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Post by Angie on Jun 27, 2018 15:04:05 GMT -5
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Post by mikey on Jun 27, 2018 15:10:34 GMT -5
Yeah, rough last couple of days for the anti - Trumpers.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 27, 2018 20:30:39 GMT -5
I wouldn't go nuts just yet (it's too late for a good chunk of my FB friends).
It's worth remembering that SC Justices aren't beholden to a Party or a President once they're on the bench. Look at Souter. Or even Kennedy, for that matter. Really, I don't think Kagan or Roberts have been exactly what their appointers had imagined (okay, Alito and Sotomayor have been).
Whomever Trump appoints has got to get through the Senate, still. And I think the appointment process is unlikely to beat out the midterms, so this is a yuge chunk or red meat the Dems can use in Senate races (though they'll probably screw it up).
And the favorites include a couple of Kennedy's clerks, so his replacement might be a lot like him, or at least share his penchant for being in that swing seat.
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Post by prozyan on Jun 27, 2018 20:58:34 GMT -5
And I think the appointment process is unlikely to beat out the midterms We'll have a new justice seated before the Court reconvenes in October. Nominees only require a simple majority for approval and I don't see any Republicans voting against one with midterms coming up. Besides, the GOP dares not risk losing seats in the midterm so they'll be well motivated to rush the appointment through. |
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Post by michaelw on Jun 28, 2018 17:27:36 GMT -5
Trump interviewing potential candidates:
Great, I mean that's very interesting, but what do you think about whether a president can self-pardon?
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Post by GilroyC on Jun 28, 2018 18:49:27 GMT -5
Besides, the GOP dares not risk losing seats in the midterm so they'll be well motivated to rush the appointment through. There's already dueling commentary on this, since the last appointment was delayed until after an election, purposefully. |
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Post by Optimus on Jun 29, 2018 18:56:59 GMT -5
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Post by Angie on Jun 29, 2018 21:01:52 GMT -5
Color me not-at-all surprised. |
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Post by GilroyC on Jun 29, 2018 21:44:55 GMT -5
Then you missed Schumer's rebuttal. |
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Post by Christine on Jun 29, 2018 22:25:46 GMT -5
*insult/injury rant with expletives*
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Post by Optimus on Jun 29, 2018 22:34:37 GMT -5
Then you missed Schumer's rebuttal. Why would I have needed to see Schumer's rebuttal to know that the commentary was one-sided "on McConnell's part?" But you're right that he's pushed back against McConnell's hypocritical bullshit. I'd love it if more people would, but I honestly don't think it'd make a difference. Congressional Dems simply have little-to-no leverage. And, unfortunately, unless Schumer can swing at least 50 votes to his side, there's absolutely nothing he can do about it if McConnell wants to push it through. |
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Post by prozyan on Jun 30, 2018 0:37:40 GMT -5
Congressional Dems simply have little-to-no leverage. And, unfortunately, unless Schumer can swing at least 50 votes to his side, there's absolutely nothing he can do about it if McConnell wants to push it through. That is pretty much it right there. All Dems can do is basically shout "That's not fair!" To which the GOP response would be "Neener neener neener". |
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