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Post by peasapie on Sept 19, 2020 0:14:06 GMT
She was such a brave and dedicated woman. She moved female presence in law monumentally forward. I wish she had resigned under Barak Obama.
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Post by fuji on Sept 19, 2020 0:14:35 GMT
There must still be at least a few Republicans in the senate with an ounce of integrity - would only need what 4? I can only think of Mitt Romney who's broken with him, but surely there are a couple more. There are none. This country wouldn't be the shit show it is right now if there were some with integrity. |
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Post by peasapie on Sept 19, 2020 0:14:49 GMT
They will shove some nutbag through in the next few weeks. I fervently hope I am dead wrong. Trump will nominate someone within a few days and they’ll try to push it through. |
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Post by ntsf on Sept 19, 2020 0:16:14 GMT
I wonder if the democrats will just shut down the house, not pass anything if the republicans go after filling her seat.
shut down the govt. I would be for that unfortunately.
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 19, 2020 0:16:33 GMT
Even if they aren’t able to push someone through before the election, this gives conservatives a legitimate reason to vote for him. There is no legitimate reason. Period. It is totally a legit reason to vote for trump. Like it or not he is the current head of the RNC. He is the person to be voted in if you would like to continue having the conservative agenda pushed on everyone in this country. He is a disgusting, rotten, awful man. But that’s who they’ve got to work with if the republicans want that seat filled by a conservative. So they are going to vote for him. Not Kanye, not any other ridiculous 3rd party option. Trump. Just like we’ve got Joe Biden to vote for if we want a more liberal agenda to be pushed into everyone. So we will vote for Joe. Not Kanye, and not some other 3rd party candidate who has zero chance to win. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 19, 2020 0:17:23 GMT
They will shove some nutbag through in the next few weeks. I fervently hope I am dead wrong. Trump will nominate someone within a few days and they’ll try to push it through. They will huddle this weekend, announce on Monday and shove them through on Wednesday. |
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Post by hopemax on Sept 19, 2020 0:19:19 GMT
Even if the GOP comes to their senses and says they will wait until the next Congress, we're still screwed. Her vote was crucial to counter-act any election nonsense. At best, a Justice Roberts "concerned about the court's legacy," at best can force a tie with the "conservative" wing. They are hearing arguments concerning the fate of the ACA / Obamacare on November 10th.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 19, 2020 0:19:34 GMT
There must still be at least a few Republicans in the senate with an ounce of integrity - would only need what 4? I can only think of Mitt Romney who's broken with him, but surely there are a couple more. Collins and Murkowski Are who come to mind but I’m not betting on it. Nope. They’ve repeatedly shown us exactly who they are. |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 19, 2020 0:19:39 GMT
Even if they aren’t able to push someone through before the election, this gives conservatives a legitimate reason to vote for him. There is no legitimate reason. Period. Legitimate in their mind. Overturning Roe v Wade is just about the biggest single-issue vote there is. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 19, 2020 0:25:31 GMT
There is no legitimate reason. Period. I don’t know, I can’t suppress the feeling that this hands the election to trump. Conservatives who might have otherwise been swayed by the anyone but trump argument will now vote for the sole purpose of whether there’s a conservative or a liberal in the vacant seat. On the contrary, I think this should energize every single thinking, caring person to vote blue up and down the ballot no matter what. And I also hope that if someone does get pushed through, that Biden wins and increases the size of the Supreme Court as someone else noted. |
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Post by pinklady on Sept 19, 2020 0:26:24 GMT
This was today
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Post by myshelly on Sept 19, 2020 0:26:33 GMT
I don’t know, I can’t suppress the feeling that this hands the election to trump. Conservatives who might have otherwise been swayed by the anyone but trump argument will now vote for the sole purpose of whether there’s a conservative or a liberal in the vacant seat. On the contrary, I think this should energize every single thinking, caring person to vote blue up and down the ballot no matter what. And I also hope that if someone does get pushed through, that Biden wins and increases the size of the Supreme Court as someone else noted. I don’t want to be right. I’m just genuinely scared. |
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Post by pinklady on Sept 19, 2020 0:27:55 GMT
Still not getting my hopes up but...
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Post by quinlove on Sept 19, 2020 0:29:04 GMT
I have no words - other than what has been said.
I’m literally crying out loud. Someone Help Us !!!
