Cecilie1200
Diamond Member
You’re old and won’t be around much longer so please remind me, or better yet inform me. Didn’t the Democrats do this to Robert Bork? I was Born in 1980 so it’s not top of mind. Thank you, walking corpse.“I only care about power, specifically me having said power. Fuck the system”The point of changing/adding to the number of seats (and number of court houses, branches, etc) was to enlarge the court in order to handle the workload.He sure did and the Senate left the seat vacant for a yearNope. The President nominates. That’s where his power ends, Stupid.Tell the rest of the storyIt's not a new rule. In hte entire history of out country there have been only ten nominations when control of the Senate and White House were split during an election year and eight of those ten failed to be confirmed. The first nomination not to be confirmed under these circumstances happened in 1828.If you and yours want to increase the number of justices IF you have the power, do it. But remember the worm always turns and someday, probably soon, the Republicans will control the White House and Senate again and two can play your game. Ending the judicial filibuster already bit you on the ass with Barret. Are you really sure that you want to double down on a losing hand?
Republicans knew that their new rule of an opposition party does not confirm SCOTUS judges would someday bite them in the ass.......But they lived in the present and did it anyway.
Same thing with adding judges to the court. Dems will live in the present and expand the court. They are willing to bank that it may be decades before Republicans win the White House and all of Congress
Was the President ultimately allowed to fill the seat or not?
He nominated.
That same Constitution says Congress can decide the size of the court
It wasn’t meant to add judges so a president could pack the court.
Look, if you don’t give a fuck about our system of government and the reasons things are done the way they are done and the reasons why things are set up the way they are, just say so. Just say “I only care about power, specifically me having said power. Fuck the system”.
myself and others are warning you about packing the court not because it’s democrats doing it, but because we don’t want anyone doing it. It’s a horrible idea and it will be disastrous. I would absolutely oppose republican doing it.
It's a pity Republicans did that 4 years ago with Obama.
Remind me...that vacancy Bork didn’t fill...who filled it? Which president?
Remind me . . . what the fuck point do you imagine you're making that has anything to do with the topic?