United States FLASH: U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG DEAD AT 87

[Es Arcanum]

Getting the President re-elected is more important. I think I agree with the assessment that Trump should operate as normal, submit a candidate and kick it to the senate and use this whole thing as an added incentive for voters to get out and vote red all down the ticket to keep control of the senate.

Worst case scenario if Trump somehow loses then he can still always rush through the process before inauguration.

 

[Bacle]

Here's the thing, the reason the GOP has been able to push back on all of that is because it's demonstrably false, whereas in this case it would be inarguably true.

It is also true that it is perfectly legal for Trump to nominate and try to get one through before then.

Maybe he fails, maybe not, but just sitting on it...maybe it will motivate the base, maybe it will backfire.

I didn't like it when it was done before, and if it becomes precedent, normalizing 'SCOTUS pick delay till after election' maybe come the norm that gets pushed out for longer and longer periods.

I worry about a point where SCOTUS noms become impossible to get through unless one party holds a super-majority in the Senate and the WH, because it will keep getting delayed for longer and longer periods.

 

[Battlegrinder]

Trump can nominate whoever he wants, whenever he wants, he's not the one that invoked the Biden rule against Garland. The issue would be confirmation in the senate.

 

[Emperor Tippy]

Leh Sigh, 2020 just has to keep on 2020ing.

RIP Justice Ginsburg; while we disagreed, you had my respect. But why oh why couldn't you have passed six months sooner or later?

 

[StormEagle]

I idly wonder if I would get a permanent ban from our insane sister sites if I started posting that the witch is dead in their RBG death threads.

Republicans need to move quickly. Don’t leave a Supreme Court seat up to chance. Slam through whatever candidate you can before Election Day. That way, on the off chance Biden cheats his way in, at least the court will be secure for a short time.

And tell any demonrat that complains to go eat shit and fuck themselves on a steel spiked dildo.

 

[Vaermina]

Gotta love the people calling for court packing who don't realize that would backfire massively come 2022 and 2024.

 

[gral]

Gotta love the people calling for court packing who don't realize that would backfire massively come 2022 and 2024.

What they don't realize is the side that first does that won't be able to afford getting out of power, thus ensuring violence. But then, they think they'll be the ones that will come out on top...

 

[KilroywasNOTHere]

*grabs popcorn*


this is going to be interesting. Suprised she lasted as long as she did though.

 

[Vaermina]

Also let's be honest.

It's very likely the Republican's won't have the numbers to actually confirm because of the same reasoning that stopped them from doing so during Obama's tenure.

 

[Bacle]

Mitch has spoken:

 

[nemo1986]

Well SB is having a meltdown. God only knows what SV looks like.

 

[Bigking321]

Oh God.

They are going to cheat like we have never even imagined now that a hard left seat is up for grabs. They were already going to cheat anyway I know, but now it's existential for them.

If they lose, they'll lose everything.

 

[nemo1986]

Sen. Susan Collins
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Mitt Romney
Have all committed to not voting on a New SCOTUS Justice until after 20 January 2021 That leaves 49 Republican Senators, or less, standing alone. No majority, no new #SCOTUS #RBG

 

[Airedale260]

I am actually fine with this.

The GOP has been smart by putting the Democrats on the hook for destroying norms. Escalating like this only hurts them, especially when they're making noises about court packing and eliminating the filibuster already. You're supposed to be the sober ones.

 

[bullethead]

Merged duplicate thread into this one.

 

[Bacle]

The GOP wouldn't be destroying any norms nominating someone before the election. What happened in 2016 is because Biden did the same thing before.

Those instances were aberrations, not the norm.

 

[Emperor Tippy]

Unless they've said it since RBG passed then it really isn't relevant. And Murkowski is the only one who has done that so far, to the best of my knowledge at the moment at least.

 

[Deleted member 88]

Pence would be the tie breaker no?

Given that the Dems are on the way to potentially stealing the election, the fact three republicans are in tough districts shouldn’t matter.

 

[Spartan303]

Rest in peace Ruth. And out of respect for your passing I shall refrain from making any political statements or anything approaching them. May her family weather this loss with a minimum of grief.

 

[Battlegrinder]

Mitch has spoken:

Great.

That's a bad move, given 2016. That kind of overt hypocrisy will not benefit the GOP during the current election.

I really hate my party sometimes.