RBG has Cancer...Again

[SDHornet]

Who the fuck broke the seal on JSO?


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[Winterborn]

RBG will live to 110. That bitch is invincible. She flicks cancer off her shoulder like a gnat.

Yup, including two bouts with pancreatic cancer (one of the really bad ones) and one with colon cancer. It’s liver cancer this time, which is no walk in the park.

I bet RBG outlives Jimmeh Carter.

I am pretty sure RBG has dirt on the Grimm Reaper and it gets released if he ever tries to collect.

[Ivytalk]

Actually, I’d much rather sic the Grim Reaper on Judge Judy. What a nasty old bitch she is.

[Skjellyfetti]

Ginsburg dead.

Will be interesting to see how Rs respond. I think it would probably be smart for them to make the presidential election about the SCOTUS seat and not rush a nominee through. If they don't think they have any chance, might as well push one through.

[BDKJMU]

She’ll be on the bench after Trump leaves office.

I beg to differ.

Beg all you like. She just needs another 6 months or so.

Told you so.

[Ibanez]

Of course the Republicans won’t do anything with her seat during an election year. They’re not about to be hypocrites.

[Ibanez]

Ginsburg dead.

Will be interesting to see how Rs respond. I think it would probably be smart for them to make the presidential election about the SCOTUS seat and not rush a nominee through. If they don't think they have any chance, might as well push one through.

They won’t. They’ll ignore their own hypocrisy. This is politics.

[CitadelGrad]

Ginsburg dead.

Will be interesting to see how Rs respond. I think it would probably be smart for them to make the presidential election about the SCOTUS seat and not rush a nominee through. If they don't think they have any chance, might as well push one through.

Bullshit. Selecting a nominee now will cause the Left to become even more violent and burn more cities. In case you haven't noticed, that shit isn't good for Democrats.

[Winterborn]

Ginsburg dead.

Will be interesting to see how Rs respond. I think it would probably be smart for them to make the presidential election about the SCOTUS seat and not rush a nominee through. If they don't think they have any chance, might as well push one through.

There are pro's and con's to both approaches. If you wait the D's have something to rally around, if you push one through they have another reason to dislike Trump (which may not be that big of a deal consider their emotional response to him so far). On the flip side, pushing one through will give energy to the R's and Trump can hold up an accomplishment to his base. I don't see much of a plus for waiting from the R's side.

The Senate has been confirming Judges these past couple of weeks (13 so far) and they could just roll right into a SCOTUS hearing. All depends on if McConnell has the votes already lined up.

[BDKJMU]

Of course the Republicans won’t do anything with her seat during an election year. They’re not about to be hypocrites.

Nothing to be hypocritical about. 2016 was Donk POTUS, Conk Senate in an election year.
Now Conk POTUS, Conk Senate in an election year. Yuge difference.
And thank you Harry Reid.

[dbackjon]

If the GOP pushes a nominee through, then stacking the court is the only alternative.

[Winterborn]

If the GOP pushes a nominee through, then stacking the court is the only alternative.

[BDKJMU]

If the GOP pushes a nominee through, then stacking the court is the only alternative.

No its not. Its calling winning the POTUS and Senate, and then confirming your own nominees. You know, the way its worked for 230+ years..

[BDKJMU]

I think the jig is up for her this time. I don't think it will be long.
..

JSO is right for once..

[Pwns]

Sorry, have to agree with dbackjon (kinda)...if Mitch McConnell is going to change the rules about SCOTUS appointments in election, well you can't really complain if donks fight dirty with the Supreme Court.

[BDKJMU]

