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Maraya1969

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45. No I am not sure. But boy do people feel the need to inform me about the constitution repeatedly

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 12:05 PM

Dec 2016

here. I am not sure. I am thinking outside the box. Maybe it can't be done but constantly just repeating that "this is the way the constitution should be interpreted" is not helpful at all

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If President Obama does not appoint the next Supreme court justice we will have a right winged [View all] Maraya1969 Dec 2016 OP

He won't calguy Dec 2016 #1

This election was stolen. In many ways besides actual votes. If we don't do something to Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #5

How do you figure that "the electoral college was stolen"? WillowTree Dec 2016 #6

Vote suppression, for openers. KamaAina Dec 2016 #11

Didn't you wonder why there were so many boxes of paper votes that were damaged so they couldn't Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #12

The recounts, as far as they went, tell a different story. WillowTree Dec 2016 #16

trump is already doing things that are completely unconstitutional and getting away with it! Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #37

"At some point the president can step in I would think" WillowTree Dec 2016 #40

Maybe this situation was never anticipated? Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #46

And thus, no provision giving the President any authority to do what you want. WillowTree Dec 2016 #50

So Hillary is going to be president? bowens43 Dec 2016 #85

You say that as if it is Obama's fault. It's not that he won't, he CAN'T tritsofme Dec 2016 #17

Sadly, I think we are out of luck. Too bad more people weren't focused on this critical aspect Hoyt Dec 2016 #2

Why wouldn't President Obama try to use his executive privileges? What the republicans have Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #3

Apparently the majority of voters -- mostly ignorant white wingers -- were fine with GOPers' Hoyt Dec 2016 #10

We should not have to be at the mercy of their ignorance. Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #38

He hasn't got an executive privilege to do this, that's why! Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #20

Really? What would they do if he just appointed this man to the court and swore him in? Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #39

No qualified jurist is going to accept a blatantly unconstitutional appointment onenote Dec 2016 #58

Okay, let's get serious here for a moment. The President doesn't have the power to "appoint" a SlimJimmy Dec 2016 #30

Agree 100%. Bernie or busters and Stein voters are to blame for this result. beaglelover Dec 2016 #61

Judge garlin went back to his old job yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #4

I'd rather Bernie Busters not breed, but if they do Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #7

So how do you really feel? Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #8

There are a lot of people on this board marlakay Dec 2016 #15

"Held my nose and voted for Hillary" is not respectful ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #21

About as respectful as the post to which I responded Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #31

Why? Kuhl Dec 2016 #86

Oh I'm so sorry you had to "hold your nose" and vote for our nominee Maven Dec 2016 #34

It was Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #36

With the number of privileged, self-important voters on "our side", no, it wasn't. Maven Dec 2016 #51

I like these exchanges Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #65

It could've been different if Hillary's camp had heeded the warnings and sage advice of Bernie's staff, instead of mocking them. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #78

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #81

Predictable as the sun rising in the east... could see this one comin a mile a way. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #83

+1 Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #84

We sure are, thanks to the Bernie or Busters and the Stein voters. Fuck them all! beaglelover Dec 2016 #62

Huh? Most of us voted for Hillary despite many of her anti-Bernie views to avoid the nightmare scenario of Pig-Excrement tRump as President. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #77

The President has the power to appoint judges "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate". WillowTree Dec 2016 #9

The republican's advise and consent was to vacate their jobs. Thus it is up to the president Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #13

"The republican's advise and consent was to vacate their jobs". What does that mean? WillowTree Dec 2016 #14

That is simply not true, you are engaging in fantasy. tritsofme Dec 2016 #18

Is it possible that this poster believes that the Senate has the duty to consent to any Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #24

There were some nonsense articles circulating that made the argument President Obama could declare tritsofme Dec 2016 #26

NO. You are not thinking out of the box here! Everyone is being rote here. Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #44

The Constitution does form a box. Are you claiming that Obama should create a Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #47

"and withheld its consent." - indeed silence is not consent. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #28

It is not dissent either n/t Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #42

The Constitution requires "consent" not lack of dissent. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #48

They did not fail to confirm anyone. They did nothing. You cannot say that means consent or denial Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #43

The Constitution does not require them to deny. Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #49

There are consitutional scholars arguing about this now. Do you think your pat answer is the only Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #69

There are NO reputable constitutional scholars arguing about this. Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #71

The Senate fails to act on nominees to various offices all the time. tritsofme Dec 2016 #64

WP - Obama can appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate does nothing Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #66

This is the sort of the throughly debunked nonsense article tritsofme Dec 2016 #67

Sure. And the black and white thinking of the rest of you all has allowed the narcissist man child Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #68

Again this is magical thinking. It is not a matter of wanting it hard enough and making it so tritsofme Dec 2016 #70

Read the whole constitution... LisiFFXV Dec 2016 #82

No, it is not. When the Constitution mandates a certain procedure, the Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #22

Point well taken... I think a recess appointment is well within bounds. DO IT President Obama!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #79

The republicans are not following the constitution zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #53

"Is there anywhere in the conus where it says that they don't have to vote? " WillowTree Dec 2016 #56

It's implied zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #72

I "understood" no such thing. WillowTree Dec 2016 #73

Yes, it's obvious zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #75

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The president has no executive power to appoint Supreme Court justices barring a recess appt. Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #19

People are misunderstanding presidential powers. ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #23

Well, mocking Trump is going to fall flat when the other side wants to use the Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #25

"I am sick of Democrats always following the rules." Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #27

No I am not sure. But boy do people feel the need to inform me about the constitution repeatedly Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #45

look what the repugs did in NC zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #74

The "rules" are that the legislature makes new law, not the executive branch. The executive branch.. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #87

Wait a minute. It would be a replacement for Scalia. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #29

Or if we can get one in now we won't have to worry about the next one! Maraya1969 Dec 2016 #41

Apart from tearing up the Constitution onenote Dec 2016 #32

Sure, he can use his Executive Orders dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #33

Now your talkin!! Oh, and while he's at it, Obama should just refuse to leave office. (If only!) InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #80

Poe's law strikes again... Kuhl Dec 2016 #88

Look there is only one way to get it accomplished moda253 Dec 2016 #35

"The sad truth is that we don't care about our democracy anymore." CrispyQ Dec 2016 #52

There's a large portion of the population who thinks Trump won the popular vote comfortably. Drunken Irishman Dec 2016 #59

I am sick of Democrats surrendering when the KGOPB *doesn't* follow the rules. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #54

No qualified jurist who respects the Constitution (something we should want) would accept onenote Dec 2016 #57

I am talking about the suppression...the threats...the calls to "monitor" voters LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #60

Think about it for just a second... FreeJoe Dec 2016 #63