RBG has passed away

[George K]

Collins says. "No."

Grassley says, "No."

Murkowski (as commented above) says, "No."

[jon-nyc]

It’s done.

Now it’s a turnout issue.

Maybe helps Dems more? Just thinking out loud. The folks on the right that really care already vote in high numbers.

On the left you have young people who don’t vote in droves. At least it seems turnout potential is higher? Again that’s just my intuition.

[Copper]

@George-K said in RBG has passed away:

From the NPR piece.

"Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: 'My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.'"

Let me repeat

A good reminder to us all that there was plenty of time for that.

[Jolly]

Gonna be a helluva election issue.

[Copper]

@jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:

Murkowsky already said she’s not voting lame duck.

We already know that most democrats think there is no such thing.

[George K]

Is this true about "The McConnell Rule?"

[George K]

Jonah Goldberg:

And the first tweet from the Biden campaign is...

"The most important election EVAH!"

[Copper]

Abortion!
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[Jolly]

McConnell says a vote will happen...

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517178-mcconnell-says-trump-nominee-to-replace-ginsburg-will-get-senate-vote

[George K]

Good luck with that.

The schedule is tight, at best. The best Mitch could hope for is a vote after the election, and before the new Senate is seated in early January. I have little doubt that Trump will nominate someone, though.

[Copper]

Would it be impolite to nominate someone before the funeral?

Yes? OK, the funeral will be in February.

[jon-nyc]

Seen on twitter:

Knowing 2020, we’ll have a 269-269 EC split decided by a 4-4 SCOTUS.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in RBG has passed away:

McConnell says a vote will happen...

Not without cloture he won’t.

[89th]

Btw has anyone seen Betty White? 2020 has plenty of time left. We should bubble wrap her ASAP.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

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[George K]

These are my standards, and if you don’t like them, I have others.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:

Seen on twitter:

Knowing 2020, we’ll have a 269-269 EC split decided by a 4-4 SCOTUS.

I saw something similar. However, given the fact that one of the liberal justices has passed away, the current leaning of the court is probably more like 5 to 3 rather than 4 to 4.

[jon-nyc]

Sen John Thune, 2020: “President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate.”

Sen John Thune, 2016. "Since the next presidential election is already underway, the next president should make this lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court."