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TwilightZone

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8. Impeachment wouldn't negate his ability to nominate SC justices.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2019, 10:18 AM

Aug 2019

The president only loses the ability when he is removed from office, in this case by Senate conviction (not happening) or by being voted out.

Otherwise, the House could just impeach a president whenever they wanted to stop a particularly egregious justice (i.e. Kavanaugh) from being nominated.

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The Urgency of Impeachment [View all] kentuck Aug 2019 OP

Trump is Putin's Puppet. Kid Berwyn Aug 2019 #1

Impeachment wouldn't affect his standing to nominate judges StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #2

What other argument would Democrats have? kentuck Aug 2019 #3

An argument won't stop him StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #5

Exactly. orangecrush Aug 2019 #19

The time to impeach is now! brutus smith Aug 2019 #4

That may will be. But impeachment won't stop a Supreme Court nomination. StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #6

You are correct. saidsimplesimon Aug 2019 #16

The Speaker has never said "no impeachment efforts are planned." In fact, impeachment's underway StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #17

Absolutely! Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #43

good point... myohmy2 Aug 2019 #7

Impeachment wouldn't negate his ability to nominate SC justices. TwilightZone Aug 2019 #8

It would be a political matter. kentuck Aug 2019 #11

If McConnell wasn't a shameless hypocrite (in addition to a thoroughly corrupt, amoral, deurbano Aug 2019 #14

We're entering into what will certainly be Chump's last year FakeNoose Aug 2019 #24

Unfortunately, already asked and answered: "Oh, we'd fill it." deurbano Aug 2019 #26

McConnell has already said that the same wouldn't apply to Trump. TwilightZone Aug 2019 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author crazytown Aug 2019 #9

K&R... spanone Aug 2019 #10

Removal by impeachment will become possible, IF ... Martin Eden Aug 2019 #12

Indeed. The oligarchs will do fine with the market volatility because they can sell short. PatrickforO Aug 2019 #15

plus they have their picturesque shelters in New Zealand when things get real bad. nt yaesu Aug 2019 #18

Impeach and then pack the courts in 2021 nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #13

Agree. Payback is a bitch. Pepsidog Aug 2019 #22

Puerto Rico and DC get statehood, too. nt Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #35

How does impeachment allow us to pack the courts? (nt) ehrnst Aug 2019 #37

They're not connected, just two essential steps to restore democracy nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2019 #40

forget impeachment azureblue Aug 2019 #20

It is probably true that Republicans would be more likely to vote for insanity kentuck Aug 2019 #23

Yep. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2019 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Pepsidog Aug 2019 #21

You do realize that impeachment does not change the party that controls the WH right? grantcart Aug 2019 #25

To quote Nancy Pelosi: egduj Aug 2019 #27

Weak brutus smith Aug 2019 #28

Independents don't think he should be impeached. TwilightZone Aug 2019 #32

every historic indicator tells us that would change as hearings are held. Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #34

That's higher than Nixon post Saturday Night Massacre, more than enough support. The false bar ... uponit7771 Aug 2019 #39

Flaccid ehrnst Aug 2019 #36

Rec. cwydro Aug 2019 #29

Yes. In the days before Mueller released his report, Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #41

We must impeach now. This is so frustrating! Joe941 Aug 2019 #30

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #42

excellent nt Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #33