RBG has passed away
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If they have the votes, they have the votes.
In 2016 they had the ability to block so they blocked.
Everything else is just noise.
@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
If they have the votes, they have the votes.
In 2016 they had the ability to block so they blocked.
Everything else is just noise.
Yup.
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Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
Very wonky article but has a lot of history and facts behind it
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If it was a Dem held Senate in 2016, what would have been the results?
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@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
Very wonky article but has a lot of history and facts behind it
@89th said in RBG has passed away:
@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
Very wonky article but has a lot of history and facts behind it
Good article indeed, and when you consider it was written 6 weeks ago it seems prescient.
Someone commented, referring to RBG’s alleged dying wish about delaying the nomination and vote that, if she were that concerned about the nomination, she should have stepped down when Obama was president.
But we all knew that Clinton was going to win, didn’t we?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@89th said in RBG has passed away:
@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
Very wonky article but has a lot of history and facts behind it
Good article indeed, and when you consider it was written 6 weeks ago it seems prescient.
Someone commented, referring to RBG’s alleged dying wish about delaying the nomination and vote that, if she were that concerned about the nomination, she should have stepped down when Obama was president.
But we all knew that Clinton was going to win, didn’t we?
@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
@89th said in RBG has passed away:
@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
Very wonky article but has a lot of history and facts behind it
Good article indeed, and when you consider it was written 6 weeks ago it seems prescient.
Someone commented, referring to RBG’s alleged dying wish about delaying the nomination and vote that, if she were that concerned about the nomination, she should have stepped down when Obama was president.
But we all knew that Clinton was going to win, didn’t we?
She has my respect, but that respect does not encompass dying wishes for how government shoud proceed.
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@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
@89th said in RBG has passed away:
@LuFins-Dad said in RBG has passed away:
Yeah, all the excuses in 2016 were ill conceived and regrettable. They should have just said “we have the power to block any appointment and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”Today they should say”we have the power to appoint a nominee and we are going to use that power in the interest of those voters that elected us.”
Senate elections have consequences.
Very wonky article but has a lot of history and facts behind it
Good article indeed, and when you consider it was written 6 weeks ago it seems prescient.
Someone commented, referring to RBG’s alleged dying wish about delaying the nomination and vote that, if she were that concerned about the nomination, she should have stepped down when Obama was president.
But we all knew that Clinton was going to win, didn’t we?
She has my respect, but that respect does not encompass dying wishes for how government shoud proceed.
@Mik said in RBG has passed away:
She has my respect, but that respect does not encompass dying wishes for how government shoud proceed.
As I said earlier, and as I said when Trump was running for President, her interjection of her personal opinions into politics cost her a lot of respect points in my book.
A jurist should respect the law and constitution, as written. To say that you're thinking about leaving the country if OrangeMan wins, in one statement, undermined any credibility she had.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
@Horace said in RBG has passed away:
ethical solvent
Never heard that term. It's perfect.
Thanks George I was fond of it myself. Coinage that post.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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where does court packing end? Is there an upper limit in the constitution? I should google it.
@Horace said in RBG has passed away:
Is there an upper limit in the constitution?
There is not.
I suggest 350MM members.
Democracy, FTW!
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
Those gushing over the hypocrisy card will soon discover that Biden is already on record as strongly opposing packing the court.
@Loki said in RBG has passed away:
@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
Those gushing over the hypocrisy card will soon discover that Biden is already on record as strongly opposing packing the court.
This is the guy who just lost his Senate primary, isn't he?
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@Horace said in RBG has passed away:
Is there an upper limit in the constitution?
There is not.
I suggest 350MM members.
Democracy, FTW!
@George-K said in RBG has passed away:
@Horace said in RBG has passed away:
Is there an upper limit in the constitution?
There is not.
I suggest 350MM members.
Democracy, FTW!
[tangent] Before the Internet access is ubiquitous, there were logistical arguments to favor representative democracy over direct democracy; now it's down to our own shortcomings. [/tangent]
