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******Official SCOTUS Thread****** (5 Viewers)
- Thread starter squistion
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GOP: "We're not even going to consider a vote on a Supreme Court nominee in an election year."
Dems: "You can't do that! You just made up that rule!"
GOP: "Too bad."
Dems: "We're going to do the same thing to you that you did to us."
GOP: "You can't do that. You already said it was wrong."
Dems: "Aw shucks, you're right."
I believe in taking the high road, but, let's face it, the low road has led to victory more often lately.
ArbyMelt
Footballguy
Obama nominated Kagan summer of 2010, and she joined the Supreme Court in August, so there is some precedent for mid-terms.
Kyle GriffinVerified account @kylegriffin1 7m7 minutes ago
**** Durbin:
"With so much at stake for the people of our country, the U.S. Senate must be consistent and consider the President’s nominee once the new Congress is seated in January."
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Yes, because McConnell obviously blocked Garland due to a deeply-held philosophical position regarding the intersection of judicial review and democratic participation, and not all out of political opportunism. I'm sure he'll be moved by your calls for consistency.
Kyle GriffinVerified account @kylegriffin1 7m7 minutes ago
**** Durbin:
"With so much at stake for the people of our country, the U.S. Senate must be consistent and consider the President’s nominee once the new Congress is seated in January."
(Of course, one could make a similar point about Durbin here).
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Nope. The Republicans got rid of the ability to filibuster SCOTUS appointments during the Gorsuch confirmation. Democrats had abolished the practice for all other judicial nominees previously.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
It's cyclical. We seem to forget that not so long ago the Democrats controlled Congress for 40 years. Arguments of gerrymandering aren't new, just different teams. As is everything else. The sophistication of the targeting of the message or policy to get the end result may have changed - would be rather backwards if it hadn't in all this time - but the nature of the political system is the same.
"Fighting dirty" is the nature of American politics. People need to embrace it instead of hate it.
squistion
Footballguy
Well, yes and there was precedent for SCOTUS nominations during a Presidential election year (see Kennedy and other past election year nominations). However, the GOP refused to follow that precedent and if they are being at all consistent, then with control of the House and maybe the Senate on the line, they should wait until January when the new Congress is seated.
Calvitron Johnson
Footballguy
This will keep you guys busy for the next couple months.
timschochet
Footballguy
HellToupee
Footballguy
Shula-holic
Footballguy
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
I hope everyone who is angry and worried right now channels their anger and worry into energy to fight for justice and progress instead of finger-pointing. We all know who the opponent is, and it’s not centrists or progressives or establishment Dems or Bernie Bros or any of that nonsense.
avoiding injuries
Footballguy
Everyone needs to settle down and take a deep breath.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Guy that posts on a political message board settles down and takes a deep breath. You won't believe what happened after.
some old guy retires and people in here are talking about moving to other countries. You guys need some Louise Mensch tweets or something to cheer you up.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
That is going to be hard for most of this bunch....They tend to get a bit hysterical.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Nah, we’re good. Thanks for the suggestion though.avoiding injuries said:
Shula-holic
Footballguy
I didn't call all social conservatives racist, so I think I was pretty clear from the get go.JuniorNB said:
HellToupee
Footballguy
I applaud this response squistion. We may have differing political views but we can still be civilsquistion said:
Henry Ford
Footballguy
No.The Football Freak said:
H Jass
Footballguy
I thought this was fairly well known and predicted would likely happen? I remember reading last winter that it was practically a done deal he was retiring after this session. I guess I’m just surprised at all the fainting couch posts....not just here, mind you. Maybe I dreamt it or something.
I’M CLAIRVOYANT.
I’M CLAIRVOYANT.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
HellToupee
Footballguy
Don’t worry Gachi . Things will continue in the right direction for you . No need for the sky is fallingGachi said:
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
H Jass
Footballguy
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
This seems like the perfect spot for a Ginger / Southpark / no soul / kind of joke. But I have been known to drop what I thought was a hysterical reference into a conversation that was so 180 degrees away from anything having to do with the reference that a puppy was probably killed somewhere in New Jersey because of my comment.
honky kong
Footballguy
Minus the prosperous middle class.Officer Pete Malloy said:
The Football Freak
Footballguy
Heh. Hence my use of “probably not,” Henry. Already covered it myself. You and FGIALC seem very concerned with my hopes. This is all very new. I’m still looking up any way I can help. Do you have any ideas?
Henry Ford
Footballguy
When your own law clerk gets appointed next to you on the Court, it’s probably around time to go.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Correct.TobiasFunke said:
The enemy is still the Red Sox, right? It's still the Red Sox.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
squistion
Footballguy
As it should. The Trump Administration has already rolled back transgender rights made under Obama, plus seeing the baker win his case before SCOTUS in the cake discrimination case as a big victory. There is no reason there will not be further setbacks for LGBT people with Kennedy being replaced. In addition, all racial minorities will probably suffer from future court decisionsGachi said:
The Football Freak
Footballguy
roadkill1292
Footballguy
Ivan has been (gently) kidding me for my naive belief that abortion rights are rock solid so maybe we should ask the conservatives in here what legislation they hope this court will overturn. Abortion, gay marriage, voting rights?
C'mon, looks like you can have anything you want now, what would you like?
C'mon, looks like you can have anything you want now, what would you like?
Sweet J
Footballguy
I get the impression that his post was satire about how everyone is starting to get a little crazy. And that news like that would make people's head explode (rather than actually wanting an RGB injury).
Sweet J
Footballguy
Your face is the Red Sox.
Edit: This insult makes no sense at all. I'm just all worked up. Thanks, Obama.
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