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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJUST IN: Supreme Court allows President Trump's travel ban on six Muslim-majority nations to go full
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JUST IN: Supreme Court allows President Trump's travel ban on six Muslim-majority nations to go full (Original Post)
HAB911
Dec 2017
OP
The Repukes refused to share their shared power of advice and consent on the nomination.
rzemanfl
Dec 2017
#13
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)1. Cannot wait until Dems can pack that joke of a court. n/t
enough
(13,255 posts)4. When's that going to be? NT
Baconator
(1,459 posts)8. In 40ish years...
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)9. I said "pack" not wait for them to die or retire. n/t
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)10. FDR tried that....didn't go well.
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)11. FDR didn't have an appointment stolen from him by the Republicans and Hoover
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wasn't installed by the Russians.
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)12. I get you being mad...I'm pissed....a nomination is just that.
President Obama couldn't "appoint"...that's not how it works.
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)13. The Repukes refused to share their shared power of advice and consent on the nomination.
Since they refused to play their part, Obama was deprived of an appointment to the court and we got Gorsuch from Drumpf.
janterry
(4,429 posts)2. So much losing
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)3. 5-4?
Patriots vs no good sycophants?
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)5. 7-2
I believe this overturns the stay, does not validate the ban. Two different things.
More info here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42231806
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)6. These countries should ban American businesses, expats and tourists
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)7. Whenever I read crap like this ...
... I think, "Who would want to come here nowadays anyway?"