Why not six months ago? Would be hard to replace now, just a couple months before the election.
its a lie the dems dreamed up to fire up the pro-baby-killing folks in prep for the election. MUST KILL BABIES!
Though it would be politically explosive, they have until January 20, 2021 to confirm, even if Trump loses. I agree though, should have happened 6 months ago, or they need to suck it up and hope Trump wins.
Last week they accepted the fact that they are in the minority.
Six months ago President Trump's re-election looked like a foregone conclusion.
Almost makes one think that's "by design" doesn't it?
I expected Thomas to retire last summer. He does not want to end up like Ginsburg and hang around in his 80s unable to retire.
I hope that Trump is re-elected and that the Republicans keep control of the Senate. If not, it could be a long time until Thomas or Alito can retire without being replaced with a far left wing liberal.
With those Repuke Senate yes it isn’t going to happen. The replacements should not get the Collins vote. That should be the bar. No wishy Washy people.
Why not six months ago? Would be hard to replace now, just a couple months before the election.But the prospect of two appointments in the next term would be a campaign issue that might bring out Conservatives.
It is customary for SCOTUS judges to retire at the end of a term in June. The next term does not begin until October, so in a well-functioning Republic, there would be plenty of time to confirm an appointment.
But we don't have a well-functioning Republic.
Yes. What if RBG is so overcome by the sudden departure that she keels over from the stress and doesn’t recover?
“I have been given many good names by my staff and there will be three new justices nominated shortly”—President Joseph Biden, January, 2021.
Elizabeth Warren, Gretchen Whitmer and Stacey Abrams.
God Forbid.
It would be a lot harder if the GOP loses the Senate.
Ghislaine Maxwell says Jeffrey Epstein’s last words were “I can’t breathe!”
yes-not enough time now and liberal judges hang on until they are 1 foot in the grave-course they probably have scads of liberal law clerks writing their opinions and they are never very nuanced or referenced-just living constitution BS