that would be in keeping wit precedent
A long list of GOP senators who promised not to confirm a Supreme Court...
Some are already backtracking.
that would be in keeping wit precedent
Mother Jones has combined a long list of quotes
Some are already backtracking.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): “I don’t think we should be moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term — I would say that if it was a Republican president .” (source)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don’t do this in an election year.” (source)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait to the next election” (This was actually what he said in 2018, doubling down on his previous stance. )
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.): “I think we’re too close to the election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes this decision.” (source)
This is stupid.
Californians are citizens of the United States just like everyone else.
Makes you wonder: when the secession threads pop up everyone argues that a state isn’t allowed to do that.
When California mentions it, everyone is like “bye Felicia!”
Goalposts shifting again. Don’t feel bad, you’re not the first to fail at the argument for three states (worth of people) controlling who the President is.
The top 10 most populous states total 160 million citizens (one of those states is Georgia). The top three only cover about 1/4 of the total population.
Thankfully, this fantasy of three states (worth of people) deciding for the rest of us is just that.
How many “states” decide today?
PurpnGold:We have this little thing called history. Not matter what story you make up about what Dems would and wouldn’t do… the fact is that Mitch made a bold statement and move in 2016 by not following his constitutional duty. Garland didn’t even get a vote.
It’s an election year and 45 days before an election (Garland was 10 months).
It’s pure hypocrisy for Mitch to proceed with a vote now, based on what he did 4 years ago.
They don’t care.
Keeping power and fleecing the country for as long as possible is the only objective here.
“Fleecing the country…”
Has the left ever proposed a budget that was lower than one proposed by the right?
You have a strange definition of fleecing.
that would be in keeping wit precedent
Yes, but not a law.
Mother Jones has combined a long list of quotes
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): “I don’t think we should be moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term — I would say that if it was a Republican president .” (source)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don’t do this in an election year.” (source)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait to the next election” (This was actually what he said in 2018, doubling down on his previous stance. )
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.): “I think we’re too close to the election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes this decision.” (source)
did they also supply the quotes of democrat senators?
SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Interesting post hoc reasoning. I guess Trump has nothing to worry about, then. That type of rationale does explain how some of his supporters seem so unconcerned.
twisting my words does not change their meaning, it only exposes your dishonesty.
How did I twist your words?
Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Or it didn’t? Just going by what you said.
Ah. Good old ad hominem. We all knew it wouldn’t take long.
odd that you chose not to include the post I was responding to… odd indeed. Since I was responding to your claim that Garlands nomination failure was “unpopular” and led to liberal gains, its obvious that you know exactly what I was talking about and chose to take it out of context to make some irrelevant point about something I didn’t say.
LOL. Even better. The unpopular decision by Republicans not to confirm a SC justice got Trump elected. It’s fun to think that was meant to be a better explanation for Trump’s win. There is laughter on both sides of the aisle now. Thank you!
W_and_C:Mother Jones has combined a long list of quotes
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): “I don’t think we should be moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term — I would say that if it was a Republican president .” (source)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don’t do this in an election year.” (source)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait to the next election” (This was actually what he said in 2018, doubling down on his previous stance. )
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.): “I think we’re too close to the election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes this decision.” (source)
did they also supply the quotes of democrat senators?
Not in that article.
Ben_Natuf:that would be in keeping wit precedent
Yes, but not a law.
so? not opposed to law either
Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Interesting post hoc reasoning. I guess Trump has nothing to worry about, then. That type of rationale does explain how some of his supporters seem so unconcerned.
twisting my words does not change their meaning, it only exposes your dishonesty.
How did I twist your words?
Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Or it didn’t? Just going by what you said.
Ah. Good old ad hominem. We all knew it wouldn’t take long.
odd that you chose not to include the post I was responding to… odd indeed. Since I was responding to your claim that Garlands nomination failure was “unpopular” and led to liberal gains, its obvious that you know exactly what I was talking about and chose to take it out of context to make some irrelevant point about something I didn’t say.
LOL. Even better. The unpopular decision by Republicans not to confirm a SC justice got Trump elected. It’s fun to think that was meant to be a better explanation for Trump’s win. There is laughter on both sides of the aisle now. Thank you!
laugh all you wish. its true
so? not opposed to law either
“So” is in relation to the OP.
