the official new supreme court thread - Very political

[bym051d]

I'd like a 27 year old law school grad as the new pick, please.

Confirming Justin Walker proved qualifications don't matter anymore.

 

[Liquid Karma]

It should be fun to see how McConnell spins this.

 

[Gooner]

It should be fun to see how McConnell spins this.

"With the President's current approval rating and an upcoming midterm election where the people of the United States deserve to have a say, I think it is irresponsible and a clear abuse of power for the President to nominate and for the Senate to hold hearings on a nominee."

 

[PhDeac]

And conservative posters here will lap it up.

 

[birdman]

According to UNC—you know, the party who adopted the policy—that is not the goal of the policy. The goal of the policy is to better educate students through exposure to a diverse student body. I’ve posted this 3 times now. Why is this so difficult to understand?

That sounds like a problem with UNC then and the way they interpret and apply the law, not with congress’ law.

 

[birdman]

I'd like a 27 year old law school grad as the new pick, please.

Confirming Justin Walker proved qualifications don't matter anymore.

Numbers for SCOTUS?

 

[PhDeac]

Numbers for SCOTUS?

Nah. He’s like a 10L now. Way too old.

 

[bym051d]

Numbers for SCOTUS?

I think it would be irresponsible to nominate someone who isn't at least a lawyer.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

I think it would be irresponsible to nominate someone who isn't at least a lawyer.

i dunno, maybe someone from the world of Business! could shake things up. get out of the fucking ivory tower

 

[BarcaDeac]

This was pretty impressive timing.

lol yeah

 

[wakephan09]

What the fuck is Breyer doing? He better die this year since I don’t think he’s gonna retire.

Its being reported today that Breyer is retiring.

Lol, good comedic timing

 

[Colonel Angus]

Looking forward to the media's (along with the forensic experts on the Tunnels) deep dive into the nominee's high school yearbook and behavior at college parties

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Supreme Court Justice Hillary Clinton, girlboss levels would be off the fucking charts

 

[WFFaithful]

Too old. How about Ilhan Omar?

 

[Shooshmoo]

Looking forward to the media's (along with the forensic experts on the Tunnels) deep dive into the nominee's high school yearbook and behavior at college parties

Unlikely a serial rapist or harasser will be selected.

 

[bym051d]

Too old. How about Ilhan Omar?

She's almost 40. While I consider that very young, it doesn't give her enough time on the bench.

 

[Ball State Deac]

Hillary, obviously.

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Too old. How about Ilhan Omar?

Ineligible for marrying her brother

 

[WFU71]

If its not Ketanji Brown Jackson, that will be huge surprise...

She has to be the nominee. I don't see Manchin or Sinema objecting to her. With no hope of stopping her, Mitch will use her nomination hearings to score some points for the mid-terms, but ultimately say he's OK with her.

Or am I dreaming?

 

[PhDeac]

You're dreaming. It's a midterm year. The Republican base will expect Republican politicians to pushback heavily against a nominee, especially a Black woman. Expect Republicans, especially those in primaries, to engage in a race to the bottom talking about this nominee.

Now McConnell may start collegial, because Republicans already have a large margin. Giving the left one replacement won't hurt them. But there will be plenty of pressure from the base to resist.