March 16, 201610 yr Ha ha. I thought someone might like that. Call me naive and foolish, but I think they'll strike a deal and give the guy a vote.
March 16, 201610 yr President Trump would probably select Judge Judy. And she would do better than most there already. Shocked our clown for a Pres didnt pick Judge Joe Brown. Who is actually better than Judge Judy
March 16, 201610 yr This from the NYT suggests he's more in line with Court's progressives. I have no idea how they come up with this metric though. Everything else I've read suggests he's straight down the middle.
March 16, 201610 yr Did he go to Yale or Harvard law school? Obama wanted to announce before the NCAA tournament begins. Can't say as I blame him.
March 16, 201610 yr Congress has to take some action. If not, they will antagonize the angry voters even more and push more votes to the Democrat nominee for President.
March 16, 201610 yr I guess I have to credit President Obama on this one. He scoured the country and found a judge with a long moderate history, but that hates civilian ownership of guns just as much as he does. This is a win-win for him.
March 16, 201610 yr This is the very definition of a catch-22 situation for the Republican Party. Yep.
March 16, 201610 yr McConnell was just on CNN and was using quotes from Biden and Reid when they, in the past, wanted the confirmation of a SCJOTUS to be put off until after the upcoming Presidential Election. Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Joe Biden - it would be our pragmatic conclusion that once the political season is underway — and it is — action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over. That is what is fair to the nominee, and essential to the process. Otherwise, it seems to me Mr. President, we will be in deep trouble as an institution. They even call this the Biden Rule Harry Reid - "The duties of the United States Senate are set forth in the Constitution of the United States," Reid said on the Senate floor at that time. "Nowhere in that document does it say the Senate has a duty to give presidential nominees a vote," Reid said. "It says appointments shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. That's very different than saying every nominee receives a vote." And if the White House and the Republicans didn't get his point, Reid underscored it by saying, "The Senate is not a rubber stamp for the executive branch." One thing I do like about politics is when EITHER side catching the other side being hypocrites.
March 16, 201610 yr Author I guess I have to credit President Obama on this one. He scoured the country and found a judge with a long moderate history' date=' but that hates civilian ownership of guns just as much as he does. This is a win-win for him.[/quote'] Irrelevant . He could have nominated someone to the right of Sen Cruz and it wouldn't matter.
March 16, 201610 yr Irrelevant . He could have nominated someone to the right of Sen Cruz and it wouldn't matter. Not irreverent, a clever move by Obama. This guy is firmly against the Heller case. Obama is smart enough to realize that he can't get rid of gun rights himself.
March 16, 201610 yr Author Not irreverent' date=' a clever move by Obama. This guy is firmly against the Heller case. Obama is smart enough to realize that he can't get rid of gun rights himself.[/quote'] By nominating someone who will never see a vote?
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