Senate now voting on final confirmation of Kavanaugh

[Safiel]

UPDATE:

Press-Release-October-6-2018.pdf

Trump has already issued Kavanaugh’s commission.

The above press release from the Supreme Court indicates that Kavanaugh will be sworn in today, with Chief Justice Roberts administering the Constitutional Oath and Retired Justice Kennedy administering the Judicial Oath.

If he is not already officially the 114th Justice, he likely will be within the hour.

[Safiel]

First photo is Roberts administering the Constitutional Oath and the second photo is Kennedy administering the Judicial Oath.

[Safiel]

The next order of business is determining Kavanaugh’s circuit assignment. The current circuit assignments are below. Roberts has had the Ninth Circuit since Kennedy’s retirement, but will be handing it off now that the court is back to full strength. It will be interesting to see if a more senior Justice leaps over Kavanaugh to take the Ninth Circuit. If that is the case, Kavanaugh would likely end up with the circuit vacated by that Justice.

• For the District of Columbia Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice
• For the First Circuit - Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice
  (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island)
• For the Second Circuit - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice (Connecticut, New York, Vermont)
• For the Third Circuit - Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Island)
• For the Fourth Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice (Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia)
• For the Fifth Circuit - Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice (Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
• For the Sixth Circuit - Elena Kagan, Associate Justice (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)
• For the Seventh Circuit - Elena Kagan, Associate Justice (Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin)
• For the Eighth Circuit - Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice (Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
• For the Ninth Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice (Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Washington)
• For the Tenth Circuit - Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice (Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming)
• For the Eleventh Circuit - Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice (Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
• For the Federal Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice .

[zantax]

@SentientBeing

Trump’s supporters will be with him no matter what I agree but if the economy does go through a downturn and the reasons are pointing back to Trump he will be vulnerable to the independents that held their noses and gave him a chance. He won’t be running against a candidate as reviled as himself like Hillary Clinton next time. The guy barely won in swing states that Hillary ignored. The next Democrat isn’t going to make that mistake. The midterms will say a lot. If Democrats have record turnout in the midterms like they’ve been having in the special elections Team Red better pray there’s no economic downturn heading into 2020. Democrat enthusiasm isn’t going to die with the way Trump loves to draw attention to himself.

I have some bad news for you.

Hillary is currently polling in second for the 2020 primary race behind Biden, if he doesn’t run, she might just be your nominee.

[calirepub]

@zantax

Hillary is currently polling in second for the 2020 primary race behind Biden,

Do you remember who was polling first or second for the 2016 primary race in 2014?

[GWH]

Time to celebrate.

[zantax]

@calirepub

@zantax

Hillary is currently polling in second for the 2020 primary race behind Biden,

Do you remember who was polling first or second for the 2016 primary race in 2014?

No, but I looked it up, Hillary by a wide margin.

Nationwide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries | Polls conducted in 2014

[NuffSaid]

funny how Cons recite useless polls before midterms on who is leading as Dem presidential front runner.

Let’s circle back in a year and see if those polls still remain true. I am willing to bet NOPE!

[SentientBeing]

She won’t be my nominee because I’m an independent who loathed Hillary. I’m rooting for Kasich to jump into the 2020 race and primary Trump if he’s vulnerable.

[lulubee]

Two sex pests on the Court now. Equal Opportunity Employer!! Yay for us!

[koushi_shinigami]

@lulubee

Two sex pests on the Court now.

prove it…

[koushi_shinigami]

@Call_me_Ishmael

No. Ford was a willing participant. Libs will reward her 100 times over for her role.

I see a book deal I het future. maybe even $100,000+ speaking engagements.

[lulubee]

@koushi_shinigami

@lulubee

Two sex pests on the Court now.

prove it…

LOL!

10kavs

[koushi_shinigami]

@lulubee

Two sex pests on the Court now.

prove it…

LOL!

10kavs

Knew you couldn’t.

[lulubee]

If you say so.

[Medicswife2002]

@SentientBeing

I’m rooting for Kasich to jump into the 2020 race and primary Trump if he’s vulnerable.

Kasich is very unpopular -even in Ohio. Hubby’s public service work and my higher ed job were both subject to his stifling policies - so glad he’s leaving. Way OT, but due to differences in support for issue one, Cordray may get my vote over DeWine in governor’s race.

[conan]

Maybe Kasich should run as a democrat…since the present leaders has failed their people that they’re suppose to represent?

[SentientBeing]

I think Kasich should just run as the common sense conservative that doesn’t toe the party line as I think the country will be over its “stupid phase” in a couple of years and will want more mature leadership, especially if the economy takes a downturn.

[WuWei]

Kasich isn’t a conservative.

[conan]

@SentientBeing

I think Kasich should just run as the common sense conservative that doesn’t toe the party line as I think the country will be over its “stupid phase” in a couple of years and will want more mature leadership, especially if the economy takes a downturn.

@WuWei

Kasich isn’t a conservative.

What Sneak said.