Democrats ended the peaceful transfer of power 60 years ago.
They stuffed the ballots in 1960 and have called for the impeachment of ever republican president in his first term and voice calls for impeachment of an elected republican several times before they were even sworn into office.
...except when a Democrat nominates someone for the Supreme Court. No criticism is allowed and they sail through confirmation with flying colors.
It all comes down to three words: Roe versus Wade.
The day the Supreme Court became the national legislature and authoritarian dictatorship.
Kagan and Sotomayer was NOT vicious at all.
Nobody ever questioned anything controversial. Questions about sexuality never came up.
These things don’t happen to Democratic Party nominees.
Double Standard.
>>Why judicial-confirmation battles keep getting more vicious
Only confirmations of republicans are getting more vicious. Ginsberg, Sotomayor, and Kagan all sailed through without a hitch. Heck, Ginsberg got something like 93 votes to confirm even as rabidly partisan as she clearly was. Only republicans face any opposition (with Garland being the exception)
They keep getting more vicious because the Dems have been allowed to get away with it. They are emboldened with each new nominee by a Republican President, because they know nothing will happen to them.
Because National Review spends more time attacking GOP voters than Democrat congressmen.
I don’t remember ant big todos over sotomayer, Ginsburg, or any other democrat nominee. it’s only the democrats whining and throwing temper tantrums over anybody nominated by a republican. state the truth here - this is all democrat doings.
It’s only a blood sport on one side. It’s Pop Warner on the other.
I’ve really not seen the R’s get this vicious.
RATs get most of their “agenda” accomplished by the use of judicial fiat. They cannot afford to lose that advantage because they could NEVER get any of their agenda thru by legislation...the vote of the People. They will fight “tooth and nail” not to lose that judicial ability.....that says a lot about our so-called modern “judicial system”.
Senate rules for confirmation are much too cumbersome and must be streamlined, asap!!!
I don’t see how some of the rules pass muster with the Constitution.
Bill Clinton’s circuit-court confirmation averaged 231 days, George W. Bush’s 362, and Obama’s 278.
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Hey. Why isn’t that linear? I think we know.