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Just saw SCOTUS Blog tweet that effective 31 July, Kennedy is retiring.
Brett Kavanaugh's name has been rumored to be floated by Senate Republicans as a replacement.
Edit to add: Kennedy is a more right-wing Justice, though he has been a swing vote on some heavy hitting 5-4 decisions. Kavanaugh took three years to get through the process for his lower court appointment because of concerns over partisanship and it took a lot of wheeling and dealing to get him there. If he is nominated I would expect a filibuster.
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I'm sure the timing is political, but 30 years is plenty long to be a justice.
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(06-27-2018, 03:18 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I'm sure the timing is political, but 30 years is plenty long to be a justice.
Definitely. I don't begrudge him retirement. If Congress wasn't such a cluster I'd be absolutely fine, even with a Republican majority in the Senate. Long ago, in the days when there were established norms that actually guided things, the Senate could usually set aside the bickering and discuss reasonable jurors that would keep a decent balance on the court. I don't see that happening in this environment, but I don't think Kennedy should stay on the court just because Congress is filled with partisan morons.
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Will we have to wait until after the November elections to have hearings on a potential replacement?
Many people say that is the way it is supposed to work.
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Oh jebus...about ten minutes after I posted the above:
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(06-27-2018, 04:22 PM)GMDino Wrote: Will we have to wait until after the November elections to have hearings on a potential replacement?
Many people say that is the way it is supposed to work.
If they hurry to appoint one it'll be a sign they don't think Trump can win a second term.
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(06-27-2018, 04:27 PM)Nately120 Wrote: If they hurry to appoint one it'll be a sign they don't think Trump can win a second term.
Or that they will lose the Senate.
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(06-27-2018, 04:27 PM)Nately120 Wrote: If they hurry to appoint one it'll be a sign they don't think Trump can win a second term.
(06-27-2018, 04:33 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Or that they will lose the Senate.
Or they are just giant hypocrites that stole a SCOTUS seat purely for political purposes.
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(06-27-2018, 04:36 PM)GMDino Wrote: Or they are just giant hypocrites that stole a SCOTUS seat purely for political purposes.
While I agree that what they did was unethical, I don't know how that relates to this.
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(06-27-2018, 03:22 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Definitely. I don't begrudge him retirement. If Congress wasn't such a cluster I'd be absolutely fine, even with a Republican majority in the Senate. Long ago, in the days when there were established norms that actually guided things, the Senate could usually set aside the bickering and discuss reasonable jurors that would keep a decent balance on the court. I don't see that happening in this environment, but I don't think Kennedy should stay on the court just because Congress is filled with partisan morons.
Eh. IMO, the absolute worst thing that can happen to partisan morons is for them to get everything they want. So busy smearing the other side that they forget they have to live in the world they create for themselves.
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(06-27-2018, 04:25 PM)GMDino Wrote: Oh jebus...about ten minutes after I posted the above:
I don't think Republicans would accept someone nominated whose judicial experience was being a county judge for 2 years almost 3 decades ago
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(06-27-2018, 05:00 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I don't think Republicans would accept someone nominated whose judicial experience was being a county judge for 2 years almost 3 decades ago
But I could see him nominating someone like that. Hopefully a grown up is involved.
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(06-27-2018, 04:37 PM)michaelsean Wrote: While I agree that what they did was unethical, I don't know how that relates to this.
Then I can't help you anymore.
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(06-27-2018, 05:00 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I don't think Republicans would accept someone nominated whose judicial experience was being a county judge for 2 years almost 3 decades ago
The accepted a POTUS with no military or political experience....
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Right. They accepted a Reality Show host for the highest office in the land for crying out loud.
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I fear Trump will nominate some far right person because he thinks that's what his base wants.
What happens if RBG retires or dies in the next year? That's my fear!
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(06-27-2018, 03:18 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I'm sure the timing is political, but 30 years is plenty long to be a justice.
Is there anyone that is opposed to term limits for Supreme Court Justices (or senators or representatives)?
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(06-27-2018, 05:41 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Is there anyone that is opposed to term limits for Supreme Court Justices (or senators or representatives)?
I think 20 years would be a fair limit.
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