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 19, 2020 0:30:54 GMT
I can’t stop sobbing. Happy freaking New Year. Right? No celebrating tonight. I may log in to services just to share the grief. I was too down to attend services in the first place but am considering it too. |
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RIP RBG
Sept 19, 2020 0:33:15 GMT
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Sept 19, 2020 0:33:15 GMT
On the contrary, I think this should energize every single thinking, caring person to vote blue up and down the ballot no matter what. And I also hope that if someone does get pushed through, that Biden wins and increases the size of the Supreme Court as someone else noted. I don’t want to be right. I’m just genuinely scared. A lot of people that identify as independent are vehemently against swinging control so heavily in one direction. This would motivate those types of people to vote blue. There was never going to be a huge sum of Republicans turning blue but this might motivate more to show up who didn't want to vote for Trump but also couldn't vote for anyone else, either. I sincerely hope the enthusiasm I have seen in decent human beings against Trump translates to votes. I never felt Biden was a shoe in (didn't believe it when they said it about Hillary either) but this definitely makes things harder. |
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Post by pinklady on Sept 19, 2020 0:33:46 GMT
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 19, 2020 0:34:53 GMT
It is totally a legit reason to vote for trump. Like it or not he is the current head of the RNC. He is the person to be voted in if you would like to continue having the conservative agenda pushed on everyone in this country. He is a disgusting, rotten, awful man. But that’s who they’ve got to work with if the republicans want that seat filled by a conservative. So they are going to vote for him. Not Kanye, not any other ridiculous 3rd party option. Trump. Just like we’ve got Joe Biden to vote for if we want a more liberal agenda to be pushed into everyone. So we will vote for Joe. Not Kanye, and not some other 3rd party candidate who has zero chance to win. We will have to disagree on that. The cost of turning that Supreme Court seat to achieve a conservative court will be massive and not something we will recover from. When you blow something up to make sure you don't have to share it, it is still blown up for everyone, including yourselves. But again, we can agree to disagree. I think it could go either way. Some Republican Senators are in danger of losing their seats, so maybe they will punt this forward. Then again, McConnell wants judges, so he could try to push a nomination through. If he does that, and if we win the WH and Senate, we should add 2 more Justices. |
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Post by elaine on Sept 19, 2020 0:37:20 GMT
Right? No celebrating tonight. I may log in to services just to share the grief. I was too down to attend services in the first place but am considering it too. I was just serving up smoked brisket (I smoked a 9 pound brisket), when the news came through. I could hardly make it through dinner and my boys couldn’t understand why I was crying. I hate cancer. And I’m not too pleased with G-d right now. |
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Post by jediannie on Sept 19, 2020 0:37:35 GMT
I will be shocked if Chuck Grassley holds to this. My prediction is that they will announce by Monday morning 7 am EDT who they will nominate because they are the absolute worst. |
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RIP RBG
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Post by cynipidae17 on Sept 19, 2020 0:39:53 GMT
I have a question...if they try to seat a new justice before January 20, what happens if we don’t have a winner yet. Many people are voting by mail this year.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 19, 2020 0:50:00 GMT
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Post by hopemax on Sept 19, 2020 0:50:16 GMT
I have a question...if they try to seat a new justice before January 20, what happens if we don’t have a winner yet. Many people are voting by mail this year. It doesn't matter. Trump has the authority to nominate a judge through the entirety of his term, which runs through noon on January 20th. Normally, "lame duck" Presidents don't do things that require Congressional approval, because they know Congress will sit on it. But these aren't normal times. The newly elected Senators are seated on January 3rd. So for this to get done with this Senate, it has to get done by January 2nd. Hopefully, the election will result in a Democratic Senate. If somehow the GOP holds the Senate, then they have that extra 16 days to get the Supreme Court justice rammed through, even if Trump isn't re-elected. People are hoping that people like Romney, Murkowski, Collins, etc. won't vote, but I'm not holding my breath. Whatever the Russians have, it involves Senators too. |
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Post by papersilly on Sept 19, 2020 0:53:35 GMT
2020 just dropped the mike. This is the worst thing to happen. I'm sad for her passing but I'm glad she's finally at peace. She fought so hard.
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 19, 2020 0:55:01 GMT
We will have to disagree on that. The cost of turning that Supreme Court seat to achieve a conservative court will be massive and not something we will recover from. When you blow something up to make sure you don't have to share it, it is still blown up for everyone, including yourselves. But again, we can agree to disagree. I think it could go either way. Some Republican Senators are in danger of losing their seats, so maybe they will punt this forward. Then again, McConnell wants judges, so he could try to push a nomination through. If he does that, and if we win the WH and Senate, we should add 2 more Justices. I've said that before because the number of justices can be changed by Congress (in fact, they've done so a few times before). I know it's not a popular idea but I'm not looking for a majority; just to equalize the SC. |
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 19, 2020 0:57:40 GMT
I hope Collins sticks to her word, but she's defending her seat this year. I can't quite see her going against her constituents.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Sept 19, 2020 0:57:46 GMT
McConnell has said in his statement that Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.
I am so heartbroken and scared right now.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 19, 2020 0:58:23 GMT
McConnell has issued a statement that the dt nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the Senate.
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 19, 2020 0:59:20 GMT
I'm so sad. What a wonderful human being.
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Post by Peal on Sept 19, 2020 1:05:33 GMT
It's been "reported" Romney has said he is committed to not confirming a justice until January.
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