The Assassination of Antonin Scalia by the Coward Barack Obama

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Jeb Bush 2012: Apr 4, 2007; A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.

So, uh, I guess we have a constitutional crisis now?

# ¿ Feb 13, 2016 23:36

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 03:27

Jeb Bush 2012: Apr 4, 2007; A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.

Sydin posted:

Nah, SCOTUS has been down members before, and split decisions just result in deferring to the lower court. Yes, there's almost zero chance Obama is able to push a candidate through the Senate, but come 2017 we'll hopefully have President Hillary and a Dem controlled Senate. They only need a simple majority to confirm, so even if it's only by one seat, it'll do.

This is the crisis fyi. Unless you think that setting a precedent of "supreme justices never get nominated unless the president and senate are from the same party" is no big deal.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2016 23:46

Jeb Bush 2012: Apr 4, 2007; A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.

Sydin posted:

That's only the case for the current polarized political climate, though. When (if?) the parties move back towards the center and start begrudgingly cooperating again, it won't be an issue.

well that's okay then

# ¿ Feb 13, 2016 23:57

Jeb Bush 2012: Apr 4, 2007; A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.

Filibuster-as-default in the senate was also unprecedented, until it wasn't.

A blanket block on supreme court nominees has happened before. But it was over 170 years ago and if it happens it will be a big break from the previous norms of supreme court nominations.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2016 00:24

Jeb Bush 2012: Apr 4, 2007; A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.

evilweasel posted:

It would be nice if there was any way to replace bad justices short of hoping they were dead, because while I didn't wish the guy any personal ill will I did want him off the court pretty badly but in reality there's no way to separate the two.

Well, congress could just impeach any justice that makes rulings they dislike. That would be a substantial norm violation that would seriously undermine the legitimacy of the court, so it might not happen for another 5 years or so :v:

# ¿ Feb 14, 2016 18:04

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