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The Dems will not pack the Court unless the Court starts striking down all liberal initiatives.
'Permanently consolidate power' as in a minority party nominating a SCOTUS justice that could be on the court for a generation? I agree, that could be the end of the Republic as we know it.But a move to permanently consolidate power will likely be the end of the Republic as we know it.
He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
'Permanently consolidate power' as in a minority party nominating a SCOTUS justice that could be on the court for a generation? I agree, that could be the end of the Republic as we know it.But a move to permanently consolidate power will likely be the end of the Republic as we know it.
He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
This nomination changes the rules that the GOP invoked in 2016. It changes everything.I am happy to see Trump appoint Barrett....it is within his constitutional perview. We are changing nothing.
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Camel-a Harris wants a litmus test for judges on certain cases (social justice type cases). How stupid is that ?
Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.
This nomination changes the rules that the GOP invoked in 2016. It changes everything.I am happy to see Trump appoint Barrett....it is within his constitutional perview. We are changing nothing.
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Camel-a Harris wants a litmus test for judges on certain cases (social justice type cases). How stupid is that ?
The 'litmus test' Harris will ask about is not for a specific case (such questions won't get any answer) but about stare decisis. In other words, is precedent (e.g., Roe v Wade) dead?
Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.
Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.
www.nbcnews.com
Yep, the Dems started the latest spiral but Reid kept the filibuster for the supreme court. Mitch then eliminated the SCOTUS filibuster, blocked Obama's nominee and is now speeding Trump's nominee. Do these downward spirals ever stop? I don't see how, the Dems will be under pressure to do something if they win. If they win big they'll make big changes. Until the GOP (or whatever they morph into) next takes power.Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.
McConnell went 'nuclear' to confirm Gorsuch. But Democrats changed Senate filibuster rules first.
Senate rules have changed in recent years, allowing presidential picks to be confirmed with a simple majority.
In 2013, Senate Democrats — then in the majority — triggered the nuclear option for the first time.
Frustrated with what they considered the relentless Republican obstruction of Obama's appointments, Democrats led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, changed the rules so that lower court and Cabinet nominees could be confirmed with a simple majority, rather than the typical 60-vote threshold.
Yep, the Dems started the latest spiral but Reid kept the filibuster for the supreme court. Mitch then eliminated the SCOTUS filibuster, blocked Obama's nominee and is now speeding Trump's nominee. Do these downward spirals ever stop? I don't see how, the Dems will be under pressure to do something if they win. If they win big they'll make big changes. Until the GOP (or whatever they morph into) next takes power.Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.Obama had the Senate before Mitch did away with the filibuster. Another change enacted by the GOP to consolidate power.He did, and his pick for a justice was blocked by the GOP Senate. Many of his lower court appointments were also blocked by the GOP.Obama had the ball for a long time.
He had the senate for 6 years.
McConnell went 'nuclear' to confirm Gorsuch. But Democrats changed Senate filibuster rules first.
Senate rules have changed in recent years, allowing presidential picks to be confirmed with a simple majority.
In 2013, Senate Democrats — then in the majority — triggered the nuclear option for the first time.
Frustrated with what they considered the relentless Republican obstruction of Obama's appointments, Democrats led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, changed the rules so that lower court and Cabinet nominees could be confirmed with a simple majority, rather than the typical 60-vote threshold.
Right, it's better to have an insurance company in charge of our health care because they are more concerned with people's well being than with anything else.It's become more about winning than the country.
Which means it's become more about power than people's well being.
And we want to put these assholes in charge of our health care ?
Right, it's better to have an insurance company in charge of our health care because they are more concerned with people's well being than with anything else.It's become more about winning than the country.
Which means it's become more about power than people's well being.
And we want to put these assholes in charge of our health care ?
Democrats would destroy Supreme Court with scheme to pack justices
Joe Biden has not buried this move if he wins.thehill.com
Turley is no friend of conservatives, but he is someone we can all trust. He does not fashion responses to satisfy political ends.
To that end, his conclusion on this matter is worth noting:
For the court-packing scheme proposed by vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and others to work, there must be some form of litmus test. Democrats have pledged to add six new justices to guarantee a court that will vote to uphold or overturn cases as expected. Absent such guarantees, court-packing is a futile exercise; the whole point is to force outcomes like voting to uphold Roe. This court-packing rationalization has reached truly Orwellian levels, with former White House counsel John Dean insisting that, by manufacturing a new ideological court majority, Democrats would “depoliticize” it.
Litmus-testing and court-packing would “honor" Ginsburg by destroying the court she loved. It would obliterate an institution that has preserved this country’s stability and continuity. The court has performed this vital role based on its legitimacy and authority with Americans — a legitimacy that will evaporate if Democrats impose litmus tests or pack the court.
And that is the case, because you can bet that if the court is packed by the democrats, the GOP will one day pack the court for the EXPRESS purposes of overturning those court cases.
Bye bye....justice.
