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 When she held up that blank tablet my wife said the politicians should have realized right then that they were in way over there heads and just shut up. | |||
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Because after being on the court for a very long time they develop a godlike complex where they think the seat belongs to them, and that they are so important the court couldn't function without them. My bet is Breyer will do everything in his power to try and hang on until 2024 when maybe a Dem president will be in place to replace him. Lucky for all of us, health is a real wildcard when you're 82+. I'm quite sure Scalia didn't expect to kick off when he did. Can you imagine the liberal meltdown if Trump got a fourth SCOTUS pick? Oh my god that would be epic. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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Or if Clarence Thomas resigned in a 2nd Trump as well? (he's in his 70s now) Would make 5/9 Trump appointees on the SCOTUS. This is where my signature goes. | |||
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All I can say to the broken-hearted Donks is: "Kiss-it, nerds!!"  __________________________ "We're after men - and I wish to God I was with them. The next time you make a mistake, I'm going to ride off and let you die." - Deke Thornton, - The Wild Bunch | |||
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It just dawned on me that Trump gave a big FU to turncoat John Roberts by snubbing him for the swearing-in tonight and picking Clarence Thomas instead for the honor. | |||
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The public oath is just a formality, and it may be traditional that it be done by the longest-serving Justice. The real oath will be Tuesday, and administered by Chief Justice Roberts. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| As Extraordinary as Everyone Else  |
I was unfortunately unable to watch the proceedings last night but turned in here first this this am. All I can say is how proud I am of Donald Trump for nominating one of the true legal heavyweights in this country and the fact that she didn’t come from Harvard or Yale and has school aged children could bring a sorely needed new perspective to the court. If anyone was on the fence about voting for DJT this should cement his vote in favor of re-electing what is turning out to be perhaps one of the greatest presidents in our lifetimes. ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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Let's bring on all the 2a Cases, finally! _________________________ | |||
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 _________________________ 2nd Amendment Defender The Second Amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting. | |||
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Not until next year, at best. The Supreme Court will have its hands full with the presidential election. Just like in 2000 (Bush vs. Gore), this one will likely be decided by SCOTUS, even if Trump "wins" Tuesday night. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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Trump seems to know how to select conservatives Supreme Court nominees. Why did previous Republican Presidents find this task so difficult to not screw up? God Bless and Protect the Once and Future President, Donald John Trump. | |||
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^^^ They weren't really conservative? SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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THEY were told who they had to select, DJT thinks for himself. _________________________ | |||
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John Roberts was a big fail. That was George W. Bush in 2005. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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A huge and continuing disappointment! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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AS I understand it they were following a practice of deferring to the States Senators to provide a list (Blue Slip) of allowable Circuit Judges that set the pool from which to select Justices. Plus there was the filibuster, no one had the guts to go nuclear. Then the practice of Borking a justice candidate was begun by Teddy Kennedy to give notice not to select from outside the approved middle road (liberal justice pool). But I will defer to others with deeper insights. HK Ag | |||
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Look at this BS from MSDNC, someone had this posted on FB  Elana Kagan NEVER SERVED AS A JUDGE, btw. And they have to find the most unflattering photo they can of this woman? GTFOH Lots of salty libs today, I savor their tears!  | |||
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Also, Harry Reid changed the rules to a simple majority vote to get obamacare through. Before that the pres had to select someone a 2/3 majority could pass. Now just 51 votes are necessary so the nominee can be more purely conservative or Leftist. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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I don't think you have that right. Legislation still requires a 2/3rds vote. Harry Reid did change the rules for federal court judges to a simple majority though. This is what Senate democrats are threatening to change though if they gain power. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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There are some Senate actions (overturning vetos, voting articles of impeachment, etc.) that need a 2/3 majority (67 votes) but passing legislation still just needs a simple majority to pass, once it's put to a vote, as has always been true. Senate rules have come to require 60 votes to end debate (or stop a filibuster) and proceed to a vote. Dems are coy about their intent to get rid of the filibuster altogether, because they fear that if they show their hand before they know for sure they'll have control of the Senate, then they will have given McConnell the moral high ground to do 'hit them back first.' As you note, Reid's "nuclear option" only got rid of the filibuster on court nominees (other than Supremes) and had no effect on passing legislation. What Reid did do to get Obamacare through (slight thread drift - sorry) was to waive rules to rush it through once Scott Brown (R-MA) won the special election after Ted Kennedy passed. It is hard to imagine now, but until Brown got in, that particular Senate was so soaked in blue that the Dems had 60 seats! Brown gave the Republicans 41 seats, and thus a filibuster option, so Reid was bound and determined to get Obamacare through before the Republicans would have a seat at the table. | |||
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