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Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« on: November 14, 2016, 10:04:59 pm »
Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
By J. Stephen Clark, contributor - 11/14/16 04:33 PM EST



Donald Trump will get to fill a Supreme Court vacancy that should not exist. It persists only because of outlandish ideological obstruction by Senate Republicans. That obstruction will now taint the eventual appointee, whom the legal community should shun after confirmation.

The vacancy could easily have been filled this year. It arose from Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, which happened in February. The Senate had plenty of time to confirm a successor before the Court's next annual term began in October.

Of course, politics, not time, prevented the confirmation of a successor. Senate Republicans saw a chance to obstruct it in hopes that a Republican would win the presidential election. It made no difference that President Barack Obama had extended an olive branch by defying his base to nominate a centrist Democrat, whom Republicans had previously praised.

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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 10:06:59 pm »
I home McConnell is planning on using the nuclear option.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2016, 10:20:17 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on November 14, 2016, 10:06:59 pm
I home McConnell is planning on using the nuclear option.

I don't know who they think they are going to shun, or how they plan on doing it. We couldn't 'shun' the shipping barge of liberalism that was Obamacare and gay marriage. So how exactly do they plan on non compliance with any USSC decision after a Trump appt.?
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2016, 10:26:51 pm »
The more the left makes such outlandish claims, I'm beginning to actually like Trump.  However, I remain cautious that Trump is actually going to do what he claims.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2016, 10:48:35 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on November 14, 2016, 10:06:59 pm
I home McConnell is planning on using the nuclear option.


If he does, it's over. The filibuster is over.


For better and for worse (ie. when the GOP is out of power).
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2016, 11:39:24 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on November 14, 2016, 10:06:59 pm
I home McConnell is planning on using the nuclear option.

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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2016, 11:41:56 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on November 14, 2016, 10:26:51 pm
The more the left makes such outlandish claims, I'm beginning to actually like Trump.  However, I remain cautious that Trump is actually going to do what he claims.

I agree.

SO far Trump is doing well ... in my book. But I await him actually taking office and see what comes.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2016, 11:43:44 pm »
What a load of tripe.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2016, 11:44:01 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on November 14, 2016, 10:48:35 pm

If he does, it's over. The filibuster is over.


For better and for worse (ie. when the GOP is out of power).

It's already over. Was when Dirty Harry Reid threw the first nuk. And promised to finish the job if Hillary won and they gained the Senate.

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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2016, 12:15:58 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on November 14, 2016, 10:06:59 pm
I home McConnell is planning on using the nuclear option.

It would be nice...but his history says he won't.

McConnell is one of the things wrong with DC right now.  I really wish Matt Bevin had sent him into retirement.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2016, 12:20:28 am »
Quote from: txradioguy on November 15, 2016, 12:15:58 am
It would be nice...but his history says he won't.

McConnell is one of the things wrong with DC right now.  I really wish Matt Bevin had sent him into retirement.

Yup, he is indeed.
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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2016, 12:29:57 am »
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Yup, he is indeed.

I really hate being as pessimistic about anything changing in D.C. after this election...but I've learned the hard way after 8 years of Obama and we the people giving the GOP the House and the Senate in solid numbers to effect real change and all they did was make smokey back room deals with the Liberals.

I'm totally turning into a pessimist and it sucks.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2016, 01:42:52 am »
Quote from: txradioguy on November 15, 2016, 12:29:57 am
I really hate being as pessimistic about anything changing in D.C. after this election...but I've learned the hard way after 8 years of Obama and we the people giving the GOP the House and the Senate in solid numbers to effect real change and all they did was make smokey back room deals with the Liberals.

I'm totally turning into a pessimist and it sucks.

I've made peace with it. Today pessimism is being a realist with the GOP. They earned our pessimism. They deserve it and if they want to be looked at in better terms than groveling surrender monkeys, they need to act in ways that makes us think better of them. I refuse to feel bad for seeing the world as it is.
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Re: Trump’s Supreme Court justice should be shunned
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2016, 01:48:52 am »
Quote from: txradioguy on November 15, 2016, 12:29:57 am
I really hate being as pessimistic about anything changing in D.C. after this election...but I've learned the hard way after 8 years of Obama and we the people giving the GOP the House and the Senate in solid numbers to effect real change and all they did was make smokey back room deals with the Liberals.

I'm totally turning into a pessimist and it sucks.
That's not being a pessimist, that's being a realist.  I'm one of those too.   :shrug:
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