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Grassley: Judiciary Panel Won’t Consider Supreme Court Nominee for 2020 Vacancy
rollcall ^ | October 9, 2018

Posted on 10/09/2018 5:42:33 PM PDT by SMGFan

Declaration could put Iowa Republican at odds with Mitch McConnell

Revealing a potentially contentious Republican chasm, Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley told Fox News on Tuesday night that if he still leads the committee in 2020 and a Supreme Court seat becomes vacant, the panel would not consider a nominee.

That could put the Iowa Republican at odds with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

McConnell signaled last week that he could reverse himself and consider what would be a third high court nominee for President Donald Trump should a vacancy arise in 2020. The Kentucky Republican famously blocked President Barack Obama’s election-year nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 115th; 2018election; 2020election; abortion; brettkavanaugh; chuckgrassley; election2018; election2020; elections; grassley; iowa; kentucky; maga; mitchmcconnell; scotus; stupidparty; trump; trumpscotus
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To: aquila48

I’m confused. If he’s chairman, that means the senate has a GOP majority. It’s 2020 before the election and RBG drops dead. Why would Grassley NOT do his job when Trump nominated a replacement? What is his reasoning?


81 posted on 10/09/2018 8:34:27 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: fruser1
He’s trying to be “fair” to the dems since the repubs did this in 2016.

It made sense to block Obama on Merrick Garland, because the vacancy came right at the tail end of Obama's second term.

The dynamics would be entirely different if a vacancy on the court appears close to 2020, because there's a better than even chance that Trump will serve a second term.

Grassley's gone soft in the head.

82 posted on 10/09/2018 8:42:09 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: RooRoobird20

“What is his reasoning?”

He’s stupid. He wants to be liked by the propaganda organs and the Rats.


83 posted on 10/09/2018 8:49:42 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: RooRoobird20

Where is her cancer, this time? Cancer treatment at her age is usually just palliative. Aggressive cancer treatment at her age has got to be debilitating.


84 posted on 10/09/2018 8:58:23 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: aquila48

If Grassley is not willing to do his job as the judiciary chairman, Cocaine Mitch needs to find another chairman! Does Grassley think for one minute that the evil Rats would return “the courtesy” if Feinstein were chairperson?

Grassley, this is war!!! Either man up or go home and put on a skirt!


85 posted on 10/09/2018 9:02:57 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: RooRoobird20

Only read the first few posts, so not sure what the general thinking is plus several hours later then these posts. Also have great respect for Elders and Men in position. The way he handled this whole things were lucky it shook out like it did. Comes a time when its time to step down for the good of the Country. Some of these people have just been in positions wayyyy to long, and he is just one of many that need to step down pronto by their own choice preferably if not then we need to reallllly work on voting them out.


86 posted on 10/09/2018 9:37:29 PM PDT by easternsky
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To: RooRoobird20

Supreme Court Justice mortality calculator:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/02/the_odds_of_another_supreme_court_justice_dying.html


87 posted on 10/09/2018 9:38:26 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: RooRoobird20
So-called “collegiality” in the Senate has never gotten us anywhere.

Absolutely true. Remember when the Senate was evenly divided under Bush? The GOP decided to "share" chairmanships even though the VP gave them control of the Senate. When Jumpin' Jim Jeffords made his move, sharing was over and the Dems immediately shut out the GOP from all power positions.

The GOP is stupid to play nice with people who want them eliminated.

88 posted on 10/09/2018 10:09:39 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: SMGFan

Probably because of the Garland flap...would be same situation and perhaps he sees the fight as a potential damage to Trump’s reelection campaign..


89 posted on 10/10/2018 3:55:07 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: pgyanke

Yes, I remember that stupid arrangement in the Senate, the slimey rats pulled a fast one on our dumb@ss GOP senators. :0(


90 posted on 10/10/2018 6:55:03 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: The Great RJ

91 posted on 10/10/2018 8:50:40 AM PDT by keat
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To: SMGFan

They blocked Garland because they did not like Garland, and they had the votes.

Does Grassley think that if the Dims had the Whitehouse now, had just won the nomination of two new justices chosen by Hillary Clinton, that the Dims would hold off any more nominations by Clinton in 2020??? Someone needs to remind Grassley he would be doing what the Dims NEVER would do - give away an advantage that their votes did not require them to do.

Grassley is the kind of RINO the Dims love, because he will always be bipartisan when they never would be.


92 posted on 10/10/2018 9:00:26 AM PDT by Wuli (u)
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To: SMGFan

2020 is not 2024, so it’s not the same as what the republicans did. The idea is that the president is a lame duck so we are positive there will be a new president, who will have their own pick, and it lets the electorate decide which candidate they want to do the picking.

In 2020, one of the candidates will be the person who already picked the court nominee, and will have been elected to do just that.


93 posted on 10/10/2018 9:27:26 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Thought Lyndsey was going to chair in 2019. Told Democrat members he was going to remember what they tried to do to Kavenaugh.


94 posted on 10/10/2018 9:34:55 AM PDT by hawgwalker
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To: SMGFan

Pledges to raise $3million for Rinos and won’t take up the vote. Ditch Grassley 2019!


95 posted on 10/10/2018 8:55:20 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: RooRoobird20

“What is his reasoning?”

The reasoning is that the Supreme Court justice is chosen by the President in order to be responsive to the voters. The voters elected the President, who serves as the voters’ proxy in selecting the nominee. Bearing that out, Presidents do make a SC picks a major campaign issue.

So, in keeping with that principle, it could be argued that year before a highly contested presidential election, waiting for the election outcome would give a more current sense of voter sentiment.

Grassly is signaling that he is running his committee based on sincere adherence to principles of governance, rather than cynicism and hypocrisy, and that he would apply the same principles he applied to the Garland nomination, when and if the shoe is on the other foot.

Trump has already far exceeded all expectations by selecting two justices in his first two years. He may well pick a third in 2019. If he has to wait until 2020, thats a small price to pay for taking the moral high road.

I commend Grassly for it - AND it is good politics to boot: The people will trust Republicans if they act with integrity. Moreover, having an open spot pending the outcome of the 2020 election will provide a perfect campaign issue for Trump and for legislators running on his coattails.

Trump will get reelected and pick an unprecedented number of justices in his eight years, shaping the courts for generations to come.

We don’t need to get greedy and betray our principles just to get another Trump-chosen justice a year sooner.


96 posted on 10/10/2018 10:14:30 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
This is 2018, so how about we all just calm the bleep down?.

97 posted on 10/10/2018 11:15:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: SMGFan

This is why the GOP loses.

Play the game. Be good, not nice.

Stop letting the other side dictate the rules.


98 posted on 10/11/2018 7:07:34 AM PDT by redgolum
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