The Democrats Are Finally Growing a Spine | Democrats will block Trump’s Supreme Court nominees if the Senate flips.
https://newrepublic.com/post/216212/democrats-finally-growing-spine
The Democrats Are Finally Growing a Spine | Democrats will block Trump’s Supreme Court nominees if the Senate flips.
https://newrepublic.com/post/216212/democrats-finally-growing-spine
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Fetterman has sweat pantsed into the chat.
They can do this if we [vote](https://vote.gov).
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Not one single judge of any kind should be confirmed if Democrats win control of the Senate this November. If Republicans cry and complain about it, Dems can say they’re just following the Mitch McConnell precedent when the GOP kept a SCOTUS seat vacant for over a year and refused to even consider Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland.
Thing is if Alito steps down it will be right after the election before the new senate is seated. They will rush the nominee through as fast as possible likely with Fettermans support.
Grow it faster. Chuck chuck…
Having empty seats would be an improvement over the corrupt, partisan justices Trump has pushed through.
If the Senate flips, won’t Republicans jam a nominee through before the new congress is sworn in?
We know what’s going to consume that chamber, 24/7, for the final two months of this year.
>“The bottom line is: One of the reasons we want to do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices—MAGA justices—on the Supreme Court and the lower courts,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-dont-expect-fill-supreme-court-vacancy-trump-rcna600908) in a Monday report.
That’s a much different statement than the headline suggests.
But it’s the right statement to be making right now.
Stating outright that you won’t seat any nominee is ridiculous, and would just be ammo for Republicans to have cram through an Alito replacement in the lame duck – “We have to, Dems are on the record that they won’t abide the constitution and it’s bad for the country to have a vacancy for at least 2 years.” Of course, if Dems flip the Senate, the Republicans would replace Alito in the lame duck in any event, but you needn’t give them the opening.
Unfortunately there is way more than enough time between election day (Nov 3rd) and when the new senate convenes (Jan 3rd) for them to cram through Alito’s replacement.
I think 2 will resign right after the midterms and be replaced by sycophants such as Aileen Cannon and Emil Bove.
I hate to burst bubbles, but Thomas and Alito will quickly retire if the Dems win the 52 seats needed to take The Senate so that their replacements can be confirmed before January. Before the comments that 52 is incorrect, Fetterman will at least vote for the GOP speaker if his vote is the deciding one. He may outright change parties.
The problem is there is nothing stopping Alito or Thomas from seeing that the new senate is going to be 52 48 dems in early November, deciding to retire well before Thanksgiving, and Thune fast tracking hearings and a vote in December.
I’m sure that will be true as long as Schumer isn’t the majority leader.
JFC if the senate flips we should be doing removal after impeachment.
I feel like publishing this before the midterms where Democrats are expected to win big is just a huge mistake.
The scenario is the exact same that McConnell fucked Obama out of a pick for. Enough of this “they go low we go high” no. Do that shit back to them.
only after getting fucked raw fir 6 years
Wow, all it took was for democracy to already be killed in an election year that is just going to be stolen one way or another or republicans just refuse to concede power
Telling your opponent what you’re going to do ahead of time so they can plan a strategy around it must be 4-d chess.
Get rid of Schumer no matter what
I’ll believe the Dems are growing a spine when Trump is in prison, they pack the SC, they end gerrymandering and make voting a national holiday.
They fucking better. If they don’t they will have an entire base to answer to
Believe it when I see it
Win the election first.
Is that Chuck “Milquetoast” Schumer? I am predicting the first thing he does if Dems take the Senate: talk about “reconciliation” and “healing the divisiveness” and “reaching across the aisle” and all that shit. He’s a eunuch.
This is the least they should do. It should be a given since McConnell did it to Obama.
Which means theyll quickly retire and replace any of them they want during the nov-dec transition period
I’ll believe it when I see it. Democrats historically have been obsessed with being seen as the adults in the room, bipartisanship, and taking the high road even if it means they’re going to be slapped around.
We…ell I believe that when it happens. There are always the rotating villain Democrats.
Yeah, this is total bullshit.
> …is not let Trump put such horrible justices—MAGA justices—on the Supreme Court and the lower courts
There’s so much plausible deniability in that statement, he’s just talking out of both sides of his mouth. They’ll just block the worst 30% of nominees and rubber stamp the rest like they always do.
The possum party? Believe it when I see it.
Spine and Schumer? Not.
As usual, showing their cards too early. Now you’ll find 2 more justices retiring… go fucking figure. Leave it to schmuck schumer to play with all the cards face up on the table.
Don’t count on Fetterman. He’s going to be the new Joe Manchin.
We’ll see
Aaah the Mitch McConnell precedent
My ass
They will ramrod the entire thing after the election before Jan. Watch them.
Don’t tell Fetterman about it
Chuck Schumer needs to go. He’ll easily cave for some bullshit agreement and then claim later that they won.
It will never work. Have you always noticed that the Democrats always have 1 or 2 detractors who always break from the party to help the GOP? Always happens. They have no spine and guarantee it will continue to work in favor of Republicans.
The Democrats favorite trick is rolling over on their backs. But if the GOP thinks there is a concern, I’d expect Thomas to retire after midterms.