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No one is supposed to "rule" the Court. It's there to enforce the law, not twist it to their communist agenda.
Correct. SCOTUS is there to support and defend the US Constitution. Way too many times, liberal justices have violated their sworn oath to do so.
We are just starting to see the correction after Trump's 2 SCOTUS appointments with the recent SCOTUS ruling overturning Williamson County v. Hamilton that reinstated 4th and 5th Amendment property rights in Knick v. Township of Scott.
Of course, RBG was on the wrong side of that issue, voting instead to maintain the continuing violation of 4th and 5th Amendment property rights.
Conservatives cannot live with the fact that the founders set up separation of church and state.
SCOTUS is there to support and defend the US Constitution. Way too many times, liberal justices have violated their sworn oath to do so.
We are just starting to see the correction after Trump's 2 SCOTUS appointments with the recent SCOTUS ruling overturning Williamson County v. Hamilton that reinstated 4th and 5th Amendment property rights in Knick v. Township of Scott.
Of course, RBG was on the wrong side of that issue, voting instead to maintain the continuing violation of 4th and 5th Amendment property rights.
If the GOP moves forward with confirming a SCOTUS appointment during an election year, they absolutely and unarguably are hypocrites.
thank your good friend Harry Reid for changing the rules.
in the immortal words of our Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell --
“You’ll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think,” the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor at the time. (2014)
“Unfortunately, Senate Democrats bought what Senator Reid was selling — but buyer’s remorse arrived with lightning speed,” McConnell continued. “In 2017, we took the Reid precedent to its logical conclusion, covering all nominations up to and including the Supreme Court.”
“So this is the legacy of the procedural avalanche Democrats set off: Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh,” McConnell said. “The consequences of taking Senator Reid’s advice will haunt liberals for decades.”
If the GOP moves forward with confirming a SCOTUS appointment during an election year, they absolutely and unarguably are hypocrites.
By your logic, Democrats would be hypocrites if they didn't demand that the Senate hold a vote on any nomination put forward by President Trump during an election year
Something tells me, however, that your argument for hypocrisy only goes one way
Still, as I mentioned before, Mitch McConnell said that he wasn't going to hold a vote in 2016 so that the American people via the next president could decide. We had a lame duck president at the time. Today, we have an incumbent president running for reelection. The two are not the same. Still, if you want to argue that they are the same, I'd also expect you to call Democrats out for their hypocrisy as they will now demand that the vacancy NOT be filled.
thank your good friend Harry Reid for changing the rules.
in the immortal words of our Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell --
“You’ll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think,” the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor at the time. (2014)
“Unfortunately, Senate Democrats bought what Senator Reid was selling — but buyer’s remorse arrived with lightning speed,” McConnell continued. “In 2017, we took the Reid precedent to its logical conclusion, covering all nominations up to and including the Supreme Court.”
“So this is the legacy of the procedural avalanche Democrats set off: Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh,” McConnell said. “The consequences of taking Senator Reid’s advice will haunt liberals for decades.”
Truer words were never spoke Leader McConnell.
Not my friend, and I've never once claimed it was "against the rules".
IF, and it's a big if, the Repubs in the Senate ever hold confirmation hearings during an "election year" - they will be massive and demonstrable hypocrites. Not that I expect any differently, but will always hope for better.
But twisting it to the conservative agenda, like the ridiculous Citizens United decision, that's A-OK. Right?
Why not? Do you understand what a corporation is? Fundamentally, a corporation is nothing more than a group of people who have come together for some common (mostly for business) purpose. Why do you think people lose their First Amendment rights simply because they are acting as a group instead of as individuals
The only tragedy with Citizens United is that it wasn't a 9-0 decision against the government.
By your logic, Democrats would be hypocrites if they didn't demand that the Senate hold a vote on any nomination put forward by President Trump during an election year
Something tells me, however, that your argument for hypocrisy only goes one way
Still, as I mentioned before, Mitch McConnell said that he wasn't going to hold a vote in 2016 so that the American people via the next president could decide. We had a lame duck president at the time. Today, we have an incumbent president running for reelection. The two are not the same. Still, if you want to argue that they are the same, I'd also expect you to call Democrats out for their hypocrisy as they will now demand that the vacancy NOT be filled.
Yes, that would be hypocritical and I would happily call it out if it happened.
As to the rest of your post, I've already covered it.
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