MarathonMike
Diamond Member
That is a question that MUST be answered directly by Biden before the election. Packing the Supreme Court is the Democrat's keystone to their plan to ramrod through every Extreme "progressive" policy on their dream list.
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Just like Trump did.....Fill a vacancyRight now, it is all hypothetical.
Regardless, Biden cannot pack the courts
Only Congress can add additional seats.
The President can only fill vacancies
Moron, he nominates the justices....you dope...
What rule says Democrats can’t create additional Court seats?What rule says Trump can't fill a SC vacancy?Uh huh, your greatest fear is "whiny liberals" using republican tactics.Waah waah waah typical whiny liberalWell then since being a ruthless partisan bastard that changes the rules to suit them is the real "McConnell rule" you will have no right to complain when two extra justices get added.It almost certainly depends on how McConnell acts in the next few weeks with the election going on and the judiciary committee republicans getting covid. If he jams through this nomination after Trump loses the election and with the senate maybe changing hands Biden has every right to correct matters,
You don't have to worry about it. She will be confirmed before the election. You can't stop it.
Did he say that? Please quote him. Furthermore, when did McConnel acquire the authority to unilaterally adopt such rules?Have you been asleep? In 2016 McConnell said the senate should let the people decide supreme court justices in a presidents final year.What rule did McConnell change?
Linsey Graham even said to save the tape of his saying that, and they can hold him to his word.
Then by 2020, every republican reversed the McConnell rule of 2016.
So Lindsey Graham has unilateral authority to determine the rules of the Senate?
Congress created a 10th circuit in 1863 during the Civil War, and it briefly had a 10th Supreme Court Justice.What rule says Democrats can’t create additional Court seats?What rule says Trump can't fill a SC vacancy?
BRI I thought you'd be in Mich trying to kidnap the GovDims are the scum of the Earth. Kamala Harris just proved that. Every word that came out of her mouth was a lie.We are dealing with the scum of the earth ,, liar's cowards ,traitors ,republicansHave you been asleep? In 2016 McConnell said the senate should let the people decide supreme court justices in a presidents final year.What rule did McConnell change?
Linsey Graham even said to save the tape of his saying that, and they can hold him to his word.
Then by 2020, every republican reversed the McConnell rule of 2016.
I would expect, if biden does win, that, yes, they would try to add more seats to the courts. Left wing radio has been talking about it the last two days, and have been pretty much encouraging it.
No he doesn’t. Only one other president has even considered packing the SCOTUS. Legally replacing a dead justice doesn’t justify this.It almost certainly depends on how McConnell acts in the next few weeks with the election going on and the judiciary committee republicans getting covid. If he jams through this nomination after Trump loses the election and with the senate maybe changing hands Biden has every right to correct matters,
Did you support blocking the Obama appointment for a year?No he doesn’t. Only one other president has even considered packing the SCOTUS. Legally replacing a dead justice doesn’t justify this.It almost certainly depends on how McConnell acts in the next few weeks with the election going on and the judiciary committee republicans getting covid. If he jams through this nomination after Trump loses the election and with the senate maybe changing hands Biden has every right to correct matters,
Its discouraging that we are fighting over a branch of government that is supposed to be wholly unbiased. The courts should never respect political ideology. Justice should be blind and impartial. Yet, here we are, week after week, fretting and arguing about having democrat or republican judges appointed to scotus.
Personally, I'd be in favor of a law that says if you are a judge, you are not allowed to disclose your political leanings, especially if you think you might have aspirations being on the Supreme Court.
Also, to avoid this whole stacking the deck thing, curious what you all would think about writing a new law setting limits on how many scotus justices there can be. The cotus doesn't say anything about how many there should be. I think 9 is good. We should make a law that says there will always be 9 justices. No more, no less.
Also, that law should state that if there is a vacancy, the president is obligated to nominate, and the senate shall be obligated to hold hearings, without delay.
Would clear up a lot of this bickering I would think, no?
