Political Discussions for "Adults"

Lisnaholic · 05-05-2022, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

No Obama could not have done that.

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

I'm not a constitutional scholar, but I don't think there is a rule that says the Senate cannot stall a judicial appointment, even by way of never holding a hearing. In any event, a President cannot simply put someone on the Supreme Court without Senate approval, otherwise you have a dictatorship.

OK, I guess I'll retract the suggestion that Obama could have worked around McConnell's thwarting of the President's power to nominate a judge - mainly because a two minute google search doesn't produce any answers to support my case

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As far as RBG, yes, she should have retired long before she died, probably under the Obama administration (her health had been poor for at least a decade). Retiring during the Trump era would have been counterproductive as they simply would have shifted the court sooner. Maybe she had counted on Hillary winning in 2016 a little too much.

Yeah, she didn't understand that she had been nominated to join a justice relay race, and instead of passing on the batton, she clung to it until she died on the track and messed things up for her entire team.

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Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Don't worry ladies, just become a Republican's mistress and tell him it's his, you'll get an abortion AND a free trip to Canada.

Yeah, it'd be good to have some stats on Republican's wives and mistresses getting abortions.

rubber soul · 05-05-2022, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

OK, I guess I'll retract the suggestion that Obama could have worked around McConnell's thwarting of the President's power to nominate a judge - mainly because a two minute google search doesn't produce any answers to support my case

I will say the the President can make recess appointments for cabinet members if the Senate would happen to stall on that. There's nothing he can do when it comes to the judiciary however.

The Batlord · 05-05-2022, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Yeah, it'd be good to have some stats on Republican's wives and mistresses getting abortions.

I'd like to know the stats on them getting kicked in the stomach.