The Supreme Court, bastion of conservatism

[New Mexican Disaster]

Worry not. Even if she were to step down, my party has established that it would be improper to appoint a replacement during the twelve months preceding a presidential election because it's vital that the will of the people may be heard. You can trust Senators McConnell and Graham to stand firm on this principled position.

I feel so much better now. What a shining beacon of moral clarity the party of Lincoln is!

[Bo Diddley]

Worry not. Even if she were to step down, my party has established that it would be improper to appoint a replacement during the twelve months preceding a presidential election because it's vital that the will of the people may be heard. You can trust Senators McConnell and Graham to stand firm on this principled position.

Haha, nope. He said after Kavanagh was confirmed that it followed the tradition of different parties controlling the White House and the Senate. And just on Tuesday he said "we'd fill it."

[Bo Diddley]

I would go so far as to say the GOP would fill it even after the election before Biden's inauguration, where senators had to hold a special session over their holiday recess.

[Northwestcoug]

Someone smarter than me please remind me why it’s a bad idea to stop idolizing individual SC justices, alternatively hoping for longevity/salivating over an opening, mythologizing a presidential win as a potential to remake a SCOTUS (and the country) for a generation, by supporting term limits for SC justices.

Stagger terms. Each presidential term gets to pick 1-2 new justices. How come we we don’t want presidents to become political/cultural dinosaurs by imposing term limits, but we encourage it in the SCOUTS?

[PaloAltoCougar]

I would go so far as to say the GOP would fill it even after the election before Biden's inauguration, where senators had to hold a special session over their holiday recess.

I wish Justice Ginsburg the best of health, but if she were to leave her position on, say, January 10th, I wouldn't be surprised to see the fastest hearing and confirmation vote in Senate history. Meanwhile, I suspect the DNC has take steps to tear up her DNR.

[Bo Diddley]

I wish Justice Ginsburg the best of health, but if she were to leave her position on, say, January 10th, I wouldn't be surprised to see the fastest hearing and confirmation vote in Senate history. Meanwhile, I suspect the DNC has take steps to tear up her DNR.

Yep. Or maybe somehow keep her death secret until after the inauguration.

[Moliere]

Meanwhile, I suspect the DNC has take steps to tear up her DNR.

Would that make them pro-life?


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[New Mexican Disaster]

Would that make them pro-life?


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Yes it would. I think the only way she is leaving the Supreme Court before January is in a hearse.

[Green Monstah]

I have not paid much attention to SCOTUS dynamics. But I think some of the ideological shifts of recent years to be fascinating. Kennedy moving right, Roberts moving left. Two of the new justices voting with the left on issues that we all assumed they'd be conservative on. Interesting stuff.

[Donuthole]

Someone smarter than me please remind me why it’s a bad idea to stop idolizing individual SC justices, alternatively hoping for longevity/salivating over an opening, mythologizing a presidential win as a potential to remake a SCOTUS (and the country) for a generation, by supporting term limits for SC justices.

Stagger terms. Each presidential term gets to pick 1-2 new justices. How come we we don’t want presidents to become political/cultural dinosaurs by imposing term limits, but we encourage it in the SCOUTS?

You really think it would be a good idea to give every president the opportunity to stack the court in his favor, only to have the next guy turn around and stack it the other direction?

[old_gregg]

Someone smarter than me please remind me why it’s a bad idea to stop idolizing individual SC justices, alternatively hoping for longevity/salivating over an opening, mythologizing a presidential win as a potential to remake a SCOTUS (and the country) for a generation, by supporting term limits for SC justices.

Stagger terms. Each presidential term gets to pick 1-2 new justices. How come we we don’t want presidents to become political/cultural dinosaurs by imposing term limits, but we encourage it in the SCOUTS?

because roberts

[Northwestcoug]

You really think it would be a good idea to give every president the opportunity to stack the court in his favor, only to have the next guy turn around and stack it the other direction?

How is nominating 1 justice per 4 year term going to stack a court? If he’s lucky I guess that one justice will be a deciding vote in a historic decision. But then the next president gets the same chance to balance the court back. You still have to win a senate vote, which decreases the chance of a hard right/left justice.

Having term limits for SC justices is not a perfect solution. But I think it would be a better system than what we have now.

[old_gregg]

How is nominating 1 justice per 4 year term going to stack a court? If he’s lucky I guess that one justice will be a deciding vote in a historic decision. But then the next president gets the same chance to balance the court back. You still have to win a senate vote, which decreases the chance of a hard right/left justice.

Having term limits for SC justices is not a perfect solution. But I think it would be a better system than what we have now.

http://www.lasvegasjusticecourt.us/judges/biographies/judge_conrad_hafen.php

[Northwestcoug]

http://www.lasvegasjusticecourt.us/j...nrad_hafen.php

Gonna need a little help with this one. Did you post this because you think it's a good idea to have the mechanism to remove judges, and SC limited terms would be similar?

[Pelado]

There's already a process for removing Supreme Court justices from their positions. It's the same as for presidents of the CoJCoLDS. If they start to lead the people away, God strikes them down.