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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow about trump nominate Merrick Garland?
My husband says that's what Machiavelli would do.
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How about trump nominate Merrick Garland? (Original Post)
Peregrine Took
Sep 2020
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sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)1. You Mentioned Machiavelli In Same Paragraph As Dipshit?
Like they have even 1 thing in common.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)4. Maybe prince matchabelli instead
PCIntern
(25,541 posts)2. And monkeys will fly out of my butt....
Turbineguy
(37,322 posts)3. That would be way too smart
for trump.
Of course, Judge Garland could flatter trump in some way....
Amishman
(5,557 posts)8. If they are unable to rally enough Senate votes, it would be a brilliant move
If the Republicans can't get the votes to out their own creature in place, Garland would be an excellent strategic choice as he would be older and more moderate than almost any alternative. It would be really hard for us to say no to Garland without some seriously bad optics.
I can see Mitch or another smart player coming up with this. The hardest sell would be to Trump himself.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,311 posts)5. How about Trump and Pence resign?
This is a much simpler, and more likely, solution.
Peacetrain
(22,875 posts)6. Then Trump would be our useful idiot..
I can live with that
pandr32
(11,581 posts)7. He should be next in line
He waited almost a year and Senate Republicans would not hold a vote.