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They would have gone on record as voting against a perfectly qualified nominee.
There was a time when judges and Supreme Court justices were approved based on their qualifications. I wish it were still that way. As long as a nominee has the right education and experience, and is not subject to any criminal or corruption charges, I think they should be approved, regardless of their political leanings. That went out of fashion starting with Robert Bork, and its been a sheet-show ever since.
folks should go look at the history of SC nominee votes. It was basically a rubber-stamp until Bork (Rehnquist only got ~66% for some reason). Still, Sotomayor and Kagan got > 60%. Gorsuch barely made it at 54 votes yet he has thus far been a model of anti-partisan rulings.
First, I said in the last few decades and you omitted that from your quote. Your linked chart does not provide D vs R votes, only those that voted yea or nay. So it is hard to say how much D support there was without further investigation.
When I say Lock Step I mean all but a few Dems voted no. Those voting yes were usually Dems in a state that may lean a little right and were facing re-election. Manchin, D WV comes to mind as an example.
in his link, it's got hyperlinks for the votes.
Alito got 4 Dem Yea's: Robert Byrd; ND, SD, and NE senators
Roberts split Dems 22-22.
Someone who is pro-choice is not going to vote for a more conservative govt. because they don't like how some idiots burn a building in protest.
It depends. Idiots burning and looting is one thing. Democratic leaders not doing anything about it is quite another.
I’m a pro-life independent who has voted Democratic before. However, after all I’ve seen I’ll never do that again. It’s not the rioters, it’s the response of the Democratic leadership.
Well, I'm just telling you about the consequences of it, feel free to ignore the warning just like you guys did when Republicans told you what would happen if the filibuster was ditched to confirm judges.
Any move to stack the court will not end well for Democrats....but if that's the game they want to play, their terms are acceptable as the meme goes.
It would be a call for civil war and the start of helicopter rides.
If Democrats are sane, and that's no guarantee, they just take the L and work towards leading within the confines of the Constitution if they happen to take power. The other options will end in a LOT of bloodshed and the destruction of the entire system.
If the voting public didn’t mind political parties to stack the court for political reasons then why haven’t the GOP done it? The reason is any voter besides the hard left would be disgusted with such a tactic. The support for that party would dwindle in droves. That is why no current official is going on record for supporting it. Just talking heads on CNN and MSNBC oh and the looney radical left.
Someone who is pro-choice is not going to vote for a more conservative govt. because they don't like how some idiots burn a building in protest.
Nope. That's how YOU feel.
First, most rational people know that Roe v Wade isn't getting overturned any time soon - no matter who's on the SCOTUS. And even on the slim chance it does, it doesn't necessarily mean that abortion is banned.
Second, there are pro choice Republicans ... you do know that right?
When will the cry baby Democrats start some more fires, as they promised there was Heck to pay for nominating the SCOTUS.
Saturday.
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