“A President McCain will find he can only appoint (and get confirmed) judges the Dems approve. They will most probably have an even bigger control in the Senate.”
And people were saying that Juanito would have no coat tails, LOL!
The four liberal justices are the most likely to leave the court during the next presidential term. Should two of them or one plus Kennedy go, McCain could appoint the most conservative replacements he could find. The Senate could refuse to bring the appointees up for confirmation vote if they wanted, but the remaining four conservative justices would control the court. A four to three decision is just as good as a five to four one. Since there is no constitutional requirement for nine justices, a president could leave a vacancy unfilled if he wanted. There would be no reason for the president to compromise.
The vote to confirm GInsburg was overwhelming and bipartisan. 96-3. Do you want to bash all the other Republicans and conservatives who voted for her? They were stupid, of course, but McCain can’t be saddled with the blame.
I can frgive McCain for this...afterall, 97 senators voted to confirm Ginsburg.
But you must put it in the proper historical context.
Ginsburg was only the second female nominee and it was early in the Clinton administration, back when both sides were promising to play nice...
Also, when you know that someone has the votes to be confirmed what is there to gain by voting against them. It would only make mcCain look sexist.