Trump is determined to nominate a Supreme Court judge this weekend

[Mary B]

Trump is determined to nominate a Supreme Court judge this weekend

 

France Press

September 21, 2020

 

 

Trump announces he will nominate a new Supreme Court judge on Friday or Saturday

US President Donald Trump said, Monday, that he will announce the person he nominates to succeed the late judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the Supreme Court this weekend, stressing that the Senate must vote before the upcoming presidential elections.

"I will announce the character, Friday or Saturday, and then work will start, but I hope it is not a lot of work," Trump told Fox News, adding that he would like to wait until after the memorial service is over. 

Trump dismissed statements that the Senate should wait to vote on the candidate until after the presidential election on November 3, and said, "The final vote should take place before the election. We have plenty of time for that." 

On Sunday, the US Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, asked senators not to vote on appointing a new judge in the Supreme Court "before the Americans have chosen their president," adding that Trump's determination to appoint a successor to Ginsburg before the elections "is nothing more than An arbitrary exercise of political power.

https://www.alhurra.com/usa/2020/09/21/ترامب-عازم-ترشيح-قاض-للمحكمة-العليا-نهاية-الأسبوع

[Indraman]

We are going to see Leftists, Marxists, and TDS stricken Democrats in all of their glory...

 

Let the games begin...

 

"The Democrat Clown Car Is Broken And Only Steers, NO Veers LEFT!"

 

Indy

Edited September 21, 2020 by Indraman

[Shabibilicious]

The most positive part to filling a SCOTUS vacancy is the lifetime appointment with zero chance of being fired.  No president from the Right or Left has control of that judge, loyalty will be to the law, not the pOTUS.  Even Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have proven their allegiance is to the Constitution, not to DJT...which is great for the American people, however, not so good for someone like Trump who demands control and loyalty over everything and everybody. 

 

GO RV, then BV 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

3 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

loyalty will be to the law, not the pOTUS.  Even Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have proven their allegiance is to the Constitution, not to DJT...which

Clueless again. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were nominated BECAUSE Trump wanted Jurists who would adhere to the Constitution. 

[Shabibilicious]

5 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

Clueless again. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were nominated BECAUSE Trump wanted Jurists who would adhere to the Constitution. 

 

Not even you are that naive.  As always, just my opinion. 

 

GO RV, then BV 

[nstoolman1]

7 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

The most positive part to filling a SCOTUS vacancy is the lifetime appointment with zero chance of being fired.  No president from the Right or Left has control of that judge, loyalty will be to the law, not the pOTUS.  Even Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have proven their allegiance is to the Constitution, not to DJT...which is great for the American people, however, not so good for someone like Trump who demands control and loyalty over everything and everybody. 

 

GO RV, then BV 

 

I believe you are wrong about the lifetime appointment.

 

The term "good behavior" is understood to mean justices may serve for the remainder of their lives, unless they are impeached and convicted by Congress, resign, or retire. Only one justice has been impeached by the House of Representatives (Samuel Chase, March 1804), but he was acquitted in the Senate (March 1805).

 

Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia

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Nancy even threatened Kavanaugh with impeachment. 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

4 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

Not even you are that naive.  As always, just my opinion. 

 

GO RV, then BV 

I could say the same thing about you being that cenacle. 

[Indraman]

TITLE: Trump Has Secured All Votes To Confirm New Judge, Democrats Panic, Threaten Massive Backlash

 

SOURCE: Tim Pool

 

 

"The Democrat Clown Car Is Broken And Only Steers, NO Veers LEFT!"

 

Indy

[gregp]

On 9/21/2020 at 1:21 PM, Shabibilicious said:

just my opinion. 

And a worthless one as always. 

[Shabibilicious]

10 hours ago, gregp said:

And a worthless one as always. 

 

An opinion that always seems to expose that deplorable side you manage to channel so brilliantly, Greg.....As always just my opinion.

 

GO RV, then BV 

[Johnny Dinar]

I don't think they should move so quickly, but if they do and Trump and Mitch, because let's face it, this is Mitch's game, get their nominee, that's not a guarantee that she will do everything the right demands... Look at John Roberts, he has made his votes according to law and not politics in many cases... And we all know what our president thinks of John Roberts, another enemy of the state... The State of Trump that is...

