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aggiesal

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17. This may not end up going anywhere ...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2020, 03:42 PM

May 2020

but the problem I see, is when the majority party in the Senate is different than the party in the White House.

When republicans were the majority in the Senate, while Obama was President, McConnell would not fill any judicial vacancies, including the Supreme Court seat.
He ceded his job as the Majority Leader to fill vacant judicial seats so that he can packed them when the party in the White House matched his party.

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Chief Justice Roberts in the hot seat, asked to launch inquiry into McConnell's court packing scheme [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP

K&R for visibility. crickets May 2020 #1

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After McGrath replaces McConnell, and Biden replaces Trump, we can use McConnell's rules. lagomorph777 May 2020 #5

And we SHOULD use McConnell's rules. calimary May 2020 #13

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So do I, my friend! calimary May 2020 #26

Hell yes! BigmanPigman May 2020 #16

FDR. It didn't go well, due to Congressional opposition. lagomorph777 May 2020 #19

I thought of him too BigmanPigman May 2020 #22

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I agree.. PR maneuver.... reACTIONary May 2020 #24

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Welcome to DU, Harry Walpurgisnacht. calimary May 2020 #14

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It's good that someone asked for an investigation Bettie May 2020 #9

K&R redstatebluegirl May 2020 #10

CJ Roberts has made lofty statements about nonpartisanship in the judiciary bucolic_frolic May 2020 #11

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Unfortunately the hearing is going forward Bev54 May 2020 #12

This may not end up going anywhere ... aggiesal May 2020 #17

Expect nothing. Grins May 2020 #18

May not go anywhere but payback is a bitch. Pepsidog May 2020 #20

the left keeps expecting the right Alpeduez21 May 2020 #21

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