How soon before tRump says he thinks Kavanaugh should be Chief Justice of the SCOTUS?

[stopbush]

I won’t be surprised when it happens.

[Control-Z]

1. Shush. Don't give him ideas.

There's not a chance in hell he would ever think of that on his own.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[hedda_foil]

2. No later than Christmas.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. And how would he think that could be done?

A chief justice has to be confirmed by the Senate as chief justice, so K would have to go through another confirmation hearing and he might not be so lucky the second time. And what would Tiny do with Roberts? He can't fire him.

[democratisphere]

4. Tomorrow.

[question everything]

5. He can't. Unless he gets his friends from Saudi Arabia to remove Roberts

Or give him an offer he cannot refuse to retire

[Scruffy1]

6. Roberts is a fraud.

If anything he's one of the worst of the R's. I guess some dems will fall for it. I think it's pathetic that he expects to get some credibilty after he's done the dirtiest of the dirty work. Without his Shelby versus Holder and Citizens United The R's might not haave the Senate. Also, if you go back to the stolen elections of 2000, 2004 and 2016 he wouldn't be on the damn court. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

[still_one]

7. Fall for what? Like it or not his vote ruled the ACA was Constitutional. Roberts is NOT a fraud.

He is what he is.

He is a conservative justice, and he never has hidden that. He also ruled on the Obergefell V. Hodges decision, which stated same-sex marriage was a constitutional right.

I will tell you who are frauds though. Those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee by either voting third party or not voting. The Jill Steins and Susan Sarandon's who conned the naïve and gullible that there was no difference between republicans and Democrats

[Just a Weirdo]

15. With Trump insulting Roberts recently

And the rebukes may change how Roberts will lean. If he shifts to the left as a permanent swing vote, we win.

[still_one]

20. I have no idea, but Kennedy and O'Conner were conservative justices. They just weren't quite the

ideologue that Alito, Scalia, and Thomas were/are, where in some cases their personal bias was not the basis for their decision.

I think Roberts falls more into the Kennedy category

I don't seem him shifting left, but can see him becoming a swing vote on some issues.

While I don't think Trump's insults will change his philosophy, it is not unheard of where being on the highest court has changed a justice.

Hugo Black's background by any standard was a racist before he became a SC justice, and the court changed him. He voted for Brown verses Board of education which said segregated public schools were unconstitutional, so maybe your assessment/wish regarding Roberts might happen

[duforsure]

8. How soon before we find out

Trump had a hand in forcing Justice Kennedy out, and is presently working on doing the same thing to others?

[dansolo]

9. Kennedy wasn't forced out

His reputation as a moderate is overrated. His retirement was more likely a shady deal to protect his crooked son.

[onenote]

10. Please explain how he does that.

Roberts has a lifetime seat as CJ.

[Stellar]

11. LOL...no explanation needed...

he just says ish. Like he once said America should appoint lifetime president.

[stopbush]

12. How did he appoint Whitaker as Acting AG?

[onenote]

13. There was a vacancy.

But you knew that.

[stopbush]

14. And how did that vacancy come about?

But - apparently - you didn’t know that.

[onenote]

18. He effectively fired someone he had the authority to fire.

He has no authority to fire Roberts.

I certainly hope you knew that.

[Blue_true]

16. For anyone that know.

How does the Chief Justice hold that job. I know that a President appoints one if the position comes open. But what happens when there is a healthy sitting Chief Justice who is not planning on quitting and a President wants someone else in the job?

[Generic Brad]

17. That President can pound sand

He would not get his way under our current system.

[onenote]

19. The Chief Justice position requires a separate confirmation and is life tenure.

Whether the position is filled by someone not currently not he court (as was the case with Roberts) or by a sitting justice being nominated to be Chief Justice, it requires a separate confirmation. In short, Trump can whine all he wants. Roberts is CJ for as long as he chooses to be CJ.