Grassley tries to nudge Supreme Court justices into early retirement

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By REBECCA MORIN 05/10/2018 09:37 AM EDT

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Thursday encouraged Supreme Court justices flirting with retirement to immediately step down, saying he would like to push through a nominee before the midterm elections.

“I just hope that if there is going to be a nominee, I hope it’s now or within two or three weeks, because we’ve got to get this done before the election,“ he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “So my message to any one of the nine Supreme Court justices, if you’re thinking about quitting this year, do it yesterday.“

Grassley's blunt talk came as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is racing to fill a range of judicial vacancies with conservatives as a hedge against the chance that Republicans lose the Senate in November.

So far, one of President Donald Trump's signature domestic achievements has been the confirmation of Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch in April of last year. But Republicans were only able to install him after the Senate eliminated the 60-vote filibuster for high court nominees.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/10/chuck-grassley-supreme-court-retirement-579901

[RandySF]

1. I heard last night that Kennedy is likely sticking around for another term.

[dubyadiprecession]

5. I want to be a Supreme Court justice.

That way I will be guaranteed to live a long life.

[still_one]

9. I hope so

[Sneederbunk]

2. Chuck, why don't you head to the farm?

[brush]

12. Right! How the fu_k old is he and he has the nerve to push someone to retire?

[lastlib]

15. ...and fuck a goat!

At the very least, proceed with self-fornication........!

[woodsprite]

3. I hope all of them said "Screw you, Grassley!" n/t

[Freethinker65]

4. This fucker is 84 years old himself. I encourage him to retire immediately.

[mpcamb]

17. Hey, Chuck, why don't you encourage the guy who lied his way in to resign?

Thomas hasn't made an honorable vote since he got there in 1991.

[SFnomad]

6. I guess Grassley is afraid of the Turtle Rule coming back to bite him in the ass n/t

[OrlandoDem1]

7. No SCOTUS judge can step down in good conscience in this climate.

A SCOTUS nomination by Trump given the Mueller probe and the divisiveness of the country would be a disaster. Talk about nasty. They need to wait until after 2018, if at all.

And Dems better take the Senate this year damnit!

[Golden Raisin]

8. 1-800-Merrick Garland. Bite it Grassley!

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

10. Kennedy has already hired new clerks for the 2018-19 term

Though that does not guarantee he won't retire in June. Unfortunately hiring clerks doesn't mean nearly as much as not hiring any.

[Fullduplexxx]

11. Of course cause he expects that after the midterm who he can get on the bench

Will be much different

[karynnj]

13. Rather tight timing for that -- could be a sign that he worries about losing the majority

Given that it is already May and the Senate is usually out of session in August and in an election year, they will be out most of October -- it would be tough.

However, this is a good reason for any SCJ not on the extreme edge to wait if they can.

[turbinetree]

14. Hey Grassley....................as person that votes every year, it's really fucking tiring

to hear a elected representative blatantly trying to pack the court-------------so that you can fuck the voters over, because after all your right wing ilk doesn't like the Constitution, unless you just use it as toilet paper to fit your needs-------------------------so in closing you and other criminal turtle can Go fuck yourselves

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. I'm so tired of this sack of shit. nt

[laserhaas]

18. Trump & GOP want to rig things

Controlling US Supreme Courts gets things rigged

Worse thanking 2000