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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 8, 2020 6:36:41 GMT -5
We're going to fill it': Republicans ready for any Supreme Court vacancy
GOP senators denied Obama a seat on the high court. They'll deliver for Trump.
Senate Republicans are quietly beginning to contemplate the possibility of an election-year confirmation battle for the Supreme Court.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s hospitalization this week and the looming end of the Supreme Court’s term raise the prospect of yet another prized vacancy for President Donald Trump. And if there is a surprise opening or retirement in the months before the presidential election, GOP senators plan to act on it, despite denying President Barack Obama a Supreme Court seat in an election year.
Republicans say they wish Ginsburg a swift recovery and have no inside knowledge of a retirement but are prepared to move if a vacancy presents itself.
“We’re going to fill it” if there is one, said Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 GOP leader. “With Justice Scalia ... people might not have thought he was the one, because he wasn’t the oldest at the time. You just never know.”
So in what’s already been the most consequential year for politics in a generation, with a presidential impeachment and a rampaging pandemic, Capitol Hill could get significantly crazier.
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jelloshots4all
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Post by jelloshots4all on May 8, 2020 6:49:02 GMT -5
Ruth Ginsberg is a fighter and my bet is she will hang tight until we get trump out of office before retiring. She is not gonna let that jackwagon fill her spot
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 8, 2020 6:58:14 GMT -5
Ruth Ginsberg is a fighter and my bet is she will hang tight until we get trump out of office before retiring. She is not gonna let that jackwagon fill her spot Lord, I hope you are correct.
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Post by mmhmm on May 8, 2020 11:32:57 GMT -5
RBG is my spirit animal. I so admire that woman and I agree she won't go down without a fight. It's just not in her nature to do so. Long live RBG!
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Post by thyme4change on May 8, 2020 13:00:48 GMT -5
Our country is broken.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 8, 2020 14:16:11 GMT -5
Whatever happened to we will let the voters decide in November? Silly me, I expect consistency and/or ethical behavior from Moscow Mitch
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Post by irishpad on May 8, 2020 14:27:51 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 8, 2020 15:58:12 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue. Considering that at least one of them to this day maintains to have voted for trump because Hillary would have put Obama and Clinton on the supreme Court I have a sneaky suspicion that they are in the cheering section for mitch
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Post by dondub on May 8, 2020 16:31:08 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue. Considering that at least one of them to this day maintains to have voted for trump because Hillary would have put Obama and Clinton on the supreme Court I have a sneaky suspicion that they are in the cheering section for mitch Yet that individual was intellectually incapable of elucidating the ‘why’ of it all.
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Post by kadee79 on May 8, 2020 16:36:40 GMT -5
Kav should be impeached for the patrician rant he had the other day. No way can he be fair with his attitude & beliefs. Hoping to see that happen soon!
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Post by kadee79 on May 8, 2020 16:38:04 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue. You can't embarrass MM. Remember that he calls himself the Grim Reaper....and he is out to get his way any way he can...to destroy our democracy cause he is addicted to power & $$$$$$$$$$$$$, greed.
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 8, 2020 16:57:20 GMT -5
Whatever happened to we will let the voters decide in November? Silly me, I expect consistency and/or ethical behavior from Moscow Mitch It’s cute you think he can be embarrassed. If the last 3+ years didn’t do, not sure what would
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Post by jelloshots4all on May 8, 2020 18:18:50 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue. You can't embarrass MM. Remember that he calls himself the Grim Reaper....and he is out to get his way any way he can...to destroy our democracy cause he is addicted to power & $$$$$$$$$$$$$, greed. Moscow Mitch won't be fair. He is trying to push through a lower level judge that is unqualified. The Senate wasted all of yesterday on this judge as opposed to dealing with the pandemic (at least what Corey Booker said today about their session yesterday)
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Post by billisonboard on May 8, 2020 18:49:39 GMT -5
Picture this one: Trump loses the White House/the GOP. the majority in the Senate and then there is a vacancy before the new Congress is seated in January.
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Post by Miss Tequila on May 8, 2020 19:18:28 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue. Considering that at least one of them to this day maintains to have voted for trump because Hillary would have put Obama and Clinton on the supreme Court I have a sneaky suspicion that they are in the cheering section for mitch I voted for trump because of nominations to Supreme Court and other courts (one of the reasons). I never thought Clinton would put Obama or Clinton on the bench. But I wanted to make sure that liberals didn’t take over the courts. Just like the liberals don’t want conservatives to take over the courts.
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Post by thyme4change on May 8, 2020 19:39:43 GMT -5
I would hope that Sen. McConnell would at least be slightly embarrassed if he was inconsistent in his approach to filling/not filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But I have a feeling that would be asking way too much. Wonder what some of our more conservative members of this board think about this issue. Fuck no. He is proud as shit. When it said it last year, his face was full of joy, glee and giddiness. It is the only time I saw him look happy. His goal is to break the country, and disrespecting the process is the best way to do that.
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Post by thyme4change on May 8, 2020 19:44:52 GMT -5
Considering that at least one of them to this day maintains to have voted for trump because Hillary would have put Obama and Clinton on the supreme Court I have a sneaky suspicion that they are in the cheering section for mitch I voted for trump because of nominations to Supreme Court and other courts (one of the reasons). I never thought Clinton would put Obama or Clinton on the bench. But I wanted to make sure that liberals didn’t take over the courts. Just like the liberals don’t want conservatives to take over the courts. Well, they did. The supreme court is one thing, but Mitch McConnell left literally hundreds of judge positions open for years, and they are filled now. The chances things even get to the SCOTUS is reduced by quite a bit. Even if they don't find a way to replace the remaining liberal SCOTUS judges with 28 year old Heritage foundation picks, the courts are now conservative on every level.
