jc456
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Name the ruleWell Moscow Mitch changed the fillibuster rules to not allow Obama to fill any seats after Sonmayor because he didn't like her ideas on affirm actions or "wise Latinas." Moscow Mitch doesn't seem to care too much for laws that require one to buy insurance or pay tax.I'd be proud of Moscow Mitch's Machievellian manuevering if I wanted no abortion and no Obamacare.
I'm not really sure it's going to be a bad thing when future presidents with split govt get to fill a max of two seats, maybe 3, in their first term, and then if they win reelection, we wait to fill any vacancies that occur until after yet a 3rd election.
I wouldn't mind. I think though that rules need to be made, voted on and stuck to in that regard - not changed every election like the Republicans did.
We might say Ted remade rules about qualtifictions with Bork. But Bork's veiw of outlawing abortion was at odds with over 60%. STILL it's not like these Judges are up for popular election. It used to be just whehter they were professionally qualafied and didn't belong to racist/noxious organizations
It's not my original thought that BEFORE RBG passed Moscow Mitch's Machievellian Manuevering, whoever won the 16 election would likely make 3 nominations. RBG wanted to retire in Obama's second term, but she stayed on, and then lived with her pain trying to outlast Trump's first term.
The rules now are it takes 50 plus the VP to "elect" a Justice. Candidates from the opposition party need not apply. (AND THAT IS a change from Biden, who oversaw Kennedy in Reagan's LAST YEAR and let Thomas get a pass even when Anitia Hill was not the only woman who wanted to testify)
JMO, but I want these guys termlimited. 20 years seems enough. They get good pensions. I'm sure they could find a gig teaching college. At least congresscritters have to face voters once in awhile.