Appointing Justices to the Supreme Court

Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 3 December, 2004 | John Armor (Coingressman Billybob)

[You Dirty Rats]

I realy wonder if the 'Rats will be able to just filibuster a SCOTUS appointment. The filibustering of nominees to Circuit Courts was never really a big story among the general public, but SCOTUS nominations are always big stories.

If the President has reason to believe either that there aren't the votes for the nucular [sic] option or that Frist could break the filibuster, then he needs to appoint someone the Senate wouldn't dare filibuster, much like FDR knew the Senate couldn't reject Senator Hugo "KKK" Black. I think GWB needs to make a Black-like appointment anyway -- someone who will work to change the Court (for the better, this time).