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22. Guess we just have to win the Senate back in November.

Reply to onenote (Reply #20)

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Sri Srinivasan, Who Is He? Scalia's Possible Replacement [View all] liberalnarb Feb 2016 OP

Whatever his other merits, he represented ENRON's Jeffrey Skilling. forest444 Feb 2016 #1

I watched Bridge of Spies last night. Firebrand Gary Feb 2016 #3

Being accused of faulty logic by someone tying 'Bridge of Spies' to Saudi Arabia to make a point forest444 Feb 2016 #5

Burring your head in the sand is not conducive in confirming a nominee to the highest court. Firebrand Gary Feb 2016 #6

Burying your head in the sand would be refusing to discuss the potential nominee's weaknesses. forest444 Feb 2016 #8

Confirmation 97-0 Firebrand Gary Feb 2016 #13

How About a real leftie for a change? FairWinds Feb 2016 #2

He would a 100% improvement over Scalia iandhr Feb 2016 #10

Lawrence Tribe is 74. Terrible idea. onenote Feb 2016 #19

Erwin Chemerinsky would be my choice... cascadiance Feb 2016 #26

Yeah, let's appoint a 74 year old to replace a 79 year wingnut who just died NascarDrivingJesus Feb 2016 #29

A real lefty wouldn't get past the republican senate. NobodyHere Feb 2016 #33

Just relax erlewyne Feb 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Feb 2016 #7

WTF?!? "if President Barack Obama were to nominate the next Supreme Court Justice" kristopher Feb 2016 #9

Yes, I noticed that too. Demit Feb 2016 #28

Nominate someone off the charts to the left initially. jalan48 Feb 2016 #11

Nah, Bernin Feb 2016 #12

That works too though I'm not sure he can do a recess appointment of a SC Justice. jalan48 Feb 2016 #14

Why not? Bernin Feb 2016 #15

I didn't know that. jalan48 Feb 2016 #16

Not if the Senate wants to block it. They can just hold pro-forma sessions every week. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #18

All they have to do is hold pro forma sessions every week - 2014 SC decision. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #17

How would that work with Senators being sworn in a few days later? Bernin Feb 2016 #21

The Senate makes their own rules. They can block a recess appointment. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #30

The 115th Congress will start as soon as the 114th ends. No recess appointment. onenote Feb 2016 #20

Guess we just have to win the Senate back in November. Bernin Feb 2016 #22

That's another aspect - if the admin proposes a compromise candidate, Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #31

He's a corporatist, no way! I want a real progressive. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #23

Lawyers just doing their job. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #24

Thanks for explaining this, Blue. elleng Feb 2016 #37

He did what all attorneys do fun n serious Feb 2016 #25

I like Paul Watford, has a lifetime of exp. around the SC. started as a clerk for Justice Ginsburg Sunlei Feb 2016 #27

No, because then he'd have to resign the presidency. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #32

I can't imagine a modern day president wanting to be a SC justice TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #34

LOL! How many Republicans do you think would vote for him? Stellar Feb 2016 #35

Perhaps in 5 or 10 years for Obama, can't wait for him to be free in the public sector. Sunlei Feb 2016 #36

Locking In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #38