To punish Attorney General Merrick Garland, Sen. J.D. Vance is imposing Senate holds on DOJ nominees. As stevebenen writes, whether the Ohio Republican appreciates this or not, governing-by-myth tends not to work.
reportedSen. JD Vance announced Tuesday that he will be putting a procedural hold on Department of Justice nominees in response to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling national defense information.
The Ohio Republican, just six months into his career in public office, has said he’ll make exceptions for U.S. Marshal Service nominees, which he’ll graciously allow his colleagues to consider. How generous of him. “I’ve announced today that I will be holding all Department of Justice nominees that Merrick Garland will use, if confirmed, not to enforce the law impartially, which is his duty, but clearly to harass his political opponents,” Vance said in a video posted to Twitter. “I think that we have to grind this department to a halt until Merrick Garland promises to do his job and stop going after his political opponents.
The rookie senator added that he feels justified imposing these holds because, as Vance sees it, the attorney general “wants to use [federal law enforcement] officials to harass Joe Biden’s political opponents.” It’s worth noting that in the Senate, over the course of many years, it’s not unusual for members to impose holds in pursuit of specific goals. If a senator is frustrated that the Department of the Commerce, for example, hasn’t provided him or her with a sought-after report, a member might temporarily delay departmental nominees until the document is sent to Capitol Hill.Vance, on the other hand, appears to be engaged in a partisan tantrum with no real purpose.
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