Rules of Procedure Also Govern
[QUOTE=Bullett64;4987036]The president has the constitutional authority to appoint a nominee when vacancy arises, and the Senate has the constitutional authority to confirm or block that nominee. Period[/QUOTE]Related: the Senate can also add justices to the Supreme Court aka "pack" the Court. This is also Constitutional.
Also related: the Senate can change procedural rules that greatly affect the confirmation process of Supreme Court justices. Ask Harry Reid about that.
The majority party of the Senate has significant influence, arguably more power than the Presidency when it comes to confirming Justices.
Constitutional Republic, NOT Democratic Republic
Quote Originally Posted by AaronHamlet.
Of course it does. It's a democracy, a democratic republic. Majority rules.
[QUOTE=Bullett64;4987036]Not when the rule is stated in the Constitution. It is not subject to the whims of the majority and can only be changed by amendment. The filling of Supreme Court vacancies falls into this category.
The president has the constitutional authority to appoint a nominee when vacancy arises, and the Senate has the constitutional authority to confirm or block that nominee. Period.[/QUOTE]First problem I see is that most people don't even know what type of gov. We have. Bullett is right we are governed by the constitution. We are a constitutional republic which means majority only matters in elections. Constitutional Republics actually protect the few over the many. Look at civil rights movement, look at LGBT rights movements, they were the minority and the constitution is where they argued that they had equal rights in all aspects and through the courts rulings were made based off the constitution give them the rights they deserved. Just saying we are not even close to being a Democratic Republic.
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RE: Rules of Procedure Also Govern
[QUOTE=TheWiseacre;4987166]Related: the Senate can also add justices to the Supreme Court aka "pack" the Court. This is also Constitutional.
Also related: the Senate can change procedural rules that greatly affect the confirmation process of Supreme Court justices. Ask Harry Reid about that.
The majority party of the Senate has significant influence, arguably more power than the Presidency when it comes to confirming Justices.[/QUOTE]That is why I want to see Commie Donnie and the Fascist Repukes even TRY to get a justice confirmed before January 20.
We mighty Democrats will bring a HELL down upon you MAGA-Rats for the next 8 years like you've never seen and you'll be begging for your lives. We'll pack the court with a dozen liberal justices that make RBG look like a NeoCon warmonger.
Like I sad just fucking try it. Democrats always win in the end.
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Powerful Pelosi: "Democrats have lots of options" to win the scotus
I warned you motherfucking worthless MAGA-Cunts not to mess with us Mighty Dems!
Killer Nancy is taking off the gloves and ready to deliver the TKO to Draft Dodging Donnie during his final months in office:
[URL]https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-doesnt-rule-out-using-impeachment-as-option-to-stop-trump-supreme-court-pick[/URL]
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Mighty Democrats will OWN the Supreme Court
[QUOTE=Bullett64;4987865]While the Constitution does not expressly prohibit "packing" the Supreme Court, both parties realize that this is a very slippery slope indeed and I believe that they will avoid attempting to change the size of the court to fulfill their wishes. They are smart enough to realize that any attempt to do so will eventually result in a counter-"pack" by the other party and the court will get larger and larger as time goes on, eventually rendering a meaningless and useless body.[/QUOTE]The main part you're leaving out is that Moscow Mitch is playing dirty and NOBODY likes a lying dirty hypocrite like him and Pedo Trump.
So when Moscow Mitch blocked the SCOTUS nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016 because it was an election year but now claims that a vacancy should be quickly filled before Commie Donnie is booted out of the White House, well then the gloves come off and the Mighty Democrats unleash our fury upon the CORRUPT and WICKED GOP with ZERO MERCY at our disposal.
Like I said, if you Low IQ assholes play nice with us Powerful Dems and you MIGHT get some compromises from us since the Blue Team we will have ALL the power after Big Joe is sworn in. But if you choose to play like crybabies and sore losers, we WILL destroy you until you are ALL gone.
You've been WARNED, right wing pieces of shit.
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Commie Trump and Commie Putin sucking DICKS
[QUOTE=Worf359;4987660]Damn after that whooping you took from admin I thought like most yellowed belly Democratic cowards you wouldn't be back, but just like these liberal feminists are learning there is nothing better than a big MAGA cock to shut you up.[/QUOTE]This photo will really sting a Low IQ Deplorable like you but it proves all you worthless MAGA Cucks are cocksucking queers LOL.
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Liberals will rule the Supreme Court for 500 years
[QUOTE=Niteluvr;4988525]I agree. Curious how it will play out, but I hope a conservative will occupy RBG's place. After all, it's only for life.[/QUOTE]Just wait until President Biden and a Democrat-controlled House and Senate seize power from the Corrupt Repukes.
We'll stack the SCOTUS with 4 or 5 more justices that are so left-wing it will make your little Deplorable Swamp Rat heads explode with anger.
And they will rule that bench for LIFE, which means you'll be rotting in the ground for decades and that court will still be obeying the Democrat agenda.
DEMS WIN LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.
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What Melania and Barron really think of Pedo Trump
Just a nice little reminder that most of Rapist Donnie's family have turned against him because they think he's a vile piece of shit.
Stare at this one long and hard, MAGA Rats. You're all melting down knowing President Biden is going to send this lying criminal scumbag to prison in a few months!
People should read history before spewing their lack of intelligence and "knowledge"
[QUOTE=TMeister;4988854]Just wait until President Biden and a Democrat-controlled House and Senate seize power from the Corrupt Repukes. We'll stack the SCOTUS with 4 or 5 more justices that are so left-wing it will make your little Deplorable Swamp Rat heads explode with anger.
And they will rule that bench for LIFE, which means you'll be rotting in the ground for decades and that court will still be obeying the Democrat agenda. DEMS WIN LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.[/QUOTE][URL]https://news.yahoo.com/history-side-republicans-filling-supreme-184809078.html[/URL]
Ex-Trump Adviser Says USA Seen as 'Object of Pity'
[QUOTE=Cbonia2;4989544]The smell of defeat![/QUOTE]Yea right, keep chugging that trump koolaid. Even the Russian press regularly chortles at Trump's incompetence. It was bad enough at the beginning when the world was just laughing at us. Now their opinions have devolved into unbridled scorn and derision. Former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill says the United States is increasingly seen as "an object of pity" and its standing on the world stage is eroding.
Said Hill: [I]We are increasingly seen as an object of pity, including by our allies, because they are so shocked by whats happening internally, how were eating ourselves alive with our divisions. Were the ones who are creating all this. Its not the Russians or the Chinese or anyone else. We are doing this to ourselves.[/I].