RBG has passed away
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wrote on 25 Oct 2020, 23:01 last edited by
The Murk says she'll vote "Yes" to approve.
Collins says she'll vote "No."
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 00:34 last edited by
I know a gal in the Alaskan GOP. She holds a minor office in the state.
She said people in the party went full-on, "We'll burn your house down and piss on the ashes" with Murky, if you * dare* vote against Barrett.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 00:36 last edited by
Stopping Hillary Clinto from getting into the White House is enough by itself for Trump to deserve to win this election.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 00:57 last edited by
If the Democrats truly look at the vote as a vote on whether Judge Baret is qualified, it appears that they should vote to approve her, regardless of party.
As far as i can see, she is qualified.
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If the Democrats truly look at the vote as a vote on whether Judge Baret is qualified, it appears that they should vote to approve her, regardless of party.
As far as i can see, she is qualified.
wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 01:55 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in RBG has passed away:
As far as i can see, she is qualified.
That stopped being a criterion more than 25 years ago.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 03:51 last edited by jon-nyc
With who?
All the nominees I can think of have been qualified except the one that Bush withdrew before he nominated Alito. His personal lawyer from Texas.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 04:12 last edited by
Harriet Myers.
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With who?
All the nominees I can think of have been qualified except the one that Bush withdrew before he nominated Alito. His personal lawyer from Texas.
wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 12:36 last edited by@jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:
With who?
What I meant was "being qualified" stopped being a sufficient criterion for SCOTUS. Now you have to pass a partisan litmus test.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 12:36 last edited by
Oh, right.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 12:40 last edited by
Seems to me, I remember a Justice or two that wasn't even a lawyer...Wonder what the ABA would say about that now?
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 12:40 last edited by
That they weren’t qualified.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 12:49 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:
That they weren’t qualified.
Hmmm...Well, Ginsburg didn't have a Juris Doctor degree. Wonder if she was qualified?
And while all Justices have been lawyers or at least have read law, I know there were several who had never served as judges before their appointment. Rehnquist comes to mind...
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wrote on 26 Oct 2020, 12:50 last edited by
It used to be common to put politicians on.