Posted on 09/25/2018 10:24:59 AM PDT by richardb72
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.
Democrats AND Republican used to BOTH have a foundation for their every action and word based in the rule of law and the Constitution.
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.
I think the next time the Democrats nominate someone for SCOTUS they’ll find the game has changed.
This is a game-changing well poisoner.
>>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.
Its only a blood sport on one side. Its Pop Warner on the other.
I’ve really not seen the R’s get this vicious.
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. Thomas Jefferson.
Right.
Dems see the courts as a uber lawmakers, so controlling them is more important than controlling Congress or the Executive. They viciously oppose candidates that do not share their totalitarian views.
Reps still see the courts in their more traditional role as clarifying the technical fine points of laws passed by Congress.
Shhh. The history revisonists on this board making JFK out to be some kind of heroic Tea-Party type savior who went against the "deep state" don't want to remind people of the pesky facts about the stolen 1960 election.
Just two days ago I was arguing with a Constitution Party member, of all people, who was swooning over how JFK "bridged the partisan divide in this country and appealed to the patriotic virtues of all Americans". Yeah, cuz nothing says "bipartisan spirit" like JFK's incessant speeches bashing Republican politicians for NOT supporting his calls for universal health care and 'free' education for all.
He was inaugurated in January 1961 and assassinated in November 1963. He wasn't even in office for three years, and there was hardly anything accomplished of note in that time that would not have happened with any other president in office.
If he hadn't been assassinated, I believe he would have spent his final years living a pointless existence separate from his wife ... and getting lap dances in the Clinton White House on his 80th birthday.
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.
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