Senate confirmation routinely got most of the votes from the other party. Even for Supreme Court nominees.

It feels weird to look back and see that that Scalia was confirmed 98-0 and Ginsburg 96-3.

 

[SavedByGrace3]

Sad that Democrats have no actual platform. Unless you call Orange Man bad a platform.

 

[Michie]

Sad that Democrats have no actual platform. Unless you call Orange Man bad a platform.

People that resort to that sort of juvenile name calling and snark no matter which side they are on are just showing their true colors. I have no interest in people like that. It’s like watching a performing poodle trying to please the pack.

 

[RileyG]

People that resort to that sort of juvenile name calling and snark no matter which side they are on are just showing their true colors. I have no interest in people like that. It’s like watching a performing poodle trying to please the pack.

Agreed, my sister in Christ!

 

[RileyG]

I’m just disgusted by politicians anymore.

Amen!