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Proud Liberal Dem

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17. I agree

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 04:50 PM

Mar 2017

Last edited Thu Mar 30, 2017, 09:58 PM - Edit history (1)

I probably would have been "ok" if Republicans had held a hearing and voted him down, because at least then Republicans would have followed the normal confirmation process. What happened smacked of Republicans changing the normal process/rules to get away with not allowing President Obama to replace that particular Justice (Scalia) because they knew that it would tilt the ideological balance of the Court away from right-wing dominance. It *might* have been a different story had it been Ginsburg or Breyer resigning (but then they might have still done it to directly seize a liberal seat too, so......?)

At any rate, Republicans suck and they cheated us here.

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WT EFFING F? Spicer: Republicans have joined with Democrats to send qualified people to SCOTUS [View all] Miles Archer Mar 2017 OP

I was SCREAMING at my radio Nwgirl503 Mar 2017 #1

An entirely appropriate reaction, too PsychoBabble Mar 2017 #2

The lies are getting more and more brazen. silverweb Mar 2017 #3

Delusion in full bloom. Well, it is spring!.n/t monmouth4 Mar 2017 #4

Well, in the past, he's absolutely right. The past in the sense of BEFORE 2016. hedda_foil Mar 2017 #5

Right Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #13

Plenty of nominees have been voted down NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #15

I agree Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #17

well, Republicans know NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #21

spicer has jello brain from trump screaming in his ear spanone Mar 2017 #6

Spicey gonna spice. nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #7

I had to mute that presser a couple of times... tallahasseedem Mar 2017 #8

Did anyone edhopper Mar 2017 #9

That's what I was wondering.......while I was screaming at my TV. eom a kennedy Mar 2017 #10

And "for the most part" so have Democrats. But it was the repubs that created the exception onenote Mar 2017 #11

This reminds me of Control-Z Mar 2017 #12

If they had given him a hearing Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2017 #14

Yep. onenote Mar 2017 #18

Mind blown. Atman Mar 2017 #16

This administration is completely immune to facts. dalton99a Mar 2017 #19

Except for that one exception when they stole the seat. Vinca Mar 2017 #20