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dawg

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8. Should they be allowed to steal a seat on the court without consequence?

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 08:41 AM

Jul 2020

Were they to regain the Senate in 2022, should they be allowed to block any nominees from the Democratic President for the final two years of his term?

We need a Constitutional amendement to fix this process. A narrow Senate majority should not be able to obstruct an opposing party President from making appointments to the court.

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Freeing slaves, permitting women to vote, allowing same-sex marriage---all were things that [View all] Atticus Jul 2020 OP

Perhaps you can direct us to the part of the Constitution that speaks of the voiding of mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #1

See citations here: lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #9

Impeachment is not the same thing as "voiding" an appointment. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #11

A bit of poetic license; most DUers aren't constitututional scholars. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #12

No problem. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #15

That's the key. Appointments and impeachments are both brute-force political processes. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #17

---sigh---nowhere did I ever suggest that I wanted to replace SCOTUS justices "because I did not Atticus Jul 2020 #25

My head hurts. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #26

I have no doubt. nt Atticus Jul 2020 #27

None of that follows. It is nonsense. tritsofme Jul 2020 #32

Thank you for such a clear example of the "dismissive criticisms" mentioned in my OP. Atticus Jul 2020 #35

Nonsense like this should be dismissed, not humored. tritsofme Jul 2020 #36

These things were accomplished legislatively and judicially after years of pressure from organized WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #2

I don't know about voided, but there is this.. safeinOhio Jul 2020 #3

YUP! It's in there in black and white. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #10

They can be "voided" by a majority vote in the House and 2/3 in the Senate. NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #4

Easiest solution ... dawg Jul 2020 #5

So, it's okay for Republicans to add two more when they regain control at some future point? brooklynite Jul 2020 #7

Should they be allowed to steal a seat on the court without consequence? dawg Jul 2020 #8

If, god forbid, Trump wins another term, you and everyone else here Calista241 Jul 2020 #14

We also need a secure majority in congress. The legislation must originate from the House ehrnst Jul 2020 #24

Okay - explain a method that accomplished those things that can be applied to Judicial Appointments brooklynite Jul 2020 #6

Only a political basis is needed. That's how impeachment works. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #13

Forget it, brooklynite. It's Chinatown. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #16

Ah, I like the cut of your jib, Atticus. PatrickforO Jul 2020 #18

So why hasn't it been done? It was first brought up in 1971. ehrnst Jul 2020 #21

We've argued about this before. PatrickforO Jul 2020 #33

So basically you're admitting that it's not that easy. ehrnst Jul 2020 #34

A lot of moving parts. The court has been packed by McConnell and his criminal henchmen. PatrickforO Jul 2020 #37

"To the left" of what in healthcare? The ACA? ehrnst Jul 2020 #38

Gorsuch and beer bong are probably done deals. plimsoll Jul 2020 #19

If McTurtle would have scheduled a vote on Garland, they could have voted him down. MichMan Jul 2020 #28

Yes, but we be rid of beer bong. plimsoll Jul 2020 #29

How? MichMan Jul 2020 #30

Merrick Garland would have been in that seat. plimsoll Jul 2020 #31

OK, so if we remove Gorsuch and Kavanaugh prior to January, who chooses their replacement? ehrnst Jul 2020 #20

Deep combing of Congressional testimony is a start bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #22

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #23