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riversedge

(79,558 posts) Thu May 28, 2020, 02:12 PM May 2020

'Do it now': Lindsey Graham asks older judges to retire before November -- when GOP could get routed [View all]

Source: raw story

Graham needs to lose in Nov. simple as that.

Published 8 mins ago on May 28, 2020

With the 2020 presidential election nearly five months away, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is calling on older conservative judges to retire en masse as his party faces the possibility of getting routed in the fall.

As the Washington Post reports, Graham told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that now is the time for older judges to step down to ensure that they are replaced by Senate Republicans.

The South Carolina senator also warned these judges to not wait too long before making their decisions.

“So do it now,” he said. “I need some time.”........................................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/do-it-now-lindsey-graham-asks-older-judges-to-retire-before-november-when-gop-could-get-routed/

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'Do it now': Lindsey Graham asks older judges to retire before November -- when GOP could get routed [View all] riversedge May 2020 OP

I certainly hope we can flush him out of there. Nt raccoon May 2020 #1

. I certainly hope we can flush them all out of there. Nt LakeArenal May 2020 #12

We need to invoke McConnell's "Biden rule". Walleye May 2020 #2

That is for Supreme Court jimfields33 May 2020 #5

No, we need to invoke the "McConnell Rule"... NeoGreen May 2020 #17

Correct! Walleye May 2020 #20

McConnell's Rule won't work. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #31

Well that's the incentive for us to take back both the WH and Senate... NeoGreen May 2020 #32

McConnell rule still won't apply. If D's run the WH, House, and Senate, ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #33

Not so, IM(everso)HO... NeoGreen May 2020 #34

Once Trump became president, McConnell said the "Biden Rule" no longer applied. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #29

No Justice, No Peace. Dan May 2020 #3

Republicans or not, I'm sure this is offensive to most of the judges he's speaking to. George II May 2020 #4

McConnell is RICH and older, Scarsdale May 2020 #8

Fascists don't retire, they die in office either from old age or execution, occasionally suicide. rickyhall May 2020 #16

Lindsey should retire now Zorro May 2020 #6

Time to invoke the McConnell Rule Warpy May 2020 #7

Both McConnell AND Graham Are Up for Election THIS Year. The_Counsel May 2020 #14

Done and Done!! flibbitygiblets May 2020 #15

Yeah, you're right Warpy May 2020 #22

I thinks "McConnell's Rule" extends beyond Judges... NeoGreen May 2020 #18

We're already doing everything we can to slow stuff down. Calista241 May 2020 #30

Lindsey Graham is a pathetic and compromised man. madaboutharry May 2020 #9

Memo to Lindsey: no_hypocrisy May 2020 #10

good. now see how many of your pics can get shoved through. mopinko May 2020 #11

With any luck even that will be no protection for the corruption they have spread. quakerboy May 2020 #13

Thomas lies. He's still there shitting on the constitution Walleye May 2020 #21

His wife's activities are enough reason for his impeachment. not_the_one May 2020 #26

I think it will be much easier to deal quakerboy May 2020 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar May 2020 #19

Lindsey very well may lose in Nov. paleotn May 2020 #23

Or what Lindsey? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #24

"Independent judiciary" has become Harker May 2020 #25

A lot of conservative judges are not trumpbusts rpannier May 2020 #28

Merrick Garland (n/t) MissMillie May 2020 #35