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nominating a SC post-election defeat

Would it be right for Trump to get his SC pick post election defeat?

  • I'm right leaning and yes it would be right

    Votes: 6 30.0%
  • I'm right-leaning and it would be wrong

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I'm centrist and it would be right

    Votes: 1 5.0%
  • I'm centrist and it would be wrong

    Votes: 7 35.0%
  • I'm left leaning and it would be right

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I'm left leaning and it would be wrong

    Votes: 6 30.0%

  • Total voters
    20

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If the senate don't or can't affirm a SC pick prior to the election and Trump loses, should he still get to choose, and the senate confirm, a new SC justice in his lame-duck period despite Biden being President elect?
 
If the senate don't or can't affirm a SC pick prior to the election and Trump loses, should he still get to choose, and the senate confirm, a new SC justice in his lame-duck period despite Biden being President elect?
Tough choice. After thinking long and hard, I can't vote. I wish you had had an "other" choice. If Trump makes his pick soon and the process has already started but the vote doesn't actually happen until after the election (win or lose) then I think it would be OK. And, that is likely the way it is going to go down. Personally, I think there is a huge distinction between now and 2016 as Obama was at the end of his second term and could not be president again. Here Trump is only in his first term and could be elected to a second term. Now, if he doesn't actually nominate anyone until after the election then I think that would be wrong, but I would still be OK with it. Since the constitution allows it and the Senate could do it, it can't technically be wrong. I just talked myself into voting that it would not be wrong.
 
Tough choice. After thinking long and hard, I can't vote. I wish you had had an "other" choice. If Trump makes his pick soon and the process has already started but the vote doesn't actually happen until after the election (win or lose) then I think it would be OK. And, that is likely the way it is going to go down. Personally, I think there is a huge distinction between now and 2016 as Obama was at the end of his second term and could not be president again. Here Trump is only in his first term and could be elected to a second term. Now, if he doesn't actually nominate anyone until after the election then I think that would be wrong, but I would still be OK with it. Since the constitution allows it and the Senate could do it, it can't technically be wrong. I just talked myself into voting that it would not be wrong.

If Trump loses, then it's the exact same scenario as being at the end of a 2nd term as he won't be President again. I take it you think Obama being denied a SC pick was also wrong since the constitution allowed him?
 
If Trump loses, then it's the exact same scenario as being at the end of a 2nd term as he won't be President again. I take it you think Obama being denied a SC pick was also wrong since the constitution allowed him?
But, we're not there now. The election hasn't happened. So, that gives the Senate the green light to take up the president's nominee. Trump hasn't lost yet and may not. In 2016 we absolutely knew 100% That Obama was not going to be president the following year.
 
If the senate don't or can't affirm a SC pick prior to the election and Trump loses, should he still get to choose, and the senate confirm, a new SC justice in his lame-duck period despite Biden being President elect?
Lean doesn't matter...the Constitution matters...and the answer, according to the Constitution, is "Yes".
 
If the senate don't or can't affirm a SC pick prior to the election and Trump loses, should he still get to choose, and the senate confirm, a new SC justice in his lame-duck period despite Biden being President elect?

Of course he shouldn’t. This isn’t even up for argument.

But I‘m hoping he does! And I hope the GOP confirms.
 
The jackass pushing through a nominee is the height of hypocrisy. Just four years ago the in a very similar situation McConnell refused to bring Obama's nominee up for a vote because his term was up in what-8 months? Now there are just a matter of WEEKS before the election and the right wants to bring a hurried nominee up for a vote. What's the rush? If the jackass is re-elected he can then feel free to appoint whoever he wishes. If he loses then the people have spoken-same logic McConnell used four years ago. This strategy won't work: the democrats are poised to take both the presidency AND the Senate. They will eliminate the filibuster and appoint two new left leaning justices, perpetuating the endless cycle of division in this country. Its so predicable.
 
Lean doesn't matter...the Constitution matters...and the answer, according to the Constitution, is "Yes".

Just like four years ago?
 
Trump says Merrick Garland is an outstanding judge, but Obama "didn't have the Senate," and "Mitch didn't want to do that," but "we have the Senate," so "there's a difference" - when you have the Senate, "you can sort of do what you want.” - Daniel Dale/Twitter
 
Of course he shouldn’t. This isn’t even up for argument.

But I‘m hoping he does! And I hope the GOP confirms.

Just curious why you would want that.....its a bit inconsistent with your previous posts I think
 
Just curious why you would want that.....its a bit inconsistent with your previous posts I think

The GOP should not be doing this. They should abide by their own word, regardless of how much they do not want to. It’s what would be best for their voters in the long run.

As I am not a GOP voter, all I can consider is the political calculus, and the scenario in front of us. The SC is broken. The nomination process is garbage. We need to rebuild. Reconfigure. Something other than what we are doing. The GOP ripping up the last of our norms on this speeds up that process. It’s becoming mainstream to discuss packing the court, for instance. This leads to conversations and hopefully action.

And politically this helps the Democrats. THe media is filled with clips of GOP senators lying to us 4 years ago. This is while their standard bearer gives himself an “A+” o covid as we cross 200k Americans dying. Every instance in which Americans are reminded, *as they’re voting*, that the GOP has allowed Trump to take a wrecking ball to our country is good stuff.
 
Well if Trump and Mitch force through a Supreme Court justice

And the democrats win the house, senate and Whitehouse

Then the Supreme Court will have 13 justices. The 4 new ones appointed by biden
 
Just like four years ago?
This didn't happen four years ago, so no.

However, what happened four years ago ALSO complied with the Constitution.
 
