i believe they can start nominating process before official date also
If thatās the case I feel much better about it. I just googled scotus terms and saw it was October-October.
Iām on team āBiden does not get a candidate nominated and confirmedā, but itās probably just an emotional hedge.
He promised to nominate a woman of color. Odds on favorite is Ketanji Brown.
also, didnāt she just get confirmed to DC circuit in the last year? so presumably all those senators that votes yes, arenāt going to turn on their heel. or biden is going to call them a stupid son of a bitch or somethingā¦
Literally the only way this happens is if a D senator in an R-governed state dies in a way thatās public enough to prevent him from being Weekend at Bernieāsāed through the confirmation vote.
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I hope Manchin is okay with that.
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I donāt know man Iām not putting it past Cinema to to the DMX suck it motion on the floor of the senate as she votes no.
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He voted yes to confirm her to the Circuit Court, so Iām going with yes, yes heās ok with that. I mean this is a nothingburger anyway, the court is conservatively locked for a generation.
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She is 51 by the way, so a little long in the tooth for the Republican side, but I guess better then alternatives.
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Well letās hope a literal crazy person doesnāt behave inconsistently.
FWIW, the importance is that Chuck Schumer is the majority leader so it comes up for a vote. If he nominates Jackson this isnāt going to be a 50-50 vote with Harris breaking the tie. Iād bet we peel off Murkowski and Collins as well so they can brush up on their ābipartisanā bona fides on a vote that is meaningless anyway. If, however, a D senator croaks, then yeah, its never coming up for a vote.
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I donāt know. Sometimes the winning move is not to play the game.
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This might become one of the greatest fuckups in US history.
Agreed. As long as Biden doesnāt nominate someone seen as from the Bernie wing of the party, and as long as thereās a vote, some republicans probably are on board.
This doesnāt change the partisan make up of the court in any way. While Iām sure Mitch would love to have a 7-2 instead of 6-3 court, heās got what he needs. Most of the republicans donāt give a fuck about gun laws or Roe V Wade anyways, theyāre just wedge issues. What they want the court for is a backstop to strike down any progressive legislation that might get through. Heās got that for the foreseeable future.
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oh i see, itās a remake of this movie but they cast two women senators instead.
Thanks for changing the title. Sadly reading thread titles is the main way I get news.
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Apparently California Supreme Court Justice Leonore Kruger is another favorite. Sheās only 45, so I guess I hope itās her. They really should just appoint like a 25 year old.