03-16-2016, 01:44 PM
(03-16-2016, 01:10 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: It would be nice if they could "shut off" their human side but unfortunately that's not possible.
I like the 4-4-1 set up. I think it gives you the best chance at reflecting the people.
4-4-1? Not a chance. The liberal side have voted together on every major case I can remember. He will be no different. Have you ever heard a judge nominated by a Democrat referred to as a swing vote? Have you ever heard of one being like a Sutter?
That being said they should confirm him if he's qualified, and they should have never announced their intentions. Unless they were playing politics and goading Obama into nominating a person "they can't refuse" to make them look bad, and then they go ahead and confirm him. I don't recall them ever being all that clever though.
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