Posted on 05/10/2018 2:10:08 PM PDT by caww
“I just hope that if there is going to be a nominee, I hope it’s now or within two or three weeks, because we’ve got to get this done before the election, and there’s generally about 50, 60, 70 days between the time a president nominates somebody and we get a hearing in committee, and then another two weeks before it gets to the floor,” Grassley, R-Iowa, said.
“So my message to any of the nine Supreme Court justices, if you’re thinking about quitting this year, do it yesterday.”
Though it’s unclear whether a vacancy on the Supreme Court will pop up, the Senate has been processing President Trump’s nominees to the lower courts at a quick pace.
So far, the Senate has confirmed 16 circuit court judges, and the upper chamber is poised to confirm five more in the coming weeks. Seventeen district court judges have also been confirmed, and 62 nominees are pending, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Grassley said his goal is for the Judiciary Committee to hold confirmation hearings for five district court judges and up to two circuit court judges every other Wednesday through Christmas.
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Various headlines over the past few months...IOW, Grassley is a piece of living rino sh!t
Some liberal puke was on PmsNBC yesterday and said that Justice Anthony Kennedy won’t be retiring any time soon, and he wants to be the 5th vote for impeachment or some such thing.
How’d I miss this one?! Yikes. Let’s hope the voters make his a$$ gra$$. Unfortunately, it looks like he just won in 2016. He’s been around far too long, what a creep.
I go click on it & see, she has passed away in her sleep =P
I thought Ginsburg was already dead, and that the Rats were just propping her up to make it look like she’s alive.
The House has nothing to do with SC nominations.
Unless there is massive fraud, no way.
There are 33 senate seats up for grabs in November, plus 2 more in special elections. There are 24 current democrat seats, 2 independent seats and 9 republican seats. Does anybody really think the democrats are going to finish the race with control of the senate? I say its almost impossible, even with an October surprise from the Rats.
There are eight republican seats that should stay republican: Arizona (+5), Mississippi (+9), Mississippi - special election (+9), Nebraska (+14), Tennessee (+14), Texas (+8), Utah (+20) and Wyoming (+25). The 9th seat is Nevada (D+1)
Of the remaining 26 seats available that the democrats currently hold, there are five that the republicans should win: Indiana (R+9), Missouri (R+9), Montana (R+11), North Dakota (R+16) and West Virginia (R+20).
There are two the republicans are currently leading that could switch to republican: Ohio (R+3) and Florida (R+2).
Lastly, there are four seats where the democrat is in trouble: Wisconsin (even), Virginia (D+1), Minnesota (D+1), and Minnesota special election (D+1). The republicans will hold at least 8 of the 9 seats. They will most likely win the five heavily favored seats noted above. That is a net gain of 4 seats, and the democrats still have to defend Ohio (R+3) and Florida (R+2). Call that a split, and the net gain goes to a net gain of 5 seats.
Lastly, the democrats have to defend four seats that are even or D+1. Assume only one went republican and the net gain is up to 6.
51 + 6 = 57, leaving the democrats with 41, and the independents (who vote with the democrats) at 2.
Hence, there is a two year window for SC retirees/deaths that Trump would be appointing their replacements.
Thanks. I knew that but forgot.
No problem. :)
.....”Does anybody really think the democrats are going to finish the race with control of the senate? I say its almost impossible, even with an October surprise from the Rats”...
Wonderful post!.........really great when you bring it together like this!
Resign or Die, either way works!
Not to mention he's the ethanol industry's go-to senator.
I’ll be surprised if any of the supremes leave any way other than feet first horizontally.
Has anyone checked on them today? Anybody got a mirror?
WE are going to get two swings at SCOTUS next year....
At least!
I calculate 19 months.
After Scalia died in Feb 2016, Yertle blocked any hearings on Scalia's replacement pending the outcome of the general election. If anyone retires etc after Jan 1, 2020, I expect Swamp dwelling McConnel to say "well, in fairness to the Democrats, I will block hearings until Jan 20, 2021."
Thus, the politically likely window for retirements etc is the next 19 months.
That’s because the Dems payed them well to do so.....they ain’t leaving til they say...so they’ll be carried out the door.
And if they don’t quit until next year, what’s the big deal? I don’t get it. But there’s more and more each day that just goes right over my head.....
There are 24 Dems, 2 Independent, 9 GOP senators running for reelection this year....so I repeat - what’s the problem? We’re surely not going to lose those seats and the dems stand to lose some of theirs...
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