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I was no Scalia fan at all but I wonder with a hostile Senate how anyone even remotely liberal gets confirmed.

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Feb 13 '16, 14:36

in theory this tilts the court to the left since the conservative anchor just died, but it's going to be extremely difficult to get anybody through. But it's also an election year. This is going to be fascinating.

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Let's see if Obama finds anyone closer to the middle or more qualified than Roberts. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 13, 14:41 2
- Qualified might be a problem, but I don't see Roberts as being close to the middle (except in relative terms to some of the other justices) -- nm - Roger More Feb 13, 14:53
- I'm still available -- nm* - Harriet Meirs Feb 13, 14:45
nm -- nm* - Tim Feb 13, 14:38
yup, another case of finding someone so bland and unopinionated nobody can find anything to object to -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 13, 14:38 2
- Sotomayor is bland and unopinionated? -- nm - TWuG Feb 13, 14:43 1
  - she was chosen when the democrats had a slight majority (remember 'speaker' nancy peolosi -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 13, 14:47
what's the cost to the GOP of denying a replacement - sweet baboo Feb 13, 14:37 15
- I really believe you are misreading the public appetite on this one. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 14:42 10
  - i understand the GOP's position. i just think it would be a spectacularly bad move to play it that way -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 13, 14:44 9
    - The turnout drive works for both parties. And I think some democrats would reject the "Nominate on the way out the door" approach as unfair. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 14:46 8
      - If the president chose when vacancies occurred, the "nominate on the way out" would be valid. - TWuG Feb 13, 14:51
      - replacing Scalia on the Court has been the Holy Grail for Dems for decades - sweet baboo Feb 13, 14:47 6
        
        He can try. I'll just be surprised if the Senate cannot stall it past November. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 13, 14:51 1
        
        as i say, i look forward to watching them try -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 13, 14:52
        
        did conservatives like him? probably a little more than the liberals but still, an asshole who could go either way unexpectedly -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 13, 14:50 3
        
        He is the conservative legal pillar. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 14:55
        
        he's the conservative legal god -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 13, 14:53
        
        The Right loves Scalia. -- nm - TWuG Feb 13, 14:52
- they have done nothing but block everything they can, the only hurt I can see is the rise of Trump -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 13, 14:40 2
  - there would be no better way to drive Democrat turnout in November than to leave that vacancy open with a nominee pending for 9 months -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 13, 14:41 1
    - it would work just as well for the republican side, remember (conspiracy theory) - zeitgeist Feb 13, 14:45
- right, any other year, the GOP senate could give Obama a list of acceptable replacements. - Tim Feb 13, 14:39

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