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donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2018, 11:42 PM Jun 2018

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If one of the Justices had retired before 2016 election....

Would Mitch Two-Chins have held off on that confirmation, too? Too bad Kennedy didn't retire 2.years ago.

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If one of the Justices had retired before 2016 election.... (Original Post) donkeypoofed Jun 2018 OP

Yes MustLoveBeagles Jun 2018 #1

Um Scalia died on Feb 13 2016, before an election, and MCConnel did applegrove Jun 2018 #2

MustLoveBeagles

(11,589 posts)

1. Yes

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Wed Jun 27, 2018, 11:44 PM

Jun 2018

applegrove

(118,617 posts)

2. Um Scalia died on Feb 13 2016, before an election, and MCConnel did

Reply to donkeypoofed (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 11:46 PM

Jun 2018

not allow Obama's Garland nominee to be voted on.

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