And quite frankly after the way the democrats have behaved since Trump was elected they’ve no leg to stand on when it comes to preaching standards.
SottoVoce:. Anything else will give free reign to Biden or whoever Democrat comes next to reshape the SC in whatever way they see fit.
Ok, then I expect Kelly in Arizona, all the other Democratic candidates to campaign on expanding the court. They need to campaign on expanding the court. If that is the threat, campaign on that threat. Biden, give us your list of radical leftists for the Supreme Court if you think that will be so popular. Lets get the Lincoln Project start running commercials for Supreme Court nominees that support illegals who kill/rape/drive drunk & kill people unable to be deported, undo the second amendment, take away religious liberty like Biden is pushing, they need to run commercials for that because you apparently think that is popular. i expect those commercials to come out quickly since apparently think that it popular.
They won’t need to. Republican soundbites and unpopularity will be much more effective for Biden and the Democrats. It doesn’t matter if the hypothetical addition of justices is popular or not. The only thing that matters now is how unpopular the current actions of Republicans are.
I can understand the concern.
How many “states” decide today?
270 electoral votes worth, but you knew that already.
SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Interesting post hoc reasoning. I guess Trump has nothing to worry about, then. That type of rationale does explain how some of his supporters seem so unconcerned.
twisting my words does not change their meaning, it only exposes your dishonesty.
How did I twist your words?
Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Or it didn’t? Just going by what you said.
Ah. Good old ad hominem. We all knew it wouldn’t take long.
odd that you chose not to include the post I was responding to… odd indeed. Since I was responding to your claim that Garlands nomination failure was “unpopular” and led to liberal gains, its obvious that you know exactly what I was talking about and chose to take it out of context to make some irrelevant point about something I didn’t say.
LOL. Even better. The unpopular decision by Republicans not to confirm a SC justice got Trump elected. It’s fun to think that was meant to be a better explanation for Trump’s win. There is laughter on both sides of the aisle now. Thank you!
laugh all you wish. its true
I will. Thanks. Unpopular actions lead to election wins. That’s special.
SixFoot:You still can’t manage wiggle around your argument being for three states to determine the next President. So much for protecting minorities.
You keep mentioning states. States DO NOT VOTE. Citizens in those states vote.
Those same three states are made of up citizens who vote democrat, republicans, third party. Just like the other 47. 1 vote, 1 person
Actually, in many ways states do vote, and always have.
States get EC votes based on population, but always get two additional just for being states.
So in Wyoming’s 3 EC votes, two of those are because they are a state and not due to population.
Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf: SottoVoce: Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Interesting post hoc reasoning. I guess Trump has nothing to worry about, then. That type of rationale does explain how some of his supporters seem so unconcerned.
twisting my words does not change their meaning, it only exposes your dishonesty.
How did I twist your words?
Ben_Natuf:unpopularity? lol, it got Trump elected. It was only unpopular with the left. Are you yelling in the same fish bowl?
Unpopularity got Trump elected? Or it didn’t? Just going by what you said.
Ah. Good old ad hominem. We all knew it wouldn’t take long.
odd that you chose not to include the post I was responding to… odd indeed. Since I was responding to your claim that Garlands nomination failure was “unpopular” and led to liberal gains, its obvious that you know exactly what I was talking about and chose to take it out of context to make some irrelevant point about something I didn’t say.
LOL. Even better. The unpopular decision by Republicans not to confirm a SC justice got Trump elected. It’s fun to think that was meant to be a better explanation for Trump’s win. There is laughter on both sides of the aisle now. Thank you!
laugh all you wish. its true
I will. Thanks. Unpopular actions lead to election wins. That’s special.
the fishbowl has you fooled.
270 electoral votes worth, but you knew that already.
How many states matter? I’d say 7-10 depending on the election year.
Do republicans in California vote for different things than republicans in Wyoming? I’m trying to figure out why a Republican in Wyoming would be disappointed that a Republican in California voted for Trump.
Actually, in many ways states do vote, and always have.
No, States don’t cast a vote. The people do.