It’s been nineteen months now and you’re just discovering this? How about Day Fuckin’ One – the biggest inauguration crowd evah!
Yes, I’m just discovering this. I mean, that’s what I wrote, isn’t it? :rolleyes::dubious:
Is this your first interaction with actual people? Or were you dropped on your head recently?
Sort of both, I guess. But it seems like a lot of things recently, it is wrong because nobody ever did it that way before. Not because it’s against the law or anything.
The system we have now where justices are basically forced by convention to hold the job until they die or are in such ill health that they literally can’t perform anymore is pretty inhumane. It’s a tough spot to be in. Kennedy is 81 years old, if he’s worried that Trump is going to appoint a whackjob if he retires, his only other options are to not retire at all, or work out some kind of a deal to avoid a whackjob taking the post. I agree it seems slimy, but if slimy gets us a competent (albeit conservative) judge versus whoever Trump would nominate on his own accord, I’m not sure that’s a bad thing.
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I was thinking more ‘cross of a gully dwarf and a troll’. Gully dwarves are much prettier and have better manners than Mr. Trump.
That’s a good point. If true, I could forgive Kennedy. Mostly. The cronyism of wanting his former clerk to replace him is still slimy.
But Trump’s song and dance about “two women on my shortlist” and “I will have a decision soon” cannot be forgiven.
He’s probably the best we could have gotten, in the field of what we could expect from Trump and the current Congress.
He’s a conservative but there’s no way anyone who isn’t a conservative was being considered. I don’t think the administration even bothered floating any names and pretending they were considering non-conservatives.
But he appears to have some principles beyond just following the conservative line. He seems to believe that the law outweighs party considerations. I feel that he’ll apply the law in a conservative way but he won’t ignore the law even if the Republican party line wants him to.
Kavanaugh seems to be a strong advocate of executive privilege, which I’m assuming was a big point in his favor with Trump.
Well his decision could have been, “Do I renege on my deal with Kennedy and appoint someone else?” I certainly wouldn’t put that past Trump.
I imagine that Kennedy would have withdrawn his resignation in that event. Assuming that he’s allowed to withdraw it.
Nah. Gully dwarves are way smarter than Trump.
And far more ethical
“BUPU 2020! She’s gotta be better than this asshole!”
And classier
Kavanaugh began his speech last night by claiming that Trump’s search for a Justice was the most extensive in history. Lying right from the start.
I doubt the guy will answer any confirmation questions, much less ones from Democrats, but I really want someone to ask him if Turmp asked him for personal loyalty. That and if he thinks persons who holds the presidency are subject to any laws whatsoever.
Trump has pardoned the two Oregon ranchers whose convictions were the trigger for the Bundy takeover of the wildlife refuge.
But…but…what about the rule of law? Hasn’t trump’s position been that they must follow the law? Or does that only apply to separating children?
The Court has to follow the law. The President has no such limitations.
Actually, he did not. He said that a President should not be indicted and that congress should pass a law.
That is being discussed over here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=858413