The US Supreme Court Thread

By the way, despite voting a couple of times against Trump (pretty low bar, by the way) Kavanaugh is a piece of shit!!

 

This should be repeated every day.

I would add that:

Despite voting a couple of times against Trump (pretty low bar, by the way) Gorsuch should NOT be on the Supreme Court!

 

I heard a rumor that Thomas was going to retire soon. If Trump loses look for him to retire in Nov-Dec.

 

Yes, Garland should be, but I think Gorsuch is fine - he's one of the few that has prior experience in both Indian Law and the other typical judicial cases seen in the Western US

 

Just for the theater of the Dems having to try to block a new nomination?

 

I don't think they can, thus the date.

 

Indeed, it was hard to see any meaningful difference from the 9-0 decision on the Nixon tapes-- which involved the President actually Presidentin' in private in near contemporary time. If there was no separation of powers issue there, it is a bit hard to see how there could be any over old tax returns...

 

Put Garland on and Gorsuch in Kavanaugh's place, and I'd think the court was in pretty good shape despite Alito and Thomas. The first half of the 19th century there were some really serious drop cases on it at times.

 

From your lips to the HPV fueled tumor churning in Kavanaugh's throat

Yeah, it'd be funny if Biden got four replacements, one being a suspected Muslim fella with law experience. that would snap the necks over at Fox

 

If Thomas retires and they rush through a replacement, ESPECIALLY if the Dems get to 50 seats, the pressure on the Dems to add 2 seats will be enormous.

And they should do it.

The Dems have got to show the GOPs that it's not heads I win, tails we do the coin flip again.

 

I would have expected K. but not Alito to vote that way.

I guess I do not know my SC justices very well.

 

I just want to know who paid off Bret's credit card debt and back dues on the country club - that's all

 

You can’t have a nomination in an election year.....

 

I am not surprised that you are surprised.

 

Let’s try this for a thought.
Biden gets in, Thomas retires, Kavenaugh gets the heave ho. Then bless her heart for holding out, RBG retires.

ah. The optimist in me but what if.

 

RBG and possibly Breyer may be up in the next 4 years.

The Thomas thing may just be right wing wishful thinking. Thomas is younger than Biden.

 

Other than the dick waver the other two are old world repugnants, they’re thinking long term with different presidents.

Unless Trump is in for life.

 

I’m pretty sure RBG is announcing her retirement almost immediately after a Dem is elected to the Presidency. With all the health issues she’s been having recently, I don’t see her sticking around, tbh.

 

I absolutely expect any conservative justice over 65 to retire before January 20, 2021 at noon. And I fully expect the Senate to vote for replacement justices before January 20, 2021 at noon.

 

I’d prefer she wait until the next Congress is sworn in

 

sorry. Meant inauguration.