Justice Kennedy, the so-called "swing justice" because of his ability to vote on either side of the political chasm, is retiring as of July. This means we will likely have a conservative Supreme Court for decades.
I predict that the Democrats will do everything possible to block Trump's nominee. I predict that the Republicans will "go nuclear" and get rid of the filibuster so they can confirm Trump's nominee before the midterms.
I don't think this is a good thing for the country right now.
It was kind of obvious since he completely rolled over on the last two key decisions, going against his previous statements from the bench. The Republicans already went nuclear on the last justice, so I don't expect anything different.
..... I predict that the Democrats will do everything possible to block Trump's nominee. I predict that the Republicans will "go nuclear" and get rid of the filibuster so they can confirm Trump's nominee before the midterms.
I don't think this is a good thing for the country right now.
If I'm not mistaken the rules for Nominations already require only a majority in the Senate and I believe that was done under Former Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid.
In any event it's hard to imagine that we will fail to replace Justice Kennedy.
Reed did no such thing as it relates to Supreme Court nominations.
If the Democrats had not maliciously blocked Bush's nominees for no reason, the Republicans would not have retaliated by trying to block Obama's nominees.
If the Democrats had not used the nuclear option to force Obama's nominees, the Republicans would not have used the nuclear option to force Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
I suspect that the Democrats have learned no lessons.
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georgeob1
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Thu 28 Jun, 2018 09:23 am
@maporsche,
maporsche wrote:
Reed did no such thing as it relates to Supreme Court nominations.
I suspect that you know that and that you know your guy McConnell is the one responsible for that travesty.
I was mistaken when I wrote it. The change occurred under Majority Leader McConnel.. In any event no further changes will be needed for majority vote confirmations of USC nominees.
In any event no further changes will be needed for majority vote confirmations of USC nominees.
...indeed; to much dismay for half the country.
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maxdancona
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Thu 28 Jun, 2018 10:09 am
Partisanship aside, I think the 60 vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees is good for the country no matter which party is in power. The Supreme Court is an important institution. The minority party should have a say.
Does anyone feel that making Supreme Court judges a purely political process where the majority party wins is good for the country in general?
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