What will happen if, against all hope, Kavanaugh is NOT confirmed?

[Takket]

1. A second nominee will be rushed through before the election.

2. A second nominee will be rushed through by the lame duck Senate AFTER the election.

3. Drumpf may or may not nominate someone until after the new Senate is seated, but either way there will be no hearings/confirmations until January.

[Xipe Totec]

1. 4. Trump blows a brain aneurism. nt

[MANative]

2. Don't get my hopes up!! Nt

[global1]

3. In My Opinion These Confirmation Hearings Need To Be Stopped Immediately....

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This president shouldn't have anything to do with this SCOTUS pick. He's an un-indicted co-conspirator and is being labeled as being unfit to even be a president.

SCOTUS should be frozen at 8 judges and we should have to wait until the 2020 election and let the new president do the nominating.

The Repugs 'culture of corruption' has caused this mess right from the beginning and it is time for them to step up and deal with Trump and the mess they created.

[ecstatic]

6. bingo! Time to play hardball! And I'm sick

and tired of hearing about "what's possible" what's allowed, etc. Repugs do NOT play by the rules that some naive DUers keep clinging to. It's not normal to ram a SCOTUS nominee in with minimal vetting. It's time to fight!

[EffieBlack]

11. How do you suggest the Dems "play hardball" and how will that stop Kavanaugh's confirmation?

Please be specific.

[cbdo2007]

14. They call in Trump to question...

About why he is nominating someone when he publicly berates the Justice Department and ask him why he picked Kavanaugh and get it all under oath. It is brilliant and would be unprecedented.

[onenote]

15. Under what authority do they (the Senate Democrats) call in Trump?

You don't seem to understand the concept of being in the minority in Congress.

[john657]

18. And just what power do the Dems have to call in Trump

to ask him questions?
Did you forget that they are in the minority and have no subpoena power?

[Stinky The Clown]

13. Okay, so what, specifically, do you suggest?

You made a strong statement. So make a strong proffer of tactics.

[bdamomma]

4. This all on

McConnell he needs his a$$ out. How much blood money has he gotten out this Russian interference.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. I don't know how they could find another candidate before the elections.

[fescuerescue]

9. find?

They have 5 lined up behind him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. I doubt they have anyone else like Kavanaugh - that is,

a judge who is on the record saying that presidents don't have to answer subpoenas, can't be indicted or even investigated. Kavanaugh is an outlier, even for a conservative, and they'll have a tough time finding someone as extreme as he is.

[onenote]

16. the fact they don't have someone on record doesn't mean the person they nominate won't

have the same views.

In fact, if Kavanaugh is such an outlier, then why the concern -- it takes five votes. So unless you think the four current republicans on the court are the only other "outliers" there is no reason to think anyone Trump finds will fit the same mold.

[at140]

7. If Kavanaugh fails Ted Cruz will be nominated

because Teddy is gonna lose to Beto.

[fescuerescue]

8. Then Trump get's to pick another one

That will probably be even worse.

(remember the rule of Republicans. The new one is ALWAYS worse than the last one)

[Golden Raisin]

12. You know Trump would love to nominate Fox wackadoodle Jeanine Pirro.

I mean, she's a judge and everything! I will be amazed if Kavanaugh isn't confirmed.

[john657]

17. This is all a moot point,

Kavanaugh is well on his way to being confirmed, unless something really scandalous comes out in the next few days, and I'm not holding my breath for that to happen.