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Goodbye To All Those Hopes For A New, Liberal Supreme Court
Huffington Post ^
| 11/9/16
| Cristian Farias
Posted on 11/09/2016 6:04:30 PM PST by RainMan
Judge Merrick Garland was possibly hoping that Americans would choose Hillary Clinton as their next president and thus push the Republican-controlled Senate to quickly confirm him to the Supreme Court.
Any such hope collapsed Tuesday night. The election of Donald Trump made it virtually impossible for President Barack Obama’s nominee to be elevated to the nation’s highest court.
There’s an argument that Obama could give Garland a recess appointment to the Supreme Court after the lame-duck Congress meets for the last time and before the new Congress is sworn in. That appointment would be temporary, however. And Obama’s remarks on Wednesday suggest that he’s looking for a more harmonious transfer of power.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: supremecourt
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Don't normally post from HuffPo, but love the agony on the left.
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:04:30 PM PST
by
RainMan
To: RainMan
Lucifer must be screaming in anguish!
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:06:19 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: RainMan
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:06:43 PM PST
by
RummyChick
(Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
To: RainMan
Amazing, an honest assessment from the Puffington Host.
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:07:22 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: RainMan
Doubt that the Senate will recess .... just hold pro-forma sessions right up until the time the new Congress is sworn in ...
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:07:37 PM PST
by
RetiredTexasVet
(The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
To: RummyChick
Stephen King quit twitter..lol
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:08:35 PM PST
by
RummyChick
(Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
To: RainMan
Thank God. This was the prize.
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:08:45 PM PST
by
bigbob
(The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
To: RainMan
As uncle joe was fond of saying, “this is a big effing deal”
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:09:00 PM PST
by
onona
(Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
To: RainMan
scotus is liberal now
What isn’t going to happen is a Bolshevik scotus
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:09:19 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: RummyChick
Why did you post a photo of Janet Reno?
Let the poor woman rest in peace.
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:10:02 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: RummyChick
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:10:20 PM PST
by
Empireoftheatom48
(God help the Republic but will he?)
To: RummyChick
Damn, that picture looks like something that you would see on a corner in the South side of Chicago waiting for the “crack dealer” to show!
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:10:30 PM PST
by
RetiredTexasVet
(The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
To: RummyChick
Why the long face? Practicing their mug shots?
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:10:35 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(God Bless President-Elect Trump! God Bless the United States of America!)
To: RainMan
Huffpo,
ISGAS.
I Scarcely Give A ......
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:11:24 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(God Bless President-Elect Trump! God Bless the United States of America!)
To: RummyChick
Good Grief!
What happened to him?
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:11:42 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: RainMan
Love the headline. Three more Scalia’s on the way liberals, read em and weep.
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:11:56 PM PST
by
HerrBlucher
(For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.)
To: onona
How appropriate, right ??
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:11:57 PM PST
by
bantam
To: RummyChick
Most those people are traitors who should should be under spy watch for the rest of their lives
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:12:56 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: HerrBlucher
Anyone know if Roberts can be removed as Chief Justice, and position given to a new member of the court???
What Chief Justice protocol??
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posted on
11/09/2016 6:13:21 PM PST
by
bantam
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