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If Mitch (via Trump) tries to fill RGB's seat, in direct opposition to everything he claimed about filling Scalia's, it will guarantee expansion of the court. Better yet, courts. Plural.
idziak4ever1234
(1,257 posts)How would that work?
Poiuyt
(18,131 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)It's varied in size a number of times in US history, though it's been 9 for around 100 years IIRC.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)He claimed he was denying Obama because there was no chance he'd be the next President. His 2nd term was up.
I hate to say that, but that was what he claimed.
It wasn't just the 'election year' thing.
JHB
(37,163 posts)And don't give him any "well, technically..."s. What he did was a load of horsedump, and should be treated as such.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Then what's our argument for insisting that he now needs to adhere ... to the aforementioned horseshit?
The only way we can reasonably argue that he needs to adhere to what he did before is to assert that it's actually 'valid'.
JHB
(37,163 posts)The "argument" is: If he pulls that trigger, he does it knowing it will unlock a bigger one, which will be pulled.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I'm sure the threat of some sharply worded letters will have MM up into the wee hours tossing and turning.
Volaris
(10,275 posts)instead of the outright rascist hateful powerhungry treasonous snake that he is, there would be no argument from us, that a SC vacancy needs filled on Donald's watch.
He CREATED this problem by ignoring the norms of his post and wiping his ass with the constitution. There isnt too much we can do to stop him, but when he loses his precious majority leadership, his entire party can be punished for a goddamn generation ad far as I care. He needs to know if he does this, the following will happen:
1 expand the SC to 13 judges, and the federal bench to 100.
2 increase the number of House seats to 500 even.
3 END THE FILIBUSTER FOR EVERYTHING.
4 pass legislation into law that will so utterly devastate the conservative idea that the government is useless for people that it will keep their party in the wilderness for 50 years. I'm talking not just the Green New Deal, but healthcare for all, free tuition for all state universities, etc.
Fuck them IM DONE
lastlib
(23,352 posts)We can just claim that he previously set the standard, and we're following it.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)He cites the fact that the presidency and senate were controlled by opposite parties then and the same party now. He absolutely will bring a nominee to a vote if he has the votes.
He is scum.
JHB
(37,163 posts)Make. It. Clear.
Make. The. Rest. Of. Them. Fear.
MFM008
(19,827 posts)and he will be made aware there will be consequences if he does.
Now he can think that's OK now, but the GOP dog days are coming to an end.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)POTUS.
Not the same situation as now.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)Hes given a statement that said he will bring the nominee to a vote. Hes justifying it using the reasoning I posted.
Republicans have short memories and are unfamiliar with the concept of hypocrisy.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Meowmee
(5,164 posts)It needs to be restructured as do other areas of the gov. More justices, no life appontments, appointed at 60 with a ten year term
lastlib
(23,352 posts)(I don't know its origin) for a National Court of Appeals, one step below the Supreme Court. Take some of the load off SCOTUS, allow them to focus on the most important cases. I wonder if it's time to resurrect that idea.