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[SCOTUS] thread we dreaded updates for because RIP RBG

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    That we're even reporting on McConnell's position is baffling to me. We all knew exactly what he was going to do. It wasn't even a question.

    This was our only possible outcome.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Mitch McConnell is such a shameless fucking piece of shit oh my god.

  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    I wouldn't be surprised if he already had all the paperwork filled out.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Imagine how long he's been sitting on this excuse. Usually it takes longer to formulate the bullshit. He's been waiting.

  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    So the only hope now rests on 4 Republican Senators saying "let's talk about this next year" right?

    FuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUCKKKK.

  • PantsBPantsB Fake Thomas Jefferson Registered User regular
    McConnell is a monster.

    CNN is reporting that GOP sources are saying the vote will be after the election this year (lame duck session).

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  • A Kobold's KoboldA Kobold's Kobold He/Him MississippiRegistered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    y'all need to understand the difference between a single possible scenario and a foregone conclusion

    one ain't the other

    Just looking briefly at FiveThirtyEight, and it seems like the Senate is going to be close, so it's in the best interest of Republicans to try and ram through a candidate as fast as possible before the election for maximum fuckery

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    58% of Americans voted for a Democratic Senator in 2018 and McConnell is using the 2018 Senate elections to claim he represents the will of the people because fuck you liberals.

  • zagdrobzagdrob Registered User regular
    Nobeard wrote: »
    The real question to me right now is if Trump appoints before the election. If it's pre-election, Trump will have a friendly SCOTUS to rule in his favor in a contested election. He will cheat even harder. The odds that we wind up with a full blown violent fascist coup goes up significantly.

    But also the odds of pissed off motivation in states where he can't cheat a win, and riots in the streets if they pull it off increase significantly.

    I'm betting for a lame duck confirmation before states are certified depending on the winds.

    Trump also is loathe to spend his second term 'only because SCOTUS cheated for him'. Which will be the whole narrative and something everyone should harp on.

    He doesn't want the whole 'popular vote loser / EC / Russia' thing. It infuriates him. So definitely stress how he will only win because of SCOTUS and that will be how he is remembered - a two time loser who loopholes his way in.

  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    Couscous wrote: »
    McConnell: Hahahaha, fuck you

    McConnell statement just out: "Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise.

    Full statement:

    It's Charlie Brown and that fucking football every time. We assume they're going to play by the norms and not fuck us, and yet here they are, set to fuck us for generations to come.

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    y'all need to understand the difference between a single possible scenario and a foregone conclusion

    one ain't the other

    Just looking briefly at FiveThirtyEight, and it seems like the Senate is going to be close, so it's in the best interest of Republicans to try and ram through a candidate as fast as possible before the election for maximum fuckery

    no it's best for Republicans to hold the vote after the election because a lot of races that shouldn't be close are close due to how bad their brand is

    losing the Senate is far greater a loss than losing the Presidency

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  • PantsBPantsB Fake Thomas Jefferson Registered User regular
    Couscous wrote: »
    "no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president's SCOTUS nominee in a presidential election year"

    I know the Calvinball nonsense was guaranteed, but it is still infuriating.

    It is also a lie. Anthony Kennedy (Reagan) was confirmed in 1988 with a Democratic Senate.

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  • ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    Couscous wrote: »
    Also a huge abuse of the term lame duck to include all of a president's second term.

    Lame duck judicial appointments are literally a Marbury v Madison situation.

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  • StarZapperStarZapper Vermont, Bizzaro world.Registered User regular
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

  • FiendishrabbitFiendishrabbit Registered User regular
    Henroid wrote: »
    Mitch McConnell is such a shameless fucking piece of shit oh my god.

    Mitch McConnell. 36 years of senate scumbaggery.

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    the hearings take as long as McConnell wants them to

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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    If the GOP loses the senate elections do those senators get to stay on like the president until Jan or are they gone right away and they lose those votes?

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    PantsB wrote: »
    McConnell is a monster.

    CNN is reporting that GOP sources are saying the vote will be after the election this year (lame duck session).

    If that happens and we take both the Senate and the presidency then there better be a DC/Puerto Rico statehood bill and a bill to pack the courts on day 1 of a Biden presidency.

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  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    They will ram whoever it is through in two or three days. There won't be any hearings, just a few minutes to show how hard he can give Trump's ego a good stroking, and then they vote him in just based on that. They want loyalty to Trump and the Republican party first, knowledge of law comes in a distant second.

