Posted on 09/29/2018 5:10:07 PM PDT by Lockbox
Think October 29th, President Trump using recess appointment to install Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. He could be on the court for up to two years.
This appears to be allowed by the Constitution.
The dems have nothing on Brett Kavanaugh,but I’m beginning to think they have something on Flake.
Ok, happy to have a legal opinion from the Judge.
I think they promised Flake something. No show job, big pay check.
Lousy idea to do a temp appointment. He’ll get approved anyway.
I think Flake is feeling a lot of blowback now and perhaps this has been good for the GOP and made a lot of people realize that nourishing vipers in the bosom was not a good idea. For too many years, grandstandrrs like McCain, Flake, Murkowski, etc have been tolerated. But why give them GOP money if they’re going to oppose GOP policies and candidates? I think this has galvanized the electorate (I.e., the contributors).
If Trump has to make a recess appointment for this seat, he will most likely appoint an older Federal judge who is close to retirement anyway. Better yet -- kill two birds with one stone by shaking the DOJ up at the same time. Put JEFF SESSIONS in that role.
Do you think it might be a firestorm we can win? Asking for a friend.
As opposed to the glowing positive praise the media provides Trump?
Amy Barrett. Next in the magazine.
The Senate has so far has used ‘pro forma’ sessions to avoid going into legal recess specifically to prevent recess appointments. Doesn’t mean all the senators can’t go home as usual.
A few from close to DC have coffee together in a pro forma sessions once a week or so.
Let SCOTUS be tied, 4-4. Hence, no decisions, no changes.
The, after Ruth goes to join the 60 million who were deprived of their lives, the court will be 4-3, with a conservative majority.
And it can stay like that, as far as I’m concerned.
Why not? Don’t give the Democratic vipers that started this mission of destruction the satisfaction of getting away with it.
Yes allowable. Here is the current info/restrictions involved.
http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/is-a-recess-appointment-to-the-court-an-option/
I’m thinking it may be in his past,leaving the Senate at a pretty young age.
Yep. :)
Wouldn’t that give the next President two chairs to fill? If the next President was a Lib, then the court would be 5 / 4 in their favor and the possibility of going to 6 / 3 over a Presidential term.
My view on COS as well. It's there for a reason. Any part of the Constitution can be abused, and is abused and will be abused more by 'Rats. But, a COS is in the Constitution to fix things, and should be used to that effect. If we don't make use of it, we'll never get amendments that limit congressional powers due to conflict of interest.
It’s Nap ... I take everything he says with a grain of salt, but his comment(s) were ‘interesting’.
The reality - Cocaine Mitch won’t let Trump blow up DC with a recess SCOTUS appointment.
The only thing they “have on” Flake is commonality of ideology. To paraphrase O’Brien of 1984, they “got him” a long time ago.
LOL
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