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 8, 2020 19:55:28 GMT -5
Considering that at least one of them to this day maintains to have voted for trump because Hillary would have put Obama and Clinton on the supreme Court I have a sneaky suspicion that they are in the cheering section for mitch I voted for trump because of nominations to Supreme Court and other courts (one of the reasons). I never thought Clinton would put Obama or Clinton on the bench. But I wanted to make sure that liberals didn’t take over the courts. Just like the liberals don’t want conservatives to take over the courts. So you are ok with his hypocrisy to get what you want?
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Post by djAdvocate on May 8, 2020 20:10:01 GMT -5
Considering that at least one of them to this day maintains to have voted for trump because Hillary would have put Obama and Clinton on the supreme Court I have a sneaky suspicion that they are in the cheering section for mitch I voted for trump because of nominations to Supreme Court and other courts (one of the reasons). I never thought Clinton would put Obama or Clinton on the bench. But I wanted to make sure that liberals didn’t take over the courts. Just like the liberals don’t want conservatives to take over the courts. I don't want either side to "take over" the courts. I want a fair judicial process that allows both sides to have their seats. my problem is that since the Garland thing happened, I think that process is broken.
you ok with that?
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Post by ednkris on May 8, 2020 20:18:01 GMT -5
I voted for trump because of nominations to Supreme Court and other courts (one of the reasons). I never thought Clinton would put Obama or Clinton on the bench. But I wanted to make sure that liberals didn’t take over the courts. Just like the liberals don’t want conservatives to take over the courts. Well, they did. The supreme court is one thing, but Mitch McConnell left literally hundreds of judge positions open for years, and they are filled now. The chances things even get to the SCOTUS is reduced by quite a bit. Even if they don't find a way to replace the remaining liberal SCOTUS judges with 28 year old Heritage foundation picks, the courts are now conservative on every level. And thank god for that
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Post by djAdvocate on May 8, 2020 20:23:17 GMT -5
Well, they did. The supreme court is one thing, but Mitch McConnell left literally hundreds of judge positions open for years, and they are filled now. The chances things even get to the SCOTUS is reduced by quite a bit. Even if they don't find a way to replace the remaining liberal SCOTUS judges with 28 year old Heritage foundation picks, the courts are now conservative on every level. And thank god for that God had nothing to do with it.
but if you are a conservative, congratulations. there is now literally no defense for liberals.
America is a failed state.
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Post by kadee79 on May 8, 2020 21:15:51 GMT -5
God had nothing to do with it.
but if you are a conservative, congratulations. there is now literally no defense for liberals.
America is a failed state.
Until the liberals take enough control & start impeaching the worst of the bunch...& Kav should be at the top of that list!
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Post by grumpyhermit on May 8, 2020 21:24:28 GMT -5
I hadn't seen this article, but I was literally talking about this with a coworker today. How if anything happens to RBG that MM would not even hesitate to rush to confirm.
The modern Republican party is a morally corrupt cesspool full of deeply hypocritical pieces of human garbage.
ANYONE that continues to engage with them as if they are anything but completely untrustworthy is a fucking idiot.
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Post by NastyWoman on May 8, 2020 22:15:06 GMT -5
I hadn't seen this article, but I was literally talking about this with a coworker today. How if anything happens to RBG that MM would not even hesitate to rush to confirm. The modern Republican party is a morally corrupt cesspool full of deeply hypocritical pieces of human garbage. ANYONE that continues to engage with them as if they are anything but completely untrustworthy is a fucking idiot. And that is a kind assessment by you considering the alternative
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Post by NastyWoman on May 8, 2020 22:21:34 GMT -5
Whatever happened to we will let the voters decide in November? Silly me, I expect consistency and/or ethical behavior from Moscow Mitch It’s cute you think he can be embarrassed. If the last 3+ years didn’t do, not sure what would I never thought to much about him before he swore to hold up a SC nomination for a whole year - mind you that it was his refusal to allow the candidate to be voted on, not the fact that he disagreed with the candidate. Since that time I have known that he know no shame, and by definition is incapable of being embarrassed, but more than that since that time I have considered him to be one of the greatest threats to US democracy. But that is just me...
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Post by thyme4change on May 8, 2020 23:02:28 GMT -5
God had nothing to do with it.
but if you are a conservative, congratulations. there is now literally no defense for liberals.
America is a failed state.
Until the liberals take enough control & start impeaching the worst of the bunch...& Kav should be at the top of that list! That won't work either - unless they actually find something on them. I don't think the Dems can fix this by shitting on the constitution. The Republicans have already done that, and they got what they wanted, but the long term damage will come back at them, one way or another.
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Post by Miss Tequila on May 9, 2020 11:02:58 GMT -5
I voted for trump because of nominations to Supreme Court and other courts (one of the reasons). I never thought Clinton would put Obama or Clinton on the bench. But I wanted to make sure that liberals didn’t take over the courts. Just like the liberals don’t want conservatives to take over the courts. So you are ok with his hypocrisy to get what you want? Do you seriously believe the dems wouldn’t have done the same thing? That’s the world of politics. Of course I’m glad they did it because I do not believe the liberal vision for my country is the right one. I also acknowledge the hypocrisy because I would not be happy if the liberals did it. I can at least acknowledge my hypocrisy.
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Post by oped on May 9, 2020 11:05:07 GMT -5
Yeah. There have been times when the situation was reversed and Democrats did not go around law and tradition to steal a seat... so.
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 9, 2020 11:07:29 GMT -5
So the end justifies the means. Good to know you do not care how things are done. Way to help our descent to the bottom
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 11:09:34 GMT -5
My main reason for voting for Trump still seems to be working.
Still not concerned with his tweeting.
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