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M_Demo_M

(158 posts) Thu Oct 8, 2020, 12:31 AM Oct 2020

During both debates I expected either Joe or Kamala to bring up

Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination being essentially blocked by Republicans when Scalia died in FEBRUARY of 2016.
Seems like calling them out for this would make a mockery of Trump/Pence's defense of moving forward with Amy Coney Barrett's nomination. Why are they not blasting them with this?

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During both debates I expected either Joe or Kamala to bring up (Original Post) M_Demo_M Oct 2020 OP

I kinda sorta also expected to be put out there why it was okay to block Garland and not Barrett now sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #1

Seems like a powerful argument M_Demo_M Oct 2020 #2

sprinkleeninow

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1. I kinda sorta also expected to be put out there why it was okay to block Garland and not Barrett now

Reply to M_Demo_M (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 12:35 AM

Oct 2020

After Lindsey and another ran his mouth saying no justices seated in an election year.

M_Demo_M

(158 posts)

2. Seems like a powerful argument

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 12:46 AM

Oct 2020

and one with no downside. Maybe, if there are more debates, we'll hear some reference to the Garland nomination.

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