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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's suppose that Obama nominates Brian Sandoval.
The Republicans still won't agree to confirm him before the election.
And then if Hillary or Bernie wins the election they will insist that Sandoval remain the nominee. Then they will confirm him.
So if we lose the election we won't get a nominee confirmed to the court. If we win we will be forced to settle for Sandoval.
We would be better off having a Democrat nominated. If the GOP refuses to hold hearings we can renominate him or her in the next presidential term if we win. And if we lose then we are no worse off.
lame54
(35,294 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)I would hope Bernie would choose an actual Democrat, and Hillary would at least choose a Dino, rather than an outright declared Republican.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)her Supreme Court nominees would be any different Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayer or Kagan.
She'll nominate the same types of people that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama did.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)'nominate the same kind of people that Barack Obama did'.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)eom
lame54
(35,294 posts)have to do with Bernie or Hillary's choice for Supreme
StevieM
(10,500 posts)turn around and confirm Sandoval, but before the election they won't even agree to that much.
My point is that we don't get anything by nominating Sandoval, and we might lose something.
If Obama nominates someone like Loretta Lynch then Hillary or Bernie can simply renominate her when they become president.
Bucky
(54,027 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)originally appointed by a Democrat and who will vote with the liberal wing of the court.
Bucky
(54,027 posts)Gregorian
(23,867 posts)They said that if we didn't nominate a justice, and Trump won the election, we wouldn't get a worse justice than Scalia.
So almost no matter what, we end up ok. I guess. Sort of.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Gregorian
(23,867 posts)OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)Last edited Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:42 PM - Edit history (1)
Though I pray she lives to 100, Ruth Ginsberg has not been in good health for years and is 83. It is conceivable that Trump would get a 2nd and maybe a 3rd pick. This could affect the Court for decades. We do NOT end up ok.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)Now it's back to fingernail biting. I like this forum because we can ask anything, and find out answers. Thanks.
EmperorHasNoClothes
(4,797 posts)This is an excellent point.
kentuck
(111,103 posts)Let them obstruct.
When the Democrats win the next election, and maybe take the Senate, they can pick whomever they want. It is more important to get someone to repeal these obscene laws passed by a partisan conservative court than to simply get someone that the Republicans will vote for.
If Hillary or Bernie is elected and the Senate changes hands, Barack Hussein Obama could be on the Supreme Court at this time next year. Play hard ball.