Posted on 10/05/2018 8:45:52 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Washington (CNN) Thursday was a very good day for Brett Kavanaugh -- maybe his best day since being chosen as Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee back in July. Friday was even better, as his confirmation to the court appeared to be sealed with three key senators deciding he's worthy of being confirmed....
...So what would it mean if Kavanaugh is confirmed Saturday? Two main things.
1. Kavanaugh on the Court would fundamentally reshape it in a more conservative direction for potentially decades to come. Lost amid the massive political fight occasioned by the allegations by Ford and Ramirez is the fact that Kavanaugh is without question more conservative than the man he is replacing -- Anthony Kennedy. Whereas Kennedy was regarded as the swing vote on the court for many years, Kavanaugh's ascension would change all that. There would likely be a relatively reliable 5-4 conservative majority on the court.
2. Trump would be a big winner. Circumstances have conspired to hand Trump a major opportunity: To put two justices on the Supreme Court within his first two years in office....
The Point: There are no asterisks next to the names of the members of the Supreme Court. Whether you got there on a unanimous Senate vote or barely survived, your vote still counts the same. And when that vote is one of only nine on the most important court in the country, with no term limits, it counts a whole hell of a lot.
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WHAT? Thomas and Alito the two most conservative justices on the court????????????????????????????
SAY WHAT????????????????????????????
I hope they both live longer than Ginsberg.
Replace them??????? I’ll be kind.... are you a MORON?
LOL - I see what you did there!
That's exactly what they want.
Media Headlines will be: "SEE, WE TOLD YOU SO!"
Look what they did with Kavanaugh - trash him, threaten his family, falsely accuse him of the most despicable behavior.
They intentionally pushed him to the brink and when he showed exasperation and emotion about their attacks the media painted him as overemotional, out of control, and not having the temperament to serve on the court.
“Oh, HELL no.”
Oh HELL Yes! As a Californian, I want the same rights as the rest of the country. I’d be for amending the Constitution to make it part of the Bill of Rights. Fix the language of the Second Amendment to make it crystal clear what the Founders meant. Write into it that you cannot single out a class of people and deny them the right to bear arms ( like former members of our military).
No permitting scheme, federal or state, can meet the requirements of the second amendment. Turning over your right to self defence to the same bunch of lunatics providing advice and consent on judicial nominees is a poor substitute for actually having and exercising your rights.
I suggest you move.
Ginz - Gone soon.
Sotomayor is huge these days. Must be 220lb or so. Check out a recent photo. No way can she tie her own shoe laces.
This a late response but I’m thinking the same thing. Especially after we wipe the floor with donkey’s in November and there is no more hope for the liberal agenda.
“No permitting scheme”
We agree on that. Moving is not in the cards for us, but we should still have the same protection of the Bill of Rights as people in other states do.
How old is gezzerberg? The bag can’t last much longer.
There are rumors that Justice John Roberts might have been influenced concerning his vote on Obama Care due to some questions concerning an adoption.
Ginsburg is hanging by a thread. She doesn’t even buy green apples anymore.
Love those pics !!!
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