{"id":2202528,"date":"2024-03-20T11:21:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deeply-concerning-democratic-senator-opposes-biden-judicial-nominee-over-anti-police-ties\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:25:41","slug":"deeply-concerning-democratic-senator-opposes-biden-judicial-nominee-over-anti-police-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deeply-concerning-democratic-senator-opposes-biden-judicial-nominee-over-anti-police-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Senator Voices Opposition to Biden&#8217;s Judicial Pick Due to Concerns Over Anti-Police Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeeply-concerning-democratic-senator-opposes-biden-judicial-nominee-over-anti-police-ties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>A Presidential Nomination on \u2062Shaky Ground<\/h2>\n<p>The political waters are \u200cchurning as President \u200bJoe Biden&#8217;s nomination of \u2064Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals hits a snag. What seemed\u200b like a\u2062 steadfast journey \u200bis now clouded by \u200ccontroversy and opposition.<\/p>\n<h3>A Senator&#8217;s Defiance<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a\u200b Democrat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-republicans-to-vote-early-promotes-ballot-harvesting-during-iowa-town-hall\/\" title=\"Trump urges GOP to vote early, endorses ballot harvesting at Iowa town hall.\">significant\u200b influence<\/a>, announced her refusal to support Mangi. She\u200c pointed to his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-slavery-kaepernick-still-cashing-checks-from-nike-which-is-accused-of-using-slave-labor-in-china\/\" title=\"\"NFL = Slavery\" -- Kaepernick Still Cashing Checks from Nike, Which Is Accused of Using Slave Labor in China\">controversial connections<\/a><\/strong> with the Alliance\u200d of \u200bFamilies for Justice\u2014an\u2063 organization with a \u2062history of\u2062 contentious statements\u2062 about law \u200benforcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot support \u2064Mangi&#8221;\u2014Cortez Masto emphasizes, \u200dciting\u2064 his concerning links \u2063to what some perceive as an anti-police institution.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reportedly, Mangi serves on the advisory board of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-electioneering-dirty-facebook-suspends-gop-ad-campaign-days-before-january-georgia-runoff-election\/\" title=\"More Electioneering: Dirty Facebook Suspends GOP Ad Campaign Days Before January Georgia Runoff Election\">left-leaning group<\/a>, which has sparked outrage by advocating for the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ted-cruz-grills-biden-doj-nominee-for-allegedly-organizing-event-that-celebrated-cop-killers\/\" title=\"WATCH: Ted Cruz Grills Biden DOJ Nominee For Allegedly Organizing Event That Celebrated Cop Killers\">convicted cop killers<\/a>, branding them as &#8220;freedom fighters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Ripple Effect of Opposition<\/h3>\n<p>Cortez \u2064Masto&#8217;s opposition sends\u200c ripples through the political landscape, dealing a significant blow to what the White House has championed as a &#8220;<strong>historic<\/strong>&#8221; nomination\u2014Mangi would be the first Muslim appointed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a>, an accolade the administration\u2063 takes \u2064pride in.<\/p>\n<p>The resistance \u2063from a Democratic Senator\u2014coupled with expected Republican pushback\u2014presents an initial roadblock. Without unanimous Democratic support, Mangi&#8217;s prospects dim considerably, causing \u2063a\u200b scramble for \u2062the\u2064 remaining\u2064 votes.<\/p>\n<h3>Swaying \u2064the \u200cSwing Votes<\/h3>\n<p>The support for Mangi from within\u2063 the Democratic caucus hangs by a thread. Senators Jon Tester and Tammy Baldwin, who are eyeing \u2064their forthcoming reelection bids with\u2064 caution, and Senators Bob \u2062Casey and Sherrod Brown are facing pressure to oppose the nominee\u2014an opposition that could \u200cpotentially \u2063safeguard their positions as legislators in \u200cpivotal states.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Casey, in particular, finds himself at\u200c a crossroads, considering Mangi&#8217;s jurisdiction over Pennsylvania should he be\u200b confirmed.<\/p>\n<h3>The Voices of Law Enforcement<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly 300,000 police officers have vocalized their concerns through various organizations.<\/li>\n<li>The National Sheriffs\u2019 Association has labeled Mangi&#8217;s associations\u200b as &#8220;<strong>seriously \u2064disturbing<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The Rockland County Patrolmen\u2019s \u200dBenevolent \u2064Association decries his \u200black of reverence for law enforcement and\u200b law\u200b itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These amplified\u200c alarms over Mangi&#8217;s \u200bbackground and his previous tie to organizations\u200c like the \u200cLegal Aid Society of New York, which\u2062 has openly called to\u2063 defund the \u2064police, are \u2064fueling the fire of\u200d opposition.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden&#8217;s Counsel Holds Ground<\/h3>\n<p>Despite mounting criticism, the White House stands\u2062 its ground. \u200cSpokesman \u200bAndrew Bates decries what he perceives as a &#8220;<strong>malicious and debunked smear campaign<\/strong>,&#8221; entreating other Democrats to \u2062back Mangi and rebuking the allegation of Islamophobia against Republican\u200b critics.<\/p>\n<p>While the storm of controversy rages on, Mangi himself remains silent on the matter. Repeated calls for \u200dcomment have gone unanswered, leaving the narrative in the hands of policymakers, the media,\u2063 and \u200bthe public.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200b Battle \u200dWages On<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that Mangi&#8217;s path to confirmation won&#8217;t be smooth \u200dsailing. With every revelation,\u200d the waters get\u200c choppier, \u2064and \u2064the\u2064 horizon\u2062 seems ever more \u200cdistant. It&#8217;s a\u200c testament to \u200dthe tumultuous dynamic between principle, politics,\u2063 and public service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden\u2019s bid to appoint Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit falters as Senator Cortez Masto opposes the &#8220;historic&#8221; nominee due to his anti-police group affiliations, rendering her unable to endorse him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2202529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GBPU8Z8XcAANyoK-e1709747234356.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GBPU8Z8XcAANyoK-e1709747234356.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}