[Shabibilicious]

8 minutes ago, Johnny Dinar said:

I don't think they should move so quickly, but if they do and Trump and Mitch, because let's face it, this is Mitch's game, get their nominee, that's not a guarantee that she will do everything the right demands... Look at John Roberts, he has made his votes according to law and not politics in many cases... And we all know what our president thinks of John Roberts, another enemy of the state... The State of Trump that is...

 

Trump, who's lived his whole business life to Gotti standards may come to regret the day he let McConnell force his hand.  As always just my opinion. 

 

GO RV, then BV 

[Markinsa]

On 9/21/2020 at 9:40 AM, Shabibilicious said:

The most positive part to filling a SCOTUS vacancy is the lifetime appointment with zero chance of being fired.  No president from the Right or Left has control of that judge, loyalty will be to the law, not the pOTUS.  Even Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have proven their allegiance is to the Constitution, not to DJT...which is great for the American people, however, not so good for someone like Trump who demands control and loyalty over everything and everybody. 

 

GO RV, then BV 

 

Unless you're a liberal Judge then you vote according to the party line no matter what the law says. You make up things as you go to fit your belief system which overrides the Constitution.

 

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[caddieman]

24 minutes ago, Johnny Dinar said:

I don't think they should move so quickly, but if they do and Trump and Mitch, because let's face it, this is Mitch's game, get their nominee, that's not a guarantee that she will do everything the right demands... Look at John Roberts, he has made his votes according to law and not politics in many cases... And we all know what our president thinks of John Roberts, another enemy of the state... The State of Trump that is...

I agree but I also think it will hurt some Republicans who came out and said back in 2016 that in an election year you should wait until the elections are held. Many are on video or tape saying this. Don’t think those will not be playing on endless loops by the Democrats. Graham just might lose his seat because if it. We will see in Nov.

[Johnny Dinar]

5 minutes ago, caddieman said:

I agree but I also think it will hurt some Republicans who came out and said back in 2016 that in an election year you should wait until the elections are held. Many are on video or tape saying this. Don’t think those will not be playing on endless loops by the Democrats. Graham just might lose his seat because if it. We will see in Nov.

 

There are some close races right now and I think some of these guys are acting as though this is their swan song moment.... JMHO

[Shabibilicious]

29 minutes ago, Markinsa said:

 

Unless you're a liberal Judge then you vote according to the party line no matter what the law says. You make up things as you go to fit your belief system which overrides the Constitution.

 

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If what you say were true then EVERY judgment by the SCOTUS would be split down ideological party lines, EXACTLY the same count every time.....and that simply isn't the case. 

 

GO RV, then BV

[Johnny Dinar]

McConnell told Trump he thinks Barrett is best Supreme Court pick

 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told President Trump last weekend that he thinks Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the strongest choice among several to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but that he would support any of the president’s top few choices.

McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, relayed this advice in a phone call, a GOP consultant familiar with the conversation told Yahoo News.

Trump met with Barrett at the White House on Monday, and has said he will announce his nomination on Saturday. That will commence the process of the Senate beginning its consideration of the nominee.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a law professor at Notre Dame University, poses in an undated photograph obtained from Notre Dame University on September 19, 2020. (Matt Cashore/Notre Dame University/Handout via Reurters)

Republicans appear poised to barrel ahead with a rushed confirmation process as they almost certainly have enough votes to confirm a replacement before the Nov. 3 presidential election. The announcement Tuesday by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, that he supports a vote before the election dashed any slim hopes for Democrats that they could delay a vote until after the election.

The only suspense remaining now lies in who Trump will pick and whether any salient concerns could emerge about the person that the president puts forward.

Barrett is an appealing choice for Republicans for a few reasons. She is clearly conservative, and a devout Catholic.

In fact, her faith background will be a large factor in the public debate if she is Trump’s choice. Barrett, who is a mother of seven and is married to a former federal prosecutor, has been deeply influenced by the People of Praise faith community in South Bend, Ind., which is known for its spiritual intensity and intellectual rigor.

But People of Praise has taught that women must “obey” their husbands, according to a former member of the group. It’s elements like these in Barrett’s faith background that have already attracted criticism and scrutiny. In 2017, when Barrett was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., made the now-famous remark to Barrett that “when you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you, and that’s of concern when you come to big issues that large numbers of people have fought for years in this country.”

