RBG Politcal Discussion

[Anonymous]

wishing thinking should be that person should resigned after 1-20-13 IF Biden is elected

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CALM DOWN PEOPLE.


To get back on topic...


Susan Collins just said she'd only consider a nominee by the President-elect. Which means she won't consider a Trump nominee if he doesn't win this election. That's a huge deal, considering Biden is favored to win and is better placed than Hillary Clinton was at the same period.

For the moment, Collins is all alone in that corner. Murkowski just punted to after Nov 3rd, and Romney has't said anything. I believe they may both vote for a Trump nominee during the lame duck period. Don't count on Romney in particular, because he is sure to vote his conscience and his conscience is a conservative one!

The odds are still very much in favor of a 3rd Trump appointee to the Supreme Court.

Thank you for this perspective. It’s a mustard seed, but I understand big things can grow from that with the proper care and attention. Here’s hoping the works are good enough to activate the things I am believing for.

The work that everyone does matters, because we care. It is hard to see so much good being torn down. It’s hard to be calm. It’s hard to trust that the work will bring what we really need and that people will do the hard and the right thing. But I will try harder. For me, for my child’s future and for our country.

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Anyone believe Kellyanne Conway is going to be the nominee?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone believe Kellyanne Conway is going to be the nominee?

Trump supporter here, no way I would want her. NO! Many qualified judges who are conservative women would be better

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone believe Kellyanne Conway is going to be the nominee?

Trump supporter here, no way I would want her. NO! Many qualified judges who are conservative women would be better

You really think Trump cares about qualifications? All he cares about is himself and getting re-elected.

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Anonymous wrote:Susan Collins says no vote before the election


So that's Collins

Do we have - or think we have - Romney and Murkowski? And then we need one more?

Murkowski already announced she wouldn’t vote for a nominee right?

Romney has been quiet, but I think he’s a probable no.

One thing to remember is that Martha McSally will probably lose her election and, since she was appointed, has to be out by November 30th (but Mark Kelly can kick her out on Nov 4th). Therefore, unless the GOP can get all of this done before the election, they’ll be down to 52 seats, which means 3 defections would be enough.

Won’t matter, Alabama is going Republican (also a special election seat)

Alabama is not holding a special election for Doug Jones’s seat this year. You don’t know what you are talking about.

You don't know what you're tslking about. Jones was elected to fill out the term of Sessions for two years. That seat is now in play. I think Jones will vote with Dems.

The Kelly-Mcssally election is a special election. The Jones election is part of the regular cycle after Jones won a special election.

So Kelly will only serve for two years until 2022? Arizona conducts a special election on the same day of a presidential election? That seems odd. This could force McConnell to vote before the election.

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Anonymous wrote:Susan Collins says no vote before the election


So that's Collins

Do we have - or think we have - Romney and Murkowski? And then we need one more?

Murkowski already announced she wouldn’t vote for a nominee right?

Romney has been quiet, but I think he’s a probable no.

One thing to remember is that Martha McSally will probably lose her election and, since she was appointed, has to be out by November 30th (but Mark Kelly can kick her out on Nov 4th). Therefore, unless the GOP can get all of this done before the election, they’ll be down to 52 seats, which means 3 defections would be enough.

Won’t matter, Alabama is going Republican (also a special election seat)

Alabama is not holding a special election for Doug Jones’s seat this year. You don’t know what you are talking about.

You don't know what you're tslking about. Jones was elected to fill out the term of Sessions for two years. That seat is now in play. I think Jones will vote with Dems.

The Kelly-Mcssally election is a special election. The Jones election is part of the regular cycle after Jones won a special election.

So Kelly will only serve for two years until 2022? Arizona conducts a special election on the same day of a presidential election? That seems odd. This could force McConnell to vote before the election.

No, McSally was finishing out the term. Kelly, if he wins, wills serve the full 6 years.

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can congress take a nice long vacation?

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Anonymous wrote:Susan Collins says no vote before the election


So that's Collins

Do we have - or think we have - Romney and Murkowski? And then we need one more?

Murkowski already announced she wouldn’t vote for a nominee right?

Romney has been quiet, but I think he’s a probable no.

One thing to remember is that Martha McSally will probably lose her election and, since she was appointed, has to be out by November 30th (but Mark Kelly can kick her out on Nov 4th). Therefore, unless the GOP can get all of this done before the election, they’ll be down to 52 seats, which means 3 defections would be enough.

Won’t matter, Alabama is going Republican (also a special election seat)

Alabama is not holding a special election for Doug Jones’s seat this year. You don’t know what you are talking about.

You don't know what you're tslking about. Jones was elected to fill out the term of Sessions for two years. That seat is now in play. I think Jones will vote with Dems.

The Kelly-Mcssally election is a special election. The Jones election is part of the regular cycle after Jones won a special election.

So Kelly will only serve for two years until 2022? Arizona conducts a special election on the same day of a presidential election? That seems odd. This could force McConnell to vote before the election.

No, McSally was finishing out the term. Kelly, if he wins, wills serve the full 6 years.

Kelly gets to serve a full six years term plus two months? I guess the real question is when exactly McSally will lose her voting power if she loses the election. If by law she stops being a senator on November 30, that would be huge. McSally appears to be a sure loser in the upcoming election.

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McSally loses her power when the AZ election is certified and Kelly is sworn in. That is expected around Thanksgiving.

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Appointed by President Barack Obama at the start of his first term, Sotomayor was confirmed on Aug. 6, 2009 after a 66-day process. Sotomayor is the first - and so far only – Hispanic appointment to the Supreme Court. Her ascent was aided by both sides of the aisle, with President George H.W. Bush first appointing her to the Southern District of New York before President Bill Clinton elevated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.


they all took more than 42 days
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-justice-served-how-long-to-confirm
He died on February 16th
On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed Antonin Scalia, who had died one month earlier.

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Anonymous wrote:McSally loses her power when the AZ election is certified and Kelly is sworn in. That is expected around Thanksgiving.

Can any lawyer confirm this? That means Kelly will serve a term longer than 6 years. Will McConnell still be in charge of swearing in new senators during lame duck? What if he delays it, then McSally will still be a senator until January?

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Anonymous wrote:McSally loses her power when the AZ election is certified and Kelly is sworn in. That is expected around Thanksgiving.

Can any lawyer confirm this? That means Kelly will serve a term longer than 6 years. Will McConnell still be in charge of swearing in new senators during lame duck? What if he delays it, then McSally will still be a senator until January?

If McSally loses then she will no longer be a Senator on November 30 or the day the election result is certified. If Mitch delays the swearing in then there will only be 99 Senatora.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like it is going to be most feasible for the GOP to run this through in the Lame Duck session.

If Biden wins and the Senate turns, then all should make it clear that if the GOP forces this through in the Lame Duck session, that the Democrats will:

1) remove the filibuster
2) amend 28 US 1 to allow for up 15 justices on the supreme court;
3) pass statehood for DC and PR (if they want it)
4) Pass universal healthcare (since the ACA is effectively dead anyhow)
5) pass legislation overturning Citizens United
6) Pass legislation standardizing electronic voting and mail in voting standards
7) tighten all of the ethics loopholes the Trump administration has exploited

I am sure there is more, and some of this should happen anyhow, but Mitch can try to get his one SCOTUS appointment through at this juncture, but the will of the people will have spoken, loudly and serious reform and modernizing will need to happen.

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Give DC 2 voting senators!!!

And Puerto Rico!