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Author Topic:   Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's dead. The maneuvering begins!
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Message 12 of 122 (777999)
02-14-2016 10:16 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Dr Adequate
02-13-2016 11:41 PM


But that would mean using the Founding Fathers as an example, that is nothing the Republican party would... oh wait skip that.

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Message 42 of 122 (778062)
02-15-2016 3:41 PM
Reply to: Message 41 by Modulous
02-15-2016 2:35 PM


Re: British Supreme Court
The only requirement seems to be to have a funny name.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Message 58 of 122 (778125)
02-17-2016 11:32 AM
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02-17-2016 10:05 AM


Re: Topic Reminder
Wouldn't it be easier if your brought your comment to the appropriate thread instead of being a whiny titty baby.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Message 62 of 122 (778208)
02-18-2016 9:24 AM
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02-18-2016 6:58 AM


Re: Topic Reminder
My apologies to Admin and all the members of the Forum. My response was born out of frustration, but I know better and should have restrained myself. I will try better to self moderate in the future.
Thank you Admin for the warning instead of a suspension.

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"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Message 76 of 122 (778698)
02-23-2016 1:25 PM
Reply to: Message 75 by NoNukes
02-23-2016 1:02 PM


Re: Justice appointments in all Federal Court positions
Loretta Lynch will be very controversial. She has given the right some fodder since becoming AG.
ThinkProgress has a good article on it.
quote:
I'm not saying that Lynch ought to be controversial. I'm saying that the Republican demonization machine would go into overdrive if Lynch were Obama's pick, even though she won confirmation as attorney general in a Republican-controlled Senate just last year. She's already one of the right's favorite Antichrists, neatly replacing her predecessor at the Justice Department, Eric Holder. A Lynch pick would set off so much anger on the right that mainstream journalists would take the conservative howling and feces-flinging very, very seriously. Eventually the low-information public would conclude that there must be something awful about Lynch because she makes so many people so angry.
So what is it that conservatives don't like about Lynch?
Loretta Lynch As Scalia's Replacement? | Crooks and Liars
Oh is that an ad?

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Message 97 of 122 (780604)
03-17-2016 8:19 PM
Reply to: Message 93 by NoNukes
03-17-2016 12:34 PM


Re: Obama Announces Nomination for Scalia's Replacement
But Alito was not filibustered was he.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Theodoric
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Message 99 of 122 (780620)
03-17-2016 10:19 PM
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03-17-2016 9:07 PM


Re: Obama Announces Nomination for Scalia's Replacement
Maybe you do not understand the whole fillibuster thing. There was no filibuster.
quote:
Some Democratic Senators who opposed the Alito nomination considered using a filibuster option in the attempt to block the nomination. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said, "The filibuster's on the table." While other Senators warned not to rush to a decision, Dick Durbin (D-IL) said "I don't think we should assume that's going to happen at all." He added, "Ordinarily it takes six to eight weeks to evaluate a Supreme Court nominee. We shouldn't rush to judgment."
At the conclusion of the confirmation hearings, January 12, the threat of a filibuster appeared to grow more remote as Durbin called a filibuster attempt "unlikely". Judiciary Committee member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said, "I do not see a likelihood of a filibuster. This might be a man I disagree with, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the court."[13] She changed her position on January 27, saying that she would vote no for cloture.[3] Fellow Judiciary Committee member Joe Biden (D-DE) said, "I think he is going to be confirmed." Other Democrats such as Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), and Byron Dorgan (D-ND), however, said they would not support a filibuster, though they all voted against confirmation.[14][15] In addition, Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR), Kent Conrad (D-ND), and Joe Biden (D-DE) indicated that they did not support a filibuster.[4][5] Later, however, Joe Biden announced on the 29th that he would vote no for cloture.
On January 26, while vacationing in Switzerland, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) called for a filibuster to block Alito's nomination.[16] Despite the support of his fellow Massachusetts Senator, Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)[6][7][8] and Harry Reid (D-NV), the top Democrat in the Senate, other Democrats were afraid the measure would backfire and were cautious to support it. Just one day after Kerry's call for a filibuster, Reid further stated that the Democrats did not have the votes needed to sustain a filibuster to block the confirmation of Alito. "We're going to have a vote Tuesday morning," Reid said. "Everyone knows there are not enough votes to support a filibuster."[17][18]
The Democratic Senators from Massachusetts, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, attempted to gain support for a filibuster of the nominee, however they gained little support even within their own party. The Senate voted for cloture on the nomination 72-25. Three senators didn't vote, including Democrat Tom Harkin and Republican John Ensign, who had been injured in a car accident earlier that day. All of the members of the Gang of Fourteen voted for cloture with the majority.
Now if there was a filibuster the cloture vote would not have passed.
Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination - Wikipedia
Nope, not listed here.
Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia
Did he vote for the attempt to filibuster? Yes. Was there a filibuster? No.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Message 116 of 122 (786834)
06-27-2016 11:39 PM
Reply to: Message 115 by NoNukes
06-27-2016 4:05 PM


Re: Supreme Court Invalidates Texas Abortion law
Proud to say my niece was one of the lead researchers for the evidence showing the detrimental effects of this law on the women of Texas. Their research was mentioned many times in the decision.
Texas Policy Evaluation Project - TxPEP

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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