Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/15/nx-s1-5007404/biden-supreme-court-vacancies-trump
Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/15/nx-s1-5007404/biden-supreme-court-vacancies-trump
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>“Look: if, in fact, we’re able to change some of the