Interesting idea I heard floated yesterday about SCotUS seat
At the "Grassley do your job" event I attended yesterday, a man who is active in local Democratic politics and a former alderman as well as State Rep. floated a fascinating idea about the vacant Supreme Court seat.
There are at least 4 republican Senate seats seemingly in jeopardy because of their stubbornness among other things and the Dems could conceivably recapture or at least even up the Senate in the general election. Senators take the oath of office Jan. 3, 2017. The new PotUS takes the oath of office Jan. 20, 2017. So, maybe Obama could use executive power to appoint someone for the vacancy with Biden breaking any potential tie. I think it would be legal and I think it would REALLY piss off the teahadists.
Keep in mind that this was just one man's idea and I do not necessarily endorse it. But it sounds pretty good. It could be Obama's last act of "Screw you repuke dumbasses."
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new Senate convenes on Jan 3.
1. Dem majority nukes the filibuster on SCJ appts.
2. Pres makes a normal appointment.
3. Dem Senate, with Biden as tiebreaker if necessary, votes to approve new SCJ.
in the unlikely event that the Repubs win the White House, this strategy would be kind of self defeating.
Of course it would not work if we don't do that much.
