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uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:38 PM Sep 2020

Is there ... ANYTHING ... the house can do to hold up another selection? Anything? thx in advance

I understand the process and its in the senates hand I'm just seeing if there's a flashlight in this dark closet ... thx

EDIT: Looks like Biden can expand the court and it should be expanded ... PERIOD.

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Is there ... ANYTHING ... the house can do to hold up another selection? Anything? thx in advance (Original Post) uponit7771 Sep 2020 OP
the senate does judges nt msongs Sep 2020 #1
6 1/2 weeks to the election Ex Lurker Sep 2020 #10
They don't give a damn about process ... not one bit ... just damn uponit7771 Sep 2020 #13
The Senate, not the House approves. sinkingfeeling Sep 2020 #2
No. The Senate handles this. Nt avebury Sep 2020 #3
Maybe Dem Senators can hold it up nt coti Sep 2020 #4
Nope. Nada. Zilch. Yavin4 Sep 2020 #5
No. Judicial appointments are totally a Senate function. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #6
the house has nothing to do with it. drray23 Sep 2020 #7
I THINK they still need a super majority for SCOTUS judges. napi21 Sep 2020 #8
No, they ended the filibuster. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2020 #11
Nope. Turdle invoked the Nuclear Option a couple justices ago. dogknob Sep 2020 #15
Kavanaugh passed 50-48 TwilightZone Sep 2020 #16
Nope. They need a simple majority Bettie Sep 2020 #19
No they don't. They put Kavanaugh on didn't they? Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #23
No. I'm afraid this is the end. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2020 #9
Zippo, danada beachbumbob Sep 2020 #12
Yes MoonlitKnight Sep 2020 #14
Is this legal? I'm willing to keep doing this ... I"m not playing, at this time my child is in the uponit7771 Sep 2020 #18
Nope. This was always the risk in her not retiring in 2013. DTomlinson Sep 2020 #17
No honest judge would take this seat under these circumstances. hunter Sep 2020 #20
+1, we can expand the court afterwards but this is right before the election. JUST FUCK !!! uponit7771 Sep 2020 #25
No, there is nothing we can do. That ship sailed in 2016 when Hillary lost. Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #21
Nope. We're fucked. Happy Hoosier Sep 2020 #22
We are royally FUCKED! liberal N proud Sep 2020 #24

Ex Lurker

(3,811 posts)
10. 6 1/2 weeks to the election
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:44 PM
Sep 2020

with part of that time being in recess. I don't see how they'd be able to get a nominee through the process even moving at warp speed.

dogknob

(2,431 posts)
15. Nope. Turdle invoked the Nuclear Option a couple justices ago.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:46 PM
Sep 2020

Just a simple majority. We're screwed.

Bettie

(16,058 posts)
19. Nope. They need a simple majority
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:48 PM
Sep 2020

51.

No Republican will go against Moscow Mitch and Orange Hitler on this one.

And it is likely that at least one Dem will vote to confirm whatever flaming asshole they choose.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,480 posts)
9. No. I'm afraid this is the end.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:43 PM
Sep 2020

The American experiment is over. They’re going to push through some nutjob.

MoonlitKnight

(1,584 posts)
14. Yes
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:45 PM
Sep 2020

Impeachment.

Keep impeaching Trump until January. Senate has to drop all other business for trials.

One article at a time.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
18. Is this legal? I'm willing to keep doing this ... I"m not playing, at this time my child is in the
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:48 PM
Sep 2020

...house and the house is on fire and all I have next to me is towels and a water hose ... fuck it, wet em up I'm going in !!

We need to do everything to save this grand nation, we're good people ... we need to pull out all the stops

hunter

(38,301 posts)
20. No honest judge would take this seat under these circumstances.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 07:50 PM
Sep 2020

We can assume any judge that does is corrupt.

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