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32. Also fun fact there are no legal qualifications required to sit on the Supreme Court.

Reply to Volaris (Reply #16)

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 11:11 PM

Sep 2018

We have had many Justices that did not go to or complete law school. The last was Justice Jackson.

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American Bar says NO VOTE UNTIL FBI Investigation is complete. PER CNN [View all] FromTheAshes Sep 2018 OP

KR I hope it's good news. Cha Sep 2018 #1

American Bar Association says HOLD UP ON BRETT VOTE until after FBI investigation complete!!! FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #2

Lol! Hell yeah! SCRUBDASHRUB Sep 2018 #3

hurray! n/t blueniteflower Sep 2018 #5

YAY! There's That! Cha Sep 2018 #8

The American Bar Assoc wants to delay it until after an FBI investigation. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #4

Was it the ABA that bretty boy was saying that he had a high rating with for judicial FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #23

I guess he hasn't any longer. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #29

Surprisingly vague and ambiguous, but Hortensis Sep 2018 #53

Yuppers. pangaia Sep 2018 #39

American Bar IS DEMANDING AN FBI PROBE. Bye Bye Brett. nt FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #6

You realize the ABA has no actual power, right? Alhena Sep 2018 #10

Yes but still...it's not a good look that that body is calling for an FBI investigation. Seems like FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #12

Yes but still...it's not a good look... LenaBaby61 Sep 2018 #43

They can still disbarr him? Volaris Sep 2018 #16

no onenote Sep 2018 #24

Yes I understand that (and it makes sense) Volaris Sep 2018 #38

Also fun fact there are no legal qualifications required to sit on the Supreme Court. bench scientist Sep 2018 #32

Jackson didn't finish law school, but he did pass the bar exam for his State... Volaris Sep 2018 #40

I do not see why they cannot Jarqui Sep 2018 #33

Good news! spooky3 Sep 2018 #7

Are you shittin me!!??? Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #9

I swear it...not the Kavagnaw kind either...TRUTH HERE!!!!! I was about to go to bed...now I'm FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #11

See below, your post is CONFIRMED Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #17

Hey Leghorn, thanks for doing that Legwork ! FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #28

Yeah but I LIKE CORN, Ashes!!! Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #36

This may lead to term limits for the USA SC Iliyah Sep 2018 #13

Yes, ALL gov't service should be term limited at140 Sep 2018 #34

Agreed.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2018 #37

CONFIRMED Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #14

Now let's see Sen. Graham discredit the ABA. oasis Sep 2018 #15

Yeah...and say what u will about Roberts otherwise, Volaris Sep 2018 #19

That seems the only legitimate way forward, "for both sides" as trump normally says. Hoyt Sep 2018 #18

The rapist bragged and bragged about his ABA well-qualified rating today dalton99a Sep 2018 #20

Right....? And he's done it other times too for sure...his "judicial temperament"...it was the ABA FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #25

here, here! Stellar Sep 2018 #21

The Republicans have been pushing the American Bar Association as "the gold standard" as Cognitive_Resonance Sep 2018 #22

MSM must play this up to the max. oasis Sep 2018 #31

This news is dropping just in time for Good Morning America etc... tee heeeee nt FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #35

Please Oh Please NickPeace Sep 2018 #26

This at least might give some cover for Sen. Flake renate Sep 2018 #27

Flake once said this about the ABA: musicblind Sep 2018 #47

Good. triron Sep 2018 #30

kick for visibility triron Sep 2018 #41

Fantastic! True patriots! R B Garr Sep 2018 #42

Holy shit! This is huge. musicblind Sep 2018 #44

However, Senator Jeff Flake once said: musicblind Sep 2018 #45

The GOP got their marching orders from the Kochs and Putin. Initech Sep 2018 #46

And it will. n/t musicblind Sep 2018 #48

Amen!!! Talitha Sep 2018 #49

You do realize that the ABA has no power to stop the vote don't you? john657 Sep 2018 #50

It will make them look horrible, partisan, and at least mildly unhinged musicblind Sep 2018 #51

It's all on Flake, Murkowski and Collins to demand an investigation. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #52

K&R demmiblue Sep 2018 #54