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Golly, I never thought of that--the Democrats doing the same thing McConnell did a couple years ago. First, the nuclear option. Then, the McConnell option. I da
by benryon 8y ago
Golly, I never thought of that--the Democrats doing the same thing McConnell did a couple years ago. First, the nuclear option. Then, the McConnell option. I dare not think of what's next, but, at the very least, it seems the caliber of justices as of late have still been top notch. God help us, though, if the President nominates someone like he did to the VA who just happens to be his personal physician.
- nsnick 8y agoW did just that when he nominated Harriet Miers.
- benryon 8y agoUgh, I forgot that. That didn't turn out so well if I remember.
- jld 8y agoHis sister is a federal judge. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Trump_Barry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Trump_Barry
- dahdum 8y agoI believe the nomination will still be from his original list of 25. Is there any way the Democrats could stop an appointment now that the nuclear option gutted the the 60 vote threshold before November?
- jedmeyers 8y ago> McConnell option What is the McConnell option you are mentioning here?
- benryon 8y agoThe 'McConnell option' is what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did in the waining days of President Obama's term. I forgot the justice, but he/she retired, and Sen. McConnell held up President Obama's nominee until the Presidential election, hoping for President Trump to win. President Trump, of course, did, and he nominated Neil Gorsuch instead.
- rilindo 8y agoThat would Scalia and he didn't retire - he died.
- jedmeyers 8y agoAh. I thought it was a normal practice not to nominate Justices at the end of the term, as outlined here by Senator Biden https://youtu.be/cZlzhULrJC0 https://youtu.be/cZlzhULrJC0. I guess it should be named Biden option, then.
- buerkle 8y agoBiden argued for postponing the nomination until after the election, not after the swearing in of the new president. This is entirely different than McConnell's stance which argued for waiting until after the swearing in of the next president.
- feiofh398r39rty 8y agoWow, the splitting of hair reached nano-proportions. What is the difference again? Are you saying that if Bush lost, in the period 'after the election' Senate would've let him nominate a candidate he would like? Preposterous.
- kilotaras 8y ago> waining days of President Obama's term Waning in this case would be roughly 20% of 4-year term.
- 394549 8y ago> I dare not think of what's next My guess the is the next Supreme-court "nuclear option" will be another court packing plan. I can't think of any more escalations that could be threatened at this point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Procedures_Reform_Bill_of_1937 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Procedures_Reform_Bil...
- bambamboom 8y agoForget that he was in Navy and appointed by Obama. God the ignorance here is stupendous
- RickJWagner 8y agoForgot the Bork/Thomas treatment.