Posted on 04/16/2022 6:58:32 AM PDT by untenured
I thought that didn’t seem possible.. Made no sense if one is not thinking honestly.
What have they done that is constitutional and legal?
NOTHING!
A/C has changed Breyer to Beyer repeatedly on me.
Getting sick of fighting it
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I had to retype it multiple times.
Why would they accept a hypothetical justice?
That goes to the heart of it!
Trump certainly could have done so with the help of Senate consent and we should anticipate Team Biden will be moved to include that in its next move.
But any such next move also includes the tricky question of whether a SocialistDem Congress expands the seats on the USSC to provide a runway for multiple pending appointments by a president (along with the question of when a Senate consent expires).
("He shall have Power...by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to...nominate, and appoint...Judges of the supreme Court...which shall be established by Law"
- Art II, Se2, Clause2)
What if Breyer were to rescind that resignation letter?
Maybe Biden can appoint a new Vice President, too?
That would be fun to watch.
-PJ
From all appearances, it looks like the Democrats went through this stage act of a confirmation process prematurely in a desperate attempt to bolster their sagging political fortunes.
Democrats (with the help of republicans) have effectively set a precedent to expand the court numbers without a whimper from republicans.
What would happen if Ketanji Brown Jackson shows up at the court and demands to be seated while Justice Breyer is still an active member of the court?
Would republicans demand that she not be seated?
Hell No!
They helped confirm her for life and that confirmation cannot be rescinded except perhaps by impeachment.
p
NBD!
Our communist masters know that the Aamerican sheeple will just continue to roll over and spread their collective cheeks...
Bow down!... Obey!... Snitch!...
Tin foil hat time (maybe):
A Constitutional Justice accidently falls out of a helicopter or is attacked by their exercise equipment.
Since Jackson is already confirmed, she takes that seat.
Breyer announces that he feels he must stay on during this “time of turmoil”.
No need for any debate about appointing someone at least marginally moderate.
I can see the Democrats doing anticipatory confirmations for replacements for every elderly Leftist federal judge in anticipation of losing the Senate in 2022 and the presidency in 2024.
If the person holding the seat has announced their intentions then I don’t see an issue. Appoint and confirm the replacement.
“Well, I am sure Justice Breyer’s resignation letter included the date he is going to retire”...and accept the multi-millions of dollars appreciation bonus for serving his Nation.
Breyer says, April Fools ;-D. I’m back
There...
So what if Breyer changes his mind and decides not to step down at the end of this session, then the Senate changes control with the upcoming election?
He’d be found dead in bed with a pillow over his head, like another judge a few years ago.
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