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SickOfTheOnePct

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36. There is no gap

Reply to many a good man (Reply #16)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 09:20 PM

Dec 2016

per the Constitution...the old term ends and the new term begins at noon on January 3rd, 2017.

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The Stolen Supreme Court Seat [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

It would remain 4 to 4 MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

Not indefinately airplaneman Dec 2016 #3

Things certainly could be worse than the present 4-4 split. appal_jack Dec 2016 #37

That's why Dems shouldn't allow that seat come hell or high water. onecaliberal Dec 2016 #2

The problem is Bitchy Mitchy. tenorly Dec 2016 #5

I so look forward to his leaving the earthly realm. JudyM Dec 2016 #10

Same here - but not before the full extent of his crimes is known to the public. tenorly Dec 2016 #12

Yes, mysteriously silent throughout all this mess. I hope there was no "accident." JudyM Dec 2016 #15

Good point. tenorly Dec 2016 #18

No social conscience whatsoever, many of them. Welcome to DU, tenorly! JudyM Dec 2016 #23

Thank you, Judy - and Happy Holidays! tenorly Dec 2016 #24

me too. n/a Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #58

Mitch McConnell... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #40

They can aim for the record. Igel Dec 2016 #17

Maybe they should have awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #56

As many elections, and as much money, as Republicans have stolen, tenorly Dec 2016 #4

I think its the whole enchilada citood Dec 2016 #55

True that. tenorly Dec 2016 #60

Democrats need to start fighting Republicans the way Republicans fight Democrats. TeamPooka Dec 2016 #6

Hear, hear. And let Faux News wail and gnash teeth all the live long day. tenorly Dec 2016 #7

How exactly is that? lancelyons Dec 2016 #11

They do things like bottle up a bill in committee. Igel Dec 2016 #19

I take it you've been living in a bubble the past couple of decades? Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #29

The first way is by obstructing. They have spent 8 years teaching America that obstructing TeamPooka Dec 2016 #31

Lol no. This bad cop worse cop act between the Ds and Rs works just fine for them. elehhhhna Dec 2016 #49

It is stunning that there are no Constitutional scholars who can figure out how to work around this. JudyM Dec 2016 #8

I agree, at least someone found a law to use to prevent artic drilling Wiseman32218 Dec 2016 #33

This really pisses me off wryter2000 Dec 2016 #9

They Got Away With It... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #42

More voters disagreed with your assessment of Hillary as a "bad candidate" than agreed. maddiemom Dec 2016 #44

In the immortal words of Hillary Clinton: Nevernose Dec 2016 #45

Look... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #62

As if happens wryter2000 Dec 2016 #57

There's An Outstanding... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #61

Here is the thing - the COUNTRY allowed this Cosmocat Dec 2016 #46

Grand Larceny bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #13

OK... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #43

Maybe with Trump taking office, you might be inclined to embrace a definition of treason tritsofme Dec 2016 #47

How does undermining the government sound to you? bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #48

McConnell and Republicans smashed norms, they did not violate any law. tritsofme Dec 2016 #50

"the sovereign" bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #53

Then our Demcratic elected officials bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #59

If Democrats are able to win back the Senate during the Trump presidency tritsofme Dec 2016 #64

Block these criminals SHRED Dec 2016 #14

Dems will have the majority in the Senate many a good man Dec 2016 #16

Huh? I gotta have an explanation there. 7962 Dec 2016 #22

Don't we wish! JudyM Dec 2016 #27

There is no gap SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #36

They don't have a quorum Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #38

Do You... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #41

Some obstacles many a good man Dec 2016 #39

Most cases have not been 4-4. It just that those decisions make the news. 7962 Dec 2016 #20

Scorched Earth. No Rethug nominee for SCOTUS. No reward for stealing the seat. Ever. kairos12 Dec 2016 #21

No time to be nice, even in public when confronted by the knuckledraggers. Jim Beard Dec 2016 #25

"...whats to stop Democrats in the future from doing the same?" CrispyQ Dec 2016 #26

Any Dem who votes to confirm should be primaried. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #28

"Stolen" is the right word. Dems should respond in kind... block the Fuhrer-Elect's pick indefinitely. (It's only fair!) InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #30

We've lost our way DonnaRx7 Dec 2016 #32

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2016 #65

There is only one way that Democrats could fight back within the scope of the Constitution BzaDem Dec 2016 #34

The President should have both Eletoral and popular vote majorities to nomiate rickford66 Dec 2016 #35

Just no SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #51

Obama should have just appointed someone and forced the Republicans to remove doc03 Dec 2016 #52

Unless Democrats use their nearly bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #54

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #63