[Steven W.]

Supreme Court attorney predicts no hearings for SCOTUS nominee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvy_jtcVJPw

In an exclusive interview, Washington attorney and Supreme Court Bar member George Braun told One America’s John Hines that it’s entirely likely the nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the high court will forego confirmation hearings and head straight to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote.

[little jeremiah]

Sounds excellent.

[Publius]

Prior to 1968, there were no hearings. A group of senators from the majority and minority interviewed the judicial candidate and reported back to the committee. In 1968, LBJ attempted to move Justice Abe Fortas, his longtime political fixer, into Earl Warren's Chief Justice slot and move Homer Thornberry, another friend, into Fortas' slot.

Everett Dirksen, the Republican minority leader, teamed with southern Democrats to prevent the departing LBJ from putting his liberal cronies on the Court. His tool was a committee hearing designed to bring out the dirt on the two candidates, focus opposition and keep the Warren slot open for Richard Nixon to fill. It worked.

Later, Fortas was forced off the Court when his involvement with crooked financier Leonard Wolfson became public.

[christianbasque]

Supreme Court attorney predicts no hearings for SCOTUS nominee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvy_jtcVJPw

In an exclusive interview, Washington attorney and Supreme Court Bar member George Braun told One America’s John Hines that it’s entirely likely the nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the high court will forego confirmation hearings and head straight to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote.
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That’s what we want.

[VRWCarea51]

#237 IMHO Graham should set the rules of the hearing barring ANY attempt to create a religious litmus test.

When the first rat goes there he needs to bring a motion to move the nomination to the floor for a vote because the rats a violating the nominee’s constitutional right to freedom of religion.