Ticking Clocks

Clodfobble · 02-13-2016, 04:55 PM

Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia dead at 79.

Obama gets to make another appointment!

sexobon · 02-13-2016, 05:05 PM

The Senate has to confirm it. What are the odds this close to a Presidential election?

Griff · 02-13-2016, 05:19 PM

GOP will block then Bernie will appoint Obama.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-13-2016, 05:21 PM

sexobon · 02-13-2016, 05:24 PM

Obama has already publicly stated that he wouldn.t do a third term as President even if he could and that he's not interested in a Supreme Court appointment either.

Griff · 02-13-2016, 05:32 PM

When did you start taking politicians at their word Officer Killjoy?

sexobon · 02-13-2016, 05:39 PM

I suppose it's possible. To paraphrase the great sage Katy Perry: Barrack changes his mind...like a girl...changes clothes.

Clodfobble · 02-14-2016, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sexobon

The Senate has to confirm it. What are the odds this close to a Presidential election?

At first I thought you meant the Senate would need to vote on whether Scalia was actually dead...

I don't know, we say "this close" but it's still 9 months away. And the Senate might take the devil they know over the possibility of the Democrats retaking the senate after the election. Say, Bernie as president, plus a Democratic Senate: current Republican senators can't possibly like the kind of nominee that would bring about.

glatt · 02-14-2016, 12:23 PM

What is poor Justice Thomas going to do now without Scalia?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-14-2016, 01:43 PM

Harass his secretary.

Gravdigr · 02-14-2016, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

What is poor Justice Thomas going to do now without Scalia?

Ima guess he won't be asking any questions...

Spexxvet · 02-15-2016, 08:10 AM

There are people posting that Obama had Scalia murdered. What is wrong with them?

There's clear precedence from repubicans who nominated Supreme Court Justices in their last year of a term. Reagan nominated Kennedy in February of '88, Ford nominated Stevens in December '75, Nixon / Renquist and Powel in December '71. It's hypocritical for them to suggest that Obama delay. But it's typical.

Clodfobble · 02-15-2016, 09:53 AM

Because if there's one thing overweight 79-year-old men do, it's stay alive indefinitely.

BigV · 02-15-2016, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

There are people posting that Obama had Scalia murdered. What is wrong with them?

--snip

Nonsense.

Scalia died while on a hunting trip in Texas. Forget Obama, I want to hear Dick Cheney's alibi.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-15-2016, 10:53 AM

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Forget Obama, I want to hear Dick Cheney's alibi

Have all the candidates tell who they would nominate.

02-13-2016, 04:55 PM	#1
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02-13-2016, 05:19 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	GOP will block then Bernie will appoint Obama. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-13-2016, 05:21 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	__________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-13-2016, 05:32 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	When did you start taking politicians at their word Officer Killjoy? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-14-2016, 01:43 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Harass his secretary. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-13-2016, 05:05 PM	#2
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	The Senate has to confirm it. What are the odds this close to a Presidential election?

02-13-2016, 05:24 PM	#5
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Obama has already publicly stated that he wouldn.t do a third term as President even if he could and that he's not interested in a Supreme Court appointment either.

02-13-2016, 05:39 PM	#7
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	I suppose it's possible. To paraphrase the great sage Katy Perry: Barrack changes his mind...like a girl...changes clothes.

02-14-2016, 12:23 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What is poor Justice Thomas going to do now without Scalia?

02-15-2016, 08:10 AM	#12
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	There are people posting that Obama had Scalia murdered. What is wrong with them? There's clear precedence from repubicans who nominated Supreme Court Justices in their last year of a term. Reagan nominated Kennedy in February of '88, Ford nominated Stevens in December '75, Nixon / Renquist and Powel in December '71. It's hypocritical for them to suggest that Obama delay. But it's typical. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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