Justice Ginsburg died today

[Hawkmoon]

The Dems will point out, IMO correctly,  that hearings for an Appellate Judge =/= hearings for a Supreme Court Justice.

Why correctly? Is it any less important for appellate level judges to rule based on the law and the Constitution than for Supreme Court justices? Are appellate level judges with skeletons in their closets acceptable at the appellate level but not at the SCOTUS level?

[cordex]

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-no-fan-of-donald-trump-critiques-latest-term.html

Her colleagues have said nothing in public about the presidential campaign or about Mr. Obama’s stalled nomination of Judge Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court. But Justice Ginsburg was characteristically forthright, offering an unequivocal endorsement of Judge Garland.

“I think he is about as well qualified as any nominee to this court,” she said. “Super bright and very nice, very easy to deal with. And super prepared. He would be a great colleague.”

Asked if the Senate had an obligation to assess Judge Garland’s qualifications, her answer was immediate.

“That’s their job,” she said. “There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the president stops being president in his last year.”

[Ron]

The Republicans are stupid if they fail to get this done before the election.

They will gain zero friends and zero votes waiting for the next term to appoint a replacement. It's almost a lock they will lose votes and demoralize the base.

Do you think there are that many leftists sitting on the sidelines who are all of a sudden going to get activated because of this? I think not, they are ramped up on antitrumpium and hatred to the max already.

Ram this judge through and celebrate, fire up the base and Trump supporters to get out and vote for more winning.

It's obvious many on the right don't like to win.

[Ben]

Trump said he's putting a name out next week and it will be a woman.

[Boomhauer]

The Republicans are stupid if they fail to get this done before the election.

They will gain zero friends and zero votes waiting for the next term to appoint a replacement. It's almost a lock they will lose votes and demoralize the base.

Do you think there are that many leftists sitting on the sidelines who are all of a sudden going to get activated because of this? I think not, they are ramped up on antitrumpium and hatred to the max already.

Ram this judge through and celebrate, fire up the base and Trump supporters to get out and vote for more winning.

It's obvious many on the right don't like to win.

If Republicans had the Dem will to ram legislation through with accompanying psyops as the media provides the Dems would be forever marginalized.

We can’t get good, hard charging candidates through at the state level to graduate to congressional levels. I know in my state politics is a good ol boys club founded by old money and that’s why squishies like Lindsay Graham keep their power

[freakazoid]

Pretty good video on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHm5w8egcs8&ab_channel=TheRageaholic

[Ben]

Pretty good video on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHm5w8egcs8&ab_channel=TheRageaholic

A quote noted in that video, made by Ginsburg, related to this same situation with Obama and Garland.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg “The president is elected for four years, not three years".

Rs should probably use that one at least as much as the Biden quote from 2016 that cites what the constitution says.

[HankB]

The Republicans are stupid . . .

Could have stopped right there - they have a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and a policy of preemptive surrender. 

[Perd Hapley]

He might be nominating a Cuban-American lady.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-barbara-lagoa-418437

Could only be more perfect if she was Mexican-American. 

[Hawkmoon]

He might be nominating a Cuban-American lady.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-barbara-lagoa-418437

Could only be more perfect if she was Mexican-American. 

Cool. Another wise Latina.

[lee n. field]

Cool. Another wise Latina.

<sjw>You mean Latinx, right?</sjw>
 

[HankB]

<sjw>You mean Latinx, right?</sjw>
 

I thought it would be Latinxx. (For a man, Latinxy.)

[kgbsquirrel]

Could have stopped right there - they have a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and a policy of preemptive surrender. 

Because that is what controlled opposition does.  They are not stupid.

[Ben]

Regarding Amy Barrett and guns, I normally wouldn't link to a Slate article, but Slate believes Barrett would cause the streets to run red with blood. That's a thumbs up in my book.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/amy-coney-barrett-ginsburg-scotus-future.html

It’s quite possible, perhaps even likely, that within a year of her confirmation, Americans will be forbidden from terminating a pregnancy in 21 states—but permitted to purchase assault weapons and carry firearms in public in every state.

[MillCreek]

So Barrett is good on guns but not so good on the much larger number of social issues that I care about.

[Hawkmoon]

It’s quite possible, perhaps even likely, that within a year of her confirmation, Americans will be forbidden from terminating a pregnancy in 21 states—but permitted to purchase assault weapons and carry firearms in public in every state.

So they're saying the SCOTUS with ACB would repeal the NFA? BRING IT ON!

Oh, wait -- they're using their definition of "assault weapon" -- i.e. anything that shoots more than one bullet per week.

[Perd Hapley]

So Barrett is good on guns but not so good on the much larger number of social issues that I care about.

The dogma lives loudly within her. 

[Boomhauer]

So Barrett is good on guns but not so good on the much larger number of social issues that I care about.

Liberalism on social issues has gotten us baby chop shops, normalization of pedophilia, “bake the *expletive deleted*ing cake”, 11 year olds deciding their gender, rioting in the streets, and a bunch of screaming freaks trying to hold the country hostage. Normal America is getting sick of bowing down to this *expletive deleted*it.

[Perd Hapley]

A few years ago, a lot of people were calling for the Republican Party to drop the "social issues," and just focus on economics. Then Breitbart popularized the phrase, "politics is downstream from culture." Now, I hear a lot of talk about how we can't win the political battle if we lose the culture. So we won a lot of political arguments, but we'll lose everything now, unless we can turn back the cultural tide.

So it seems like the "social issues" are vital to a healthy politics.

[WLJ]

Keep getting the impression that the media is acting like RBG was the first woman on the court

[Perd Hapley]

Keep getting the impression that the media is acting like RBG was the first woman on the court

Or at least the only one.

[Ron]

Protecting children from not only being aborted but from being used, abused and taken advantage of by adults is a hallmark of any good civilized nation.

Replacing Justice Ginsberg with a judge who can be trusted to protect children would be the most apropos and just decision President Trump can make.

[Pb]

You are right Ron.

Killing innocent people, in or out of the womb is a monstrous evil.

[K Frame]

Well this is certainly interesting...

Nancy Pelosi is threatening to bring an impeachment action against President Trump...

As a move to stop the Supreme Court nomination process.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dems-impeachment-supreme-court

WT Flying F???

[RocketMan]

Well this is certainly interesting...

Nancy Pelosi is threatening to bring an impeachment action against President Trump...

As a move to stop the Supreme Court nomination process.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dems-impeachment-supreme-court

WT Flying F???

It's expected because it's Nancy Pelosi.  Then again, she seems to be showing signs of suffering mental issues similar to Joe Biden.