“the decision on a lifetime appointment … should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd.” Collins and several other Republicans facing tough reelection fights could be signing their political death warrants by casting such a vote. Utah’s Mitt Romney has demonstrated his willingness to stand up to Trump. And retiring senators such as Tennessee’s Lamar Alexander and Kansas’s Pat Roberts, who care about the institution, might balk.
Here’s one factoid they ought to consider: Since 1975, according to Congressional Research Service data, the average time it has taken to vote on a justice,ADMuscling through a nominee in such a short time would be a disaster. The vacancy is going to be a galvanizing issue in the election, as it should be, but a rammed-through nominee would unleash understandable Democratic fury. It would make a mockery of the Senate, and the constitutional role of “advice and consent.
A vote during the post-election lame-duck session, if Trump loses or the Senate changes hands, would be similarly inflaming. If a nominee goes through, Biden is elected and Democrats take the Senate, it would be impossible to resist the inevitable Democratic calls to expand the size of the court by two or more justices.
Under ordinary circumstances I would consider such court-packing unwise. Under the circumstances of two stolen seats, I would be hard-pressed to argue against it, and against the court-expanding arms race that would unleash.
Donald Trump wants to replace Judge Bader-Ginsberg quickly because he fears the election results may end up in the Supreme Court, and he thinks he can 'buy' a judge. Trump is so transparent, and crooked.
I suspect that Trump never wanted Ted Cruz to be nominated to replace RBG... I suspect that he selected him because it is the worse one he could have selected... he did that as a mean action towards RGB before her death. I hope she never learned that.
More DNC support from political propaganda outlet WaPo!
More fake news
For what country? Not for my country, the USA.
Yeah well so was electing trump and his goons but so far we’re still standing. I’m hoping this nation is better then self-implosion.
It depends upon who gets rammed.
...doesn’t it depends who it is? So ANY placement is a bad one? Seriously?
If it were the Democrats in charge, you would fully support fast tracking a nominee.🙄🙄🙄
The press having a knee jerk reaction to everything Trump and McConnell say while so many people are dying is really pissing me off. Coronavirus COVID19 DitchMitch VoteBidenHarris2020
You don’t say
Sure it would
Not! The writing was on the wall, this was a passing with much thought into the future.
Like Trump or McConnell care!
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McConnell Pursues Scorched-Earth Tactics on Ground That is Already ScorchedThe players in the Washington drama now underway — whether Justice Ginsburg gets her wish, or President Trump and Majority Leader McConnell get theirs — surely are aware that the drama will echo far beyond Washington So disrespectful! I would think letting the appointment of a new justice hang until after the election would help Trump's chances. Then again Mitch is probably more interested in stuffing the court than 4 more years of Trump. Ok I was already sleepless about possible warfare on Nov 4th but this is the straw 😕I don’t know that our democracy can survive this 😔
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Biden says U.S. should vote before Ginsburg is replaced but Trump set to name candidateThe Democratic presidential contender said Ginsburg's replacement should take place after the November election. A remarkable woman; such calibre (Netflix) RIP. 'Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.' Ruth Bader Ginsburg. COVID-19 sound advice to all. Read Read & eventually 'new normal' We already voted. New SCOTUS to be installed before last week of October
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'Notorious RBG:' Ginsburg transcended the court to become a pop culture iconJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg rose from a feminist advocate to the Supreme Court bench, but it was her transcension to cultural icon that reverberated on Friday as thousands expressed an outpouring of grief. I hate the word icon. It has lost all meaning. Do better. R.I.P. RBG How about the Joe Rogan live unedited debate now? Trump vs Biden winner gets to pick nominee. Guaranteed Dems wouldn’t take that bet. 😂
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Biden says Ginsburg's replacement should be chosen by election victorDemocratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that 'there is no doubt' that the next U.S. Supreme Court justice should be chosen by the winner of the election. His an idiot this guy is more animated than a wet blanket only with his nose in some hair... shittyChoices McConnell said it too, when the president was a Dem. Get McConnell into prison *now*
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Joe Biden Said There's 'No Doubt' The Next President Should Nominate Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Replacement“In the coming days, we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden said soon after news broke of the Supreme Court justice's death. not what he said in 2016 No all justice's should be appointed by an independent body JoeMyGod damn at least let her body turn cold first... notice how democrats are not mourning here and jumping STRAIGHT to politics lol
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Cable News Preps for a ‘Monumental Fight’ Over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ReplacementThe death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will set off a massive political battle over her replacement, and just a few hours later on Friday night, the cable networks were already getting in place t… The sad part is that cable news should be reporting and not preping for a fight no matter what the topic. I hope the steps of the court are filled with flowers! She was a flower to our nation!💔💐🌺🌹🥀🌸🌷🏵
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