It was cool when things went our way . . . now "heal yourself" or we will restructure you!

[Mountain_Soldier]

@H_Arendt

@DougBH

@H_Arendt

@Snow96

This is truely unbelievable. While there was a liberal majority on the court, Dem’s were fine with the supreme court. They were getting what they want. NOW that it’s turned to a more conservative court what happens?

When there truly was a liberal majority on the Supreme Court there was a conservative “Impeach Earl Warren” movement… so there is nothing new about this. Outrage noted.

Was Earl Warren Impeached?
If this were just a group of extremist mouthing off, then that would be comparable. It is leading Dems.

Nothing has happened now either.

FDR tested similar ideas and pulled them back. Doesn’t mean he was a socialist, a hater of the Constitution or much of anything else.

My point is everyone gets frustrated with the court.

Rule the way we want 100% of the time or we’ll change it so you do!

[Mountain_Soldier]

@Jezcoe

@Mountain_Soldier

I must have missed the dem outrage over blocking all of Bush’s picks.

Hell… go all the way back to Bork if you want.

The politics of grievance will end up making the issue worse and worse.

But… it is what this country seems to want.

I’d like to know how they plan to rid the influence of politics… by appointing more liberals?

[Mountain_Soldier]

So they want to add more justices if they’re elected. I think Trump should take the lead and do it for them. Add a few more himself and nominate them. Then they won’t need to worry about it.

[Snow96]

Isn’t it obstruction of justice to threaten judges . . . Rule the way we tell you or else?

Just wondering out loud

[Mountain_Soldier]

Sounds kinda like the mob.

[party-free]

@WuWei

I can’t help but wonder, what if this was Ted Cruz…

We don’t have to wonder:

It was cool when things went our way . . . now "heal yourself" or we will restructure you!

You mean like when right-wingers pondered altering the number of justices on the court ("restructuring) were Hillary to win? Because that’s what some Rs considered doing if Hillary were to win…they planned to indefinitely block any of her nominees.

[Mountain_Soldier]

@party-free

@WuWei

I can’t help but wonder, what if this was Ted Cruz…

We don’t have to wonder:

It was cool when things went our way . . . now "heal yourself" or we will restructure you! - #36 by party-free

Cool. So you’re for this?

[BlueTex]

@Guvnah

I just had blood work done. The check-in process required me to scan my drivers license. And it made me wonder what all those ID-challenged voters out there would do in that case.

The fear of voter ID is irrational.

I am fine with a national standard for voter id…

[WuWei]

@Mountain_Soldier

@Jezcoe

@Mountain_Soldier

I must have missed the dem outrage over blocking all of Bush’s picks.

Hell… go all the way back to Bork if you want.

The politics of grievance will end up making the issue worse and worse.

But… it is what this country seems to want.

I’d like to know how they plan to rid the influence of politics… by appointing more liberals?

The Living Constitution.

[party-free]

@Mountain_Soldier

So you’re for this?

Am I for what? What gives you the impression I’m for anything? A poster postulated an “if the roles were reversed” situation, and all I did was demonstrate that it DID happen, and the roles were reversed. And I don’t recall some those feigning righteous indignation at this showing the same distaste for such partisan antics when the roles were reversed.

[Blackwolf]

@Mountain_Soldier

So they only want to take that a step farther. Cool. What’s the quota for liberals on the court?

Enough so that every Trump supporter is forced to eat peas. Which is why libs must never ever regain power, even if it means another GOP Congress blocking the nomination process of another America hatin’ lib POTUS.

[WuWei]

@party-free

@Mountain_Soldier

So you’re for this?

Am I for what? What gives you the impression I’m for anything? A poster postulated an “if the roles were reversed” situation, and all I did was demonstrate that it DID happen, and the roles were reversed. And I don’t recall some those feigning righteous indignation at this showing the same distaste for such partisan antics when the roles were reversed.

I’ll cede the point, but less is not the same as more. I’d be happy with 5.

[party-free]

I believe the motivation, and intended effects were the same-reduce the “other side’s” power on the courts by ‘restructuring’ a la fudging with the numbers.

Why settle for 5? Why not 3? If all we need is a simple tie-breaker for any ruling, why bother with more than is absolutely needed to meet that requirement?

[Mountain_Soldier]

Partisanship.

[WuWei]

@party-free

I believe the motivation, and intended effects were the same-reduce the “other side’s” power on the courts by ‘restructuring’ a la fudging with the numbers.

Why settle for 5? Why not 3? If all we need is a simple tie-breaker for any ruling, why bother with more than is absolutely needed to meet that requirement?

3 with term limits. They live forever.

[party-free]

Sounds good to me. And can we agree that nominees must at least get a hearing and an up/down vote? I would hope we could expect them to do a good job, but I would also hope we could treat nominees fairly and not jerk them around.

[party-free]

No. I don’t excuse one side/guy doing a thing because the other side/guy did it first.

[WuWei]

@party-free

Sounds good to me. And can we agree that nominees must at least get a hearing and an up/down vote? I would hope we could expect them to do a good job, but I would also hope we could treat nominees fairly and not jerk them around.

Nope. Follow the Constitution.

[party-free]

Then no term limits, either. So sorry.

[Jezcoe]

@Mountain_Soldier

@Jezcoe

@Mountain_Soldier

I must have missed the dem outrage over blocking all of Bush’s picks.

Hell… go all the way back to Bork if you want.

The politics of grievance will end up making the issue worse and worse.

But… it is what this country seems to want.

I’d like to know how they plan to rid the influence of politics… by appointing more liberals?

One of the proposals I heard was fifteen judges, five nominated by the GOP, five nominated by the Dems and five that have to have super majority vote to to be seated.

They also have term limits.

It will never happen though.