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    Aridhol wrote: »
    If the GOP loses the senate elections do those senators get to stay on like the president until Jan or are they gone right away and they lose those votes?

    they also have the lame duck period but, like I said, losing the Senate will do more damage to the Republican agenda than anything else right now, and they are not going to risk it

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    JaysonFour wrote: »
    Couscous wrote: »
    McConnell: Hahahaha, fuck you

    McConnell statement just out: "Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise.

    Full statement:

    It's Charlie Brown and that fucking football every time. We assume they're going to play by the norms and not fuck us, and yet here they are, set to fuck us for generations to come.

    I don't think anybody is surprised by Mitch's ratfuckery.

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  • Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    there is literally no chance they'll somehow accidentally miss the deadline. if it was late october and not late september? maybe. but there's just way too much time. this has been mitch's goal the last 4 years, he's been salivating at replacing the most liberal justice on the court for 30 years with a lunatic.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    Vet someone? Why would they do that?

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  • zagdrobzagdrob Registered User regular
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    Trump could submit his nominee and Mitch could vote them through ad quickly as he has quorum.

    So like 11:30 tonight if they really wanted to say fuck you.

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    edited September 2020
    Tox wrote: »
    Couscous wrote: »
    Also a huge abuse of the term lame duck to include all of a president's second term.

    Lame duck judicial appointments are literally a Marbury v Madison situation.

    This is true, you could theoretically have Roberts refuse to accept the justice (if possible, I'm not sure about this particular procedure) in order to apply some pressure against court packing.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    JaysonFour wrote: »
    Couscous wrote: »
    McConnell: Hahahaha, fuck you

    McConnell statement just out: "Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise.

    Full statement:

    It's Charlie Brown and that fucking football every time. We assume they're going to play by the norms and not fuck us, and yet here they are, set to fuck us for generations to come.

    I don't think anybody is surprised by Mitch's ratfuckery.

    Yeah, I knew he was going to push it forward, it's just depressing to see it in the flesh.

  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited September 2020
    The greatest injustice of our era is that, barring a full on civil war (so not off the table, I guess), McConnell probably doesn't end his political career hanged for treason in prison despite being one of the vilest, most destructive people in America.

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  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    At this point the only thing that will make me feel slightly comforted is a message from Biden saying he's going to pack the court.

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  • A Kobold's KoboldA Kobold's Kobold He/Him MississippiRegistered User regular
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    Vet someone? Why would they do that?

    Kavanaugh's
    on the court, for fuck's sake. I don't think McConnell will want to waste the time of vetting someone for anything other than party loyalty if it means a seat on the Court

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    StarZapper wrote: »
    I mean, don't the hearings take monthes anyway? Even if Trump put forward a candidate tomorrow, between the time to vet someone and get through the hearings it seems like it would likely push it into next year anyway. I simply don't think they'll be so stupid as to start the hearings prior to November even if they nominate someone, because that'll just give Democrats a great speaking platform to campaign from. Idk anything is up in the air at this point, but I think it's going to get pushed to November and the actual vote will get delayed until the new Senate seats in January (I desperately hope.)

    Vet someone? Why would they do that?

    I mean, we already know that Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton are on the nominee list. Excuse me, I need to go vomit.

  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    Jesus Christ, why do the evil ones get to live forever?

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    Do Senators get to vote for their own nomination?

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    I think this was expected for the last week or two. Trump put forward a short list of nominees including Cotton and Cruz like last week, feels kinda like they knew it was coming.

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    specifically if Cruz or Cotton are Trump's nominee does that put Republicans down a vote? because that changes the Collins/Murkowski/Romney issue completely

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    Henroid wrote: »
    Mitch McConnell is such a shameless fucking piece of shit oh my god.

    Mitch McConnell. 36 years of senate scumbaggery.

    Mitch McConnell 78 years of wasting precious oxygen to continue aerobicizing.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Oghulk wrote: »
    I think this was expected for the last week or two. Trump put forward a short list of nominees including Cotton and Cruz like last week, feels kinda like they knew it was coming.

    She was sick all summer, they probably had a medical report saying how long she had.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • TetraNitroCubaneTetraNitroCubane The Djinnerator At the bottom of a bottleRegistered User regular
    McConnell said he would do this in February. With the same language, even. This was expected under these circumstance.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    specifically if Cruz or Cotton are Trump's nominee does that put Republicans down a vote? because that changes the Collins/Murkowski/Romney issue completely

    It wouldn't be Cruz or Cotton. He'll go for a nutter woman.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    Do Senators get to vote for their own nomination?

    Rule #0) IOKIYAR. So, depends, are they GOP senators?

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    Yeah the play is to nominate a woman, even better if it's a lady POC because that'll let the media both sides it.

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