Trump released list of 20 potential nominees in 2016. Added 5 names 2017, 20 more recently. Below are the possible nominees:
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Gregory G. Katsas‡ (born 1964)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Brett Kavanaugh† (born 1965)[36][39][35][40] (nominated and confirmed)
Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
Thomas Hardiman* (born 1965)[14][39][41]
Peter J. Phipps‡ (born 1973)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Allison Jones Rushing‡ (born 1982)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
Kyle Duncan‡ (born 1972)[38] (appointed by Trump)
James C. Ho‡ (born 1973)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Don Willett* (born 1966)[14] (appointed by Trump)[note 1]
Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Raymond Kethledge* (born 1966)[14][39][41]
Joan Larsen* (born 1968)[14] (appointed by Trump)[note 2]
Amul Thapar** (born 1969)[15][39] (elevated by Trump)[note 3]
Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
Amy Coney Barrett† (born 1972)[35] (appointed by Trump)[note 4]
Diane Sykes* (born 1957)[14]
Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
Steven Colloton* (born 1963)[14]
Raymond Gruender* (born 1963)[14]
David Stras* (born 1974)[14] (appointed by Trump)[note 5]
Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Bridget Shelton Bade‡ (born 1965)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Lawrence VanDyke‡ (born 1972)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
Allison Eid* (born 1965)[14] (appointed by Trump)[note 6]
Neil Gorsuch** (born 1967)[15][16] (nominated and confirmed)
Timothy Tymkovich** (born 1956)[15]
Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Britt Grant† (born 1978)[35] (appointed by Trump)[note 7]
Barbara Lagoa‡ (born 1967)[38] (appointed by Trump)
Kevin Newsom† (born 1972)[35] (appointed by Trump)[note 8]
Bill Pryor* (born 1962)[14]
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Meg Ryan** (born 1964)[15]
United States District Courts
Federico A. Moreno** (born 1952) – Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida[15]
Martha M. Pacold‡ (born 1979)[38] – District Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (appointed by Trump)
Sarah Pitlyk‡ (born 1977)[38] – District Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (appointed by Trump)
Patrick Wyrick† (born 1981)[35] – District Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (appointed by Trump);[note 9]
State Supreme Courts
Keith R. Blackwell** (born 1975) – Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia[15]
Charles T. Canady** (born 1954) – Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida[15]
Thomas Rex Lee* (born 1964) – Associate Justice, Utah Supreme Court[14]
Edward Mansfield** (born 1957) – Associate Justice, Iowa Supreme Court[15]
Carlos G. Muñiz‡ (born 1969)[38] – Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Florida
Robert P. Young Jr.** (born 1951) – Former Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court[15]
Executive Branch
Paul Clement‡ (born 1966)[38] – former Solicitor General of the United States
Steven Engel‡ (born 1974)[38] – United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
Noel Francisco‡ (born 1969)[38] – former Solicitor General of the United States
Christopher Landau‡ (born 1963)[38] – United States Ambassador to Mexico
Kate Comerford Todd‡[38] – Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President
United States Senators
Tom Cotton‡ (born 1977) – Senator from Arkansas[38]
Ted Cruz‡ (born 1970) – Senator from Texas[38]
Josh Hawley‡ (born 1979) – Senator from Missouri[38]
Mike Lee** (born 1971) – Senator from Utah[15][39]
State Executive Branches
Daniel Cameron‡ (born 1985)[38] – Attorney General of Kentucky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tr ... e_nominees

[Pwns]

I think Mitch McConnell will actually agree with Jelly, but Trump being Trump he's going to ram through a nominee and will just hurt the Republicans in November.

[∞∞∞]

RIP.

[SeattleGriz]

Sorry, have to agree with dbackjon (kinda)...if Mitch McConnell is going to change the rules about SCOTUS appointments in election, well you can't really complain if donks fight dirty with the Supreme Court.

Was that a hard rule, or just because Obama couldn't get one passed and it was a way of saving face?

Whether that final wish will be granted is unclear. McConnell has insisted that the precedent he created to deny former President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland in the final year of Obama’s term—in a vacancy that occurred nearly nine months before the 2016 election—no longer applies, because the same party controls both the White House and the Senate majority

[Skjellyfetti]

Its calling winning the POTUS and Senate, and then confirming your own nominees. You know, the way its worked for 230+ years..

How many justices were there in 1789?

[Skjellyfetti]

[∞∞∞]

If the GOP pushes a nominee through, then stacking the court is the only alternative.

No its not. Its calling winning the POTUS and Senate, and then confirming your own nominees. You know, the way its worked for 230+ years..

It hasn't worked for 230+ years.

And that's beside the point anyways. The entire system works on each branch interpreting the Constitution however it wants, and battling the interpretations of the other branches. If Congress calculates that it's able to pack the court without major backlash from voters, it should certainly do it. And then the voters can decide if the reps made the right calculation or not.

When Obama was President, McConnell decided to exert the power of the Legislature over the Executive. There's no reason a future Congress couldn't similarly exert its power over the Judicial branch. It's up to the other two to stop them.

[Pwns]

Well, McConnell couldn't get rid of Trump by convicting him in the senate without pissing off the base, but he can let Trump douse himself with gasoline by pushing a nominee through while "owning the libs". Meanwhile, his senate seat is safe.


He and Joe Biden are the only winners here.

[UNI88]

RIP.

This.

RBG was an excellent justice and member of the Supreme Court. The Court and the country are lesser places without her. Hopefully, we have justices who can fill her (and Scalia's) robes in the pipeline.

[AZGrizFan]

Ginsburg dead.

Will be interesting to see how Rs respond. I think it would probably be smart for them to make the presidential election about the SCOTUS seat and not rush a nominee through. If they don't think they have any chance, might as well push one through.

They won’t. They’ll ignore their own hypocrisy. This is politics.

There’s one big difference. In 2016 we KNEW we’d have a different president, because Obama was done.

That’s not the case here. That being said, I don’t think there’s any way they can push a candidate through with a vote prior to the election.

But the histrionics of liberals on FB and twitter is fucking comical. “I’m terrified”. “I fear for our country’s future”...”I’ve never been so afraid for our country”.... What in the actual fuck?