Barrett’s fairly contentious confirmation process in 2017 is part of the appeal for her to be picked for the Supreme Court because she has been pressure-tested in a high-profile setting, unlike the other potential choices.

And Democratic criticisms and questions about Barrett’s faith background could be framed as attacks on religion by Republicans and used to energize their voters in the fall election.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at a press conference at the US Capitol on September 22, 2020 in Washington, DC, as McConnell said in a statement that the Senate would take up President Donald Trumps nominee for the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

The smart play for Democrats, the Republican consultant said, would be to keep raising massive amounts of money with which to overwhelm Republican candidates in the home stretch of the 2020 campaign, make measured and principled criticisms of McConnell and Trump, and “don’t treat Amy Barrett like some villain from a Dan Brown novel.”

As the initial shock of Ginsburg’s death has worn off, Democrats have become less alarmed than they were initially about the electoral impact of Ginsburg’s vacancy. “People are so deeply engaged it may not have the impact we thought at first,” said one senior adviser to a Democratic senator.

In addition, the notion of restraint has become more attractive, whether that’s in response to the Republicans’ plans to jam a nominee through six weeks before an election after blocking a nominee nine months before the last, or whether it’s in how they approach Trump’s nominee.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over the weekend made comments that nodded to the more confrontational elements inside the Democratic Party, saying on a Saturday phone call with Democratic senators that if Republicans held a vote this year, then “nothing is off the table for next year.”

That was a clear reference to calls for Democrats to threaten Republicans with escalatory actions of their own when it comes to judges and the Supreme Court. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., tweeted the night that news broke of Ginsburg’s death that if McConnell tried to confirm a replacement before the election then “when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.”

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks after touring Jerry Alander Carpenter Training Center on September 18, 2020 in Hermantown, Minnesota. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

But since Saturday, Schumer has said nothing more about this type of retaliation, following the lead of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who has pointedly avoided such rhetoric.

The Democratic adviser pointed out one obvious reason to avoid public promises of revenge. “We don’t want to be talking about the court and retribution before we even win [control of the Senate and the presidency,” the Democrat said. “So if we lose, we just handed Mitch McConnell two more seats on the Supreme Court. Why wouldn’t they pack the court at that point?”

In addition, the politics of getting moderate Democrats to go along with breaking Senate norms are more difficult than the average activist grasps. Those would be very difficult votes to take for Democrats in conservative or swing states, and it would severely limit the ability of those lawmakers to cast tough votes on other issues that would be high priorities in a Biden administration, such as climate change, restoring the Voting Rights Act or expanding health care coverage.

Health care, in fact, is where the Biden campaign wants the nation to focus during the confirmation fight. They have said they are “regularly coordinating” with Democrats in Congress to message that the court fight “underscores the stakes of the election more than ever.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mc-connell-told-trump-he-thinks-barrett-is-best-supreme-court-pick-211953531.html

[coorslite21]

Supposedly the SC isn't political.....and all of the sudden this 4-4 tie possibilty has everyone all excited...

The supposed right, left positions of the individual justices, according to the MSM was 5-4 prior to the passing of RBG.......now it is 5-3......although Kennedy is always one to vote the law....

If any of this is true.....the right has no worries.....JMO

CL

[Shabibilicious]

3 minutes ago, coorslite21 said:

Supposedly the SC isn't political.....and all of the sudden this 4-4 tie possibilty has everyone all excited...

The supposed right, left positions of the individual justices, according to the MSM was 5-4 prior to the passing of RBG.......now it is 5-3......although Kennedy is always one to vote the law....

If any of this is true.....the right has no worries.....JMO

CL

 

I can't site the exact cases, but Trump has already been awarded a couple of losses by the Supreme court he thought he had stacked....and those weren't simple Justice Roberts decisions either.

 

GO RV, then BV 

[Markinsa]

10 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

If what you say were true then EVERY judgment by the SCOTUS would be split down ideological party lines, EXACTLY the same count every time.....and that simply isn't the case. 

 

GO RV, then BV

 

If the liberal Justices vote according to the Constitution, then what is the fuss over who gets to pick the next SCJ?  Ponder that.