Did you support blocking the Obama appointment for a year?No he doesn’t. Only one other president has even considered packing the SCOTUS. Legally replacing a dead justice doesn’t justify this.It almost certainly depends on how McConnell acts in the next few weeks with the election going on and the judiciary committee republicans getting covid. If he jams through this nomination after Trump loses the election and with the senate maybe changing hands Biden has every right to correct matters,
Well, the right wing, generally does too. Kavanaugh obviously is an exception here.Its discouraging that we are fighting over a branch of government that is supposed to be wholly unbiased. The courts should never respect political ideology. Justice should be blind and impartial. Yet, here we are, week after week, fretting and arguing about having democrat or republican judges appointed to scotus.
Personally, I'd be in favor of a law that says if you are a judge, you are not allowed to disclose your political leanings, especially if you think you might have aspirations being on the Supreme Court.
Also, to avoid this whole stacking the deck thing, curious what you all would think about writing a new law setting limits on how many scotus justices there can be. The cotus doesn't say anything about how many there should be. I think 9 is good. We should make a law that says there will always be 9 justices. No more, no less.
Also, that law should state that if there is a vacancy, the president is obligated to nominate, and the senate shall be obligated to hold hearings, without delay.
Would clear up a lot of this bickering I would think, no?
Really? They reveal who they are with the way they vote.....left wing activists in Robes vote lock step with the democrat party goals....
A sitting president put forward ONE nominee that the opposing senate found objectionable enough that it didn't even hold hearings. Obama was free to put forward more nominees that would be acceptable compromises, he chose not to. Obama never believed in compromise. He was always an “elections have consequences” and “get to the back of the bus” kind of president.A sitting President tried to fill a vacant seat a year before the election.The old Democrat double standard. They tried to replace a conservative justice with a liberal, but now that the shoe is on the other foot and Republicans are replacing a liberal justice with a conservative Dems are squealing like stuck pigs.
Now, Republicans are trying to fill a seat DURING an election
Why? because they could
See how tolerant Dems are if they win next month
Winner, Winner Chicken DinnerA sitting president put forward ONE nominee that the opposing senate found objectionable enough that it didn't even hold hearings. Obama was free to put forward more nominees that would be acceptable compromises, he chose not to. Obama never believed in compromise. He was always an “elections have consequences” and “get to the back of the bus” kind of president.A sitting President tried to fill a vacant seat a year before the election.The old Democrat double standard. They tried to replace a conservative justice with a liberal, but now that the shoe is on the other foot and Republicans are replacing a liberal justice with a conservative Dems are squealing like stuck pigs.
Now, Republicans are trying to fill a seat DURING an election
Why? because they could
See how tolerant Dems are if they win next month
All Obama had to was nominate a candidate acceptable to the republicans. He chose not to do that. It’s called compromise, something Obama didn’t know how to do.Did you support blocking the Obama appointment for a year?No he doesn’t. Only one other president has even considered packing the SCOTUS. Legally replacing a dead justice doesn’t justify this.It almost certainly depends on how McConnell acts in the next few weeks with the election going on and the judiciary committee republicans getting covid. If he jams through this nomination after Trump loses the election and with the senate maybe changing hands Biden has every right to correct matters,
All Obama had to was nominate a candidate acceptable to the republicans. He chose not to do that. It’s called compromise, something Obama didn’t know how to do.
There you have it, folks.
Straight from the jackasses mouth. He won't tell you he's going to pack the court. They're already starting to plan it.
Well then since being a ruthless partisan bastard that changes the rules to suit them is the real "McConnell rule" you will have no right to complain when two extra justices get added.It almost certainly depends on how McConnell acts in the next few weeks with the election going on and the judiciary committee republicans getting covid. If he jams through this nomination after Trump loses the election and with the senate maybe changing hands Biden has every right to correct matters,
You don't have to worry about it. She will be confirmed before the election. You can't stop it.