You know what it’s like. Someone throws out “subtle” twitter generalizations but everyone involved knows EXACTLY who was the intended target of the criticism. It’s known on the ‘net as a subtweet.
Well, Sen. Jon Cornyn (R-Texas) had a message to Sen. Ted Cruz:
FYI: Cloture ends debate only. It does not confirm a nominee. Otherwise a subsequent vote on whether to confirm a nominee is meaningless.
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) April 25, 2015
“FYI: Cloture ends debate only,” Cornyn wrote. “It does not confirm a nominee. Otherwise a subsequent vote on whether to confirm a nominee is meaningless.”
Cruz, who needed to get to a fundraiser in Texas on Thursday, was the only senator not present for the final vote on the confirmation of Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch – about whom Cruz has been particularly outspoken in his criticism.
Cruz contends that it was the cloture vote that was important.
“If the Senate could get 60 votes for cloture, they could get 51 for final confirmation,” Cruz spokeswoman Amanda Carpenter tweeted Thursday. “Cloture is the only vote that mattered.”
Carpenter also wrote “If [Republican] leadership could hold up vote for leverage on legislation they could have stopped it to, you know, support the Constitution,” she wrote. “They didn’t.”
Here are her particularly fiery tweets in response to Cornyn:
Since I’ve been offline I see there has been cont’d debate on Lynch. 20 R’s who voted yes for cloture paved way for her confirmation. Simple — Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
It’s for them to explain why they would vote to shut off debate and allow her to be confirmed. Cruz said to stop her at every step
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
Cruz said the Republicans should stop her in committee. They didn’t. — Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
Cruz said GOP leadership should not bring her to the floor. They did.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
Cruz said R’s should not vote to cut off debate and go to a final vote. 20 R’s did. Leadership wanted her to be confirmed. It’s that simple — Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
After 20 Republicans joined with Democrats to give green light to the final vote, which needed only 51 votes, it was over folks.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
If leadership could hold up vote for leverage on legislation they could have stopped it to, you know, support the Constitution. They didn’t — Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) April 25, 2015
Perhaps Cornyn gave in a little bit with a tweet later Saturday:
True, debate continues indefinitely “@StocktonFirst: @billpostmus But you can’t have a confirmation vote if cloture isn’t invoked. .”
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) April 25, 2015
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Amanda Carpenter did an excellent job replying to Senator Cornyn!! Thought the comment “…..you know, support the constitution..” was stellar!!
Cornyn has not done anything but for himself and NOT for Texas in a long while. He has done just enough to hold his office and is a RINO in all sense of definition. Him running un opposed we had only the choice of leaving that choice blank to try and send a message. His ears are closed to Texas citizens and he no longer represents us.
Cornyn lied to me in an e mail when he wrote he would protect the constitutional rights of every citizen knowing full well that Lynch was a bad choice and should never be confirmed . He has lost credibility here in Texas.