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Arguably this stacking of the Supreme Court could have been prevented if Justices had retired when the Democrats still had control of appointing their replaceme
by bluefirebrand 2y ago
Arguably this stacking of the Supreme Court could have been prevented if Justices had retired when the Democrats still had control of appointing their replacements
- Shekelphile 2y agoNo, nothing would have changed if that happened. Republicans have no qualms about overtly breaking the law and abandoning their duty and decorum. If they did then Garland would be a sitting SCJ and Gorsuch wouldn't.
- bluefirebrand 2y agoIf RBG had retired while Obama was still president, it would have been a Democrat appointment, no? Am I missing something?
- adgjlsfhk1 2y agoyes. Scalia died in Feb 2016 (while Obama was president) and the senate refused to hold confirmation hearings on a successor until Trump took office in 2021.