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re: Did the GOP steal a SCOTUS seat?
Posted on 7/12/18 at 3:24 pm to texridder
Posted on 7/12/18 at 3:24 pm to texridder
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How would he be violating the constitution if the Senate failed to advise him on a nomination?
the Senate has to "consent" to the choice, ie, approve it
Garland was never getting approved
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Posted on 7/12/18 at 3:25 pm to texridder
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So you think that the Senate has a pocket veto in that they can just refuse to advise the president on a nomination.
yes
i literally posted a 9-0 decision slamming Obama's NLRB appointments where essentially this happened
the point of separation of powers and checks and balances is to allow branches to stall the other branches from action
this is like 2nd grade civics
This post was edited on 7/12/18 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 7/12/18 at 3:26 pm to texridder
quote:
Then why didn't they just take a vote and be done with it?
they took a risk
they gambled and it paid off. happens sometimes
Posted on 7/12/18 at 5:51 pm to Jbird
quote:
Naw they "Borked" him.
They Borked him and then they voted against him.
The operative idea there is -- they gave him a vote.
Posted on 7/12/18 at 5:53 pm to Dale Murphy
absolutely.
Posted on 7/12/18 at 5:59 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
Garland was never getting approved
Then why not give him a vote?
Posted on 7/12/18 at 6:00 pm to texridder
At this point, what difference does it make, proggy?
Posted on 7/12/18 at 6:02 pm to Dale Murphy
No. If Hillary had won, and every poll and pundit thought she would she would have been doing the nominations.
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