RBG has passed away
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I had a lot more respect for her before she became outspoken about her fears of a Trump victory in 2016. This is not the place of a judge. The judge should, as was said, call balls and strikes, not condemn the pitcher and catcher. She was out of line, imo, then, and her comment, on her deathbed, confirms that she was still out of line. It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:19 last edited by@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
I had a lot more respect for her before she became outspoken about her fears of a Trump victory in 2016. This is not the place of a judge. The judge should, as was said, call balls and strikes, not condemn the pitcher and catcher. She was out of line, imo, then, and her comment, on her deathbed, confirms that she was still out of line. It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.
I don't wonder. A one-eyed, tertiary syphilis bum could figure that one out. RBG should have hung it up a couple of years ago.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:31 last edited by
Murkowsky already said she’s not voting lame duck.
All you need is Collins, Romney, and Alexander and there goes your majority.
Or maybe others. But all you need is 4 and one is already declared.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:32 last edited by
I agree. Romney's a definite "no," and Collins, currently trailing in ME, is probably a "no" as well.
Alexander? I dunno.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:38 last edited by
My condolences to all who knew and loved her honor, the notorious RBG.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:39 last edited by
The question is not what the GOP will do. That’s a given. It is whether the Dems can block it.
I just hope they give her enough respect to wait until she’s at least in the ground to announce.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:41 last edited by
Collins says. "No."
Grassley says, "No."
Murkowski (as commented above) says, "No."
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:49 last edited by 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.
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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.'"
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:49 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:50 last edited by
Gonna be a helluva election issue.
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Murkowsky already said she’s not voting lame duck.
All you need is Collins, Romney, and Alexander and there goes your majority.
Or maybe others. But all you need is 4 and one is already declared.
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:51 last edited by@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.
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Abortion!
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:10 last edited by
McConnell says a vote will happen...
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:12 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:14 last edited by
Would it be impolite to nominate someone before the funeral?
Yes? OK, the funeral will be in February.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:17 last edited by
Seen on twitter:
Knowing 2020, we’ll have a 269-269 EC split decided by a 4-4 SCOTUS.
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McConnell says a vote will happen...
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:18 last edited by@Jolly said in RBG has passed away:
McConnell says a vote will happen...
Not without cloture he won’t.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:46 last edited by 89th
Btw has anyone seen Betty White? 2020 has plenty of time left. We should bubble wrap her ASAP.
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