This didn't happen four years ago, so no.

However, what happened four years ago ALSO complied with the Constitution.

What happened four years ago is that a sitting president did his job and nominated a justice to the SC, but McConnell refused to bring him to a vote because the election was near (it was about 8 months away) and he (and the rest of the republican senators) wanted the next president to nominate the justice. Correct so far? Now with the election just 50 DAYS away he wants the nominee of a sitting president to be rushed to a vote even though he will likely lose the election. You really cannot see the hypocrisy?
 
What happened four years ago is that a sitting president did his job and nominated a justice to the SC, but McConnell refused to bring him to a vote because the election was near (it was about 8 months away) and he (and the rest of the republican senators) wanted the next president to nominate the justice. Correct so far? Now with the election just 50 DAYS away he wants the nominee of a sitting president to be rushed to a vote even though he will likely lose the election. You really cannot see the hypocrisy?
Of course I see the hypocrisy...just as I see the hypocrisy of every Dem who said one thing back and 2016 and the complete opposite now.

But that's irrelevant to what I've been saying here...which is that what happened in 2016 and what is happening now is Constitutional.
 
It is unfortunate that very few people bother to research anything of history, constitution or law before spouting off "facts" the pull out of their ass or off the propaganda outlets of the MSM.

1. About 1/4th of Supreme Court Justices have been selected in a presidential election year - meaning this IS the norm since the president is elected every 4 years.

2. In fact, Supreme Court Justices have been nominated and confirmed by lame duck presidents historically.


Regardless, this is merely a question of power, not niceness. There is NOTHING nice, respectful or polite - nor about "norms" - in politics now. HATING POLICE is not a "norm." Cheering rioters is not a "norm." Destroying historic monuments in not the "norm." Impeaching a president solely on partisan lines knowing removal is impossible is unprecedented. All violations of "the norm" is by the Democratic Party.

If Republicans do not seat a Supreme Court Justice to replace Ginsburg they are truly chumps and idiots - weak and worthless - and would be betraying the Republicans who put them into office (so figure Mitt Romney will vote however Schumer wants him to).

Those who say it would be wrong are in the camp of those who either openly despise American history or are ignorant of it.
 
Well if Trump and Mitch force through a Supreme Court justice

And the democrats win the house, senate and Whitehouse

Then the Supreme Court will have 13 justices. The 4 new ones appointed by biden

So if the Republicans win the White House and Congress, then Trump should be given the power to select 4 more too, right? Why not 40 more?
 
Constitutionally, Trump is well within his rights to nominate and McConnell is well within his rights to hold a vote to confirm.

Politically, if this was any Democratic President and Chuck Schumer, (or any Democrat Senator who was Majority Leader) every single opponent to Trump appointing another Justice would have unlimited reasons why the nomination of their Party's choosing should go through.

Historically, there is precedent for Trump to nominate and for McConnell to bring it to a vote to confirm.

Everyone knows this, if anyone denies it, they're just lying.

The old bag couldn't hang on long enough. It be like that sometimes. Elections have consequences.
 
It's well within their power to push through a candidate quickly. It likely behooves them to do so since it's not looking good for Trump or the GOP at this point for the election. However, McConnell will show how huge a hypocrite he is after spending so much effort blocking Obama and then turning around to push as quickly as possible Trump's choice.
 
It's well within their power to push through a candidate quickly. It likely behooves them to do so since it's not looking good for Trump or the GOP at this point for the election. However, McConnell will show how huge a hypocrite he is after spending so much effort blocking Obama and then turning around to push as quickly as possible Trump's choice.


OH NO!! I don't believe it. A politician actually appearing to be hypocritical by saying one thing one year and then doing something the opposite the next. I thought all politicians on the national scene were supposed to be upstanding and honest - just like Saint Obama of four years ago.
 
Of course he shouldn’t. This isn’t even up for argument.

But I‘m hoping he does! And I hope the GOP confirms.
And yet you will. ;)

Why do you hope he does? You looking forward to the Dems impeaching him over this.
 
It's well within their power to push through a candidate quickly. It likely behooves them to do so since it's not looking good for Trump or the GOP at this point for the election. However, McConnell will show how huge a hypocrite he is after spending so much effort blocking Obama and then turning around to push as quickly as possible Trump's choice.
Did not the Democrats cry foul when McConnell blocked Obama’s nominee? I see hypocrisy on both sides. You don’t?
 
OH NO!! I don't believe it. A politician actually appearing to be hypocritical by saying one thing one year and then doing something the opposite the next. I thought all politicians on the national scene were supposed to be upstanding and honest - just like Saint Obama of four years ago.

Not surprising at all, it just shows the lack of integrity of the right.
 
And yet you will. ;)

Why do you hope he does? You looking forward to the Dems impeaching him over this.

We are a few weeks from an election and the GOP is putting abortion and healthcare on the ballot. Ramming through a far right wing anti-choice Trump judge is just what we needed to for the final push. MIght have tipped the senate for good.

And now that Trump has stated this morning that he wants a judge in to make rulings on the election, that judge will need to rescuse herself from any decisions.

Good times.
 
Well if Trump and Mitch force through a Supreme Court justice

And the democrats win the house, senate and Whitehouse

Then the Supreme Court will have 13 justices. The 4 new ones appointed by biden
I rather like the idea of reducing the Supreme Court by 2...we get rid of the seat that Ginsburg held, retiring it in her name and get rid of the seat Kavanaugh holds...then we establish to change that number we need to have at least 60 votes in the Senate....and that any nominee regardless of the president has to pass with 60 votes...no filibuster, just an up or down 60 vote majority.
 
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