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BoomerTheGreat
07/12/23 10:27:13 AM
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Id argue the public should be able to vote on keeping the SC pick each presidential cycle.

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Jabraham
07/12/23 12:26:21 PM
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willythemailboy posted...
Looking into this a bit more and there's at least one provision that should be absolutely terrifying to anyone who thinks the current court is too far right. The current version of the bill is summarized on the House website as:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5140/all-info

That last part would mean a minority in the Senate could obstruct a vote long enough to prevent the majority of the Senate from rejecting a justice that should be rejected. THAT is the part that would require a constitutional amendment to pass, not necessarily the "senior justice" partial retirement thing.
It depends a bit on what "act on" means, but they got rid of the filibuster for justices, so a minority can't block a nomination anymore. It's why Amy Coney Barrett was able to get confirmed so quickly.

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brestugo
07/12/23 12:56:26 PM
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Jabraham posted...
It depends a bit on what "act on" means, but they got rid of the filibuster for justices, so a minority can't block a nomination anymore. It's why Amy Coney Barrett was able to get confirmed so quickly.

Yeah, I see that clause as being directed towards possible filibusters. As always, we'll see. The devil's always in the details.

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TomClark
07/12/23 1:01:45 PM
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FolkenRawr posted...
Zero percent chance of going through, but I applaud the gumption.


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Jabraham
07/12/23 1:08:30 PM
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brestugo posted...
Yeah, I see that clause as being directed towards possible filibusters. As always, we'll see. The devil's always in the details.
I think the issue is more when the Senate is held by a different party than the President, like when McConnell refused to allow Garland to have a hearing for many months. So with the law, the President would get their nominee, unless the Senate explicitly voted against them.

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Skiggie
07/13/23 11:23:31 AM
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Not going to happen. And SCOTUS will continue making good decisions

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Heineken14
07/13/23 11:24:20 AM
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Skiggie posted...
Not going to happen. And SCOTUS will continue making good decisions


Well that would require them to start making good decisions to begin with....

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eaglei3
07/13/23 11:24:46 AM
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I am all for this as long as they add the house and senate to the bill in having term lengths as well.
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brestugo
07/13/23 7:19:58 PM
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Skiggie posted...
Not going to happen. And SCOTUS will continue making good decisions
Ponder your post during your time out.

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