Amy Coney Barrett CONFIRMED to the U.S. Supreme Court
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im honestly not even mad at any of the republicans besides moscow mitch. what are they gonna do, refuse to put a judge who shares their ideology on the supreme court? romney's gonna say "no, i'm not gonna vote for a judge who i agree with on almost everything"? thats a childish expectation
and obviously the blatant hypocrites like cruz and graham are disgusting. but the bottom line is that if we can get the democrats power in november, none of these pieces of shyt get to complain when the dems bend the rules to their favor
the republicans used/abused the rules, the dems get to use/abuse the rules too
but this judge is happening. nothing to do but flip the senate
and obviously the blatant hypocrites like cruz and graham are disgusting. but the bottom line is that if we can get the democrats power in november, none of these pieces of shyt get to complain when the dems bend the rules to their favor
the republicans used/abused the rules, the dems get to use/abuse the rules too
but this judge is happening. nothing to do but flip the senate
In the small chance that Dems drop their nuts and propose some changes to the court, do you understand how big of a sales job that's going to entail? How much time, energy, and political collateral that would require from Biden, who already has a full plate? Do you trust Schumer to go to the American people and effectively make this sales pitch? C'mon man.im honestly not even mad at any of the republicans besides moscow mitch. what are they gonna do, refuse to put a judge who shares their ideology on the supreme court? romney's gonna say "no, i'm not gonna vote for a judge who i agree with on almost everything"? thats a childish expectation
and obviously the blatant hypocrites like cruz and graham are disgusting. but the bottom line is that if we can get the democrats power in november, none of these pieces of shyt get to complain when the dems bend the rules to their favor
the republicans used/abused the rules, the dems get to use/abuse the rules too
I agree with @mastermind there's a 3-5% chance this happens. And let's not even start on DC/PR statehood.
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He actually votes against Trump a lot, but even the most moderate Republicans would rather have a conservative SC pick than a liberal
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The most dirtbag Trump supporters don't even like his picks. They were hoping to get 2 Clarence Thomases but both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have voted with the liberals of the court pretty often. If I'm not mistaken, both voted to grant legal protection to transgenders which they were mad about.
A conservative SC is check/balance on the incoming power shift.
I don't see how any conservative can not be on board... 
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6-3 court completely closes off the chance for progressive changes that a majority of the population wants. A lot of blood is going to be spilled in our lifetime.In the small chance that Dems drop their nuts and propose some changes to the court, do you understand how big of a sales job that's going to entail? How much time, energy, and political collateral that would require from Biden, who already has a full plate? Do you trust Schumer to go to the American people and effectively make this sales pitch? C'mon man.
I agree with @mastermind there's a 3-5% chance this happens. And let's not even start on DC/PR statehood.
i mean yeah, but whats your point tho? what other alternative is there?In the small chance that Dems drop their nuts and propose some changes to the court, do you understand how big of a sales job that's going to entail? How much time, energy, and political collateral that would require from Biden, who already has a full plate? Do you trust Schumer to go to the American people and effectively make this sales pitch? C'mon man.
the judge is happening. i dont expect republicans to NOT put a judge on the supreme court at all, that's asinine
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Man just make sure Breyer steps down immediately and let’s hope Thomas retires or makes peace with his maker soon and the numbers even back out.
I guess it depends on your definition of a lot but he votes with Trump the vast majority of the time. Regarding your second point, that’s the issue: all of their talk about decorum and precedent and consistency goes out the window when it comes to big issues, but people somehow thought Romney would be the guy to break the mold.
if this country give the dems full power and they dont avenge this, they arent worth supporting in the future
but yeah, this justice is on the court. before the election or after
If you won't be supporting the dems in the future who will you be supporting at that point?
thomas is not retiring at all, definitely not under a democratic president.
Speculation swirls about next Supreme Court vacancy
Since Trump won the 2016 election, rumors of Thomas’s departure have swirled, particularly after the retirement of former Justice Anthony Kennedy in June 2018 cleared the way for Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee.
Thomas, 71, has repeatedly denied the claims. "I'm not retiring," he said adamantly last spring while speaking at Pepperdine University.
According to more than a half dozen Washington lawyers, friends and former Thomas clerks interviewed by The Hill, the justice has no plans to leave the bench.
"He will die on the court," said Thomas’s close friend Armstrong Williams.
The latest chatter comes as Thomas enjoys a moment in the spotlight: a documentary about his life just aired on PBS, the normally reticent justice drew plaudits for his sharp questions during telephonic oral arguments and former Thomas clerks have been ascendant in the Trump era.
“He's just warming up," Williams said. "He still feels young, and there's a lot of work to do.”
Helgi C. Walker, a partner at Gibson Dunn and a former Thomas clerk, said her onetime boss continues to wield his principled views to “drive the debate about key issues.”
“I have no reason to think the justice is going anywhere,” she said.
so this is in some ways good news because it means there is no guarantee he will retire under a republican president like kennedy did. we have the possibility of getting lucky and having thomas die with a democratic president.
i also didn't realize alito was already 70, although i think its more likely he will wait to retire under a republican president. maybe we get lucky and he heads out early unexpectedly