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June 27, 2018 11:50 AM UTC
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No hearing until 2019. After all it's an election year. McConnell's rules everyone
Damn straight
Trump's been campaigning since February of 2017. We're in a Presidential election cycle, by the President's own decree. Only right to wait for the American people to weigh in.
McConnell has promised swift action on confirmation. The smart money is on Thomas Hardiman of 3rd Circuit who is a favorite of Marianne Trump Barry.
Given Twitlers penchant for breaking norms, maybe a Justice Gardner is in the realm of possibility? 2020 is likely to be a tough year and absent a VP opportunity this may be Chuck and Dave’s opportunity to leave an imprint on the big bench for decades. Besides, Dubya has already cleared the road-less-traveled with Harriet what’s-her-name.
Oh, this’ll go through before the election. They don’t have the requisite shame to do anything else. Just like the tax cut, the senators who are “concerned” by Trump will forget all about that to get something they desperately want.
Hey, the circuits need realignment anyway. If the Dems get back into power, they should add a few justices.
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Ah, there it is:
Huh — I thought they'd already have the vote scheduled for Aug. 1st
Yeah, that's the stuff – pure, freebased, sociopathic hypocrisy.
Ah well. Modern substantive due process was nice while it lasted.
That kind of rank hypocrisy is enough to make me puke.
Don’t be daft, CPols. Cory doesn’t give a flying fuck about anything.
The key question is does SFL Bennet have the guts to do *ANYTHING* to fight this.
I’m quite sure he doesn’t. He’s a fucking coward.
Zappy, just how do you suggest the Democrats fight this right now?
Lock down 49 and fight like hell. All pressure will be on female R’s Collins and Murkowski.
I'll bet you miss Evan Bayh and Bob Kerrey now, Zappy.
Bob Kerry I kinda liked. Bayh an idiot.
Perhaps, but he was an idiot who would have made Chuck Schumer one step closer to being majority leader.
You want to see a lot of young & female voters? Point out that with the new justice (they'll be confirmed by then) Roe v. Wade is about to go down and their only chance for legal abortions is the state legislatures, Governors, & Senators.
There's a bad side to this, yes. But a giant good side too. Instead of a squish who gave us 1/10th of a loaf, we now get nothing from the court – and that change in focus will likely be gigantic.
It will be interesting to see what the Evangelicals will do once they have achieved their dream of a world without abortions or miscarriages. They ought to have a lot of time on their hands after that goals been achieved. And to think that Republicans were concerned about activist judges who bend the facts to fit their ideology. How quaint.
This just in to the No-Shit-Sherlock desk:
Democrats Regret Not Fighting Harder For Obama’s Supreme Court Pick
#Civility #Resist
#Idiots
Kennedy could have been the fifth vote on most the cases as much as Gorsuch. It really leaves them in a 5-4 situation with the lone exception that whoever replaces Kennedy won't be reticent about abandoning abortion precedents. Hang in there RBG.
Donald, Jr. has come out in favor of Jeanine Pirro as Kennedy's replacement.
Zappy is right on this one.
Since the Democrats don't have the majority, the only way to prevent the new Trump justice will be convincing Murkowski and Collins. Thin reed, I know. The other thin reed is if McCain's health keeps him away from the Capitol.
Restoring Democracy.
It will come down to a legislative slog over the next three cycles: Potential Senate & House majorities this year will depend on anti-Trump sentiment in general, the immigration issue in hispanic states, and the tariff fallout in the Farm states and the Midwest. Then 2020 & 2022 things should start avalanching our way…
Swing states with a lot of upsides for us: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arizona & Florida. Maybe Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan. Texas in 2020 or 2022.
Zappy is – for once – correct. We should work on winning Collins and Murkowski over. Collins is more winnable. Murkowski got her ANWR drilling approved and is probably a loyal foot soldier for her party.
But keep in mind we have real risk that Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkampe and Joe Manchin will vote to confirm. So even if Collins and Murkowski voted "nay," we will probably lose as many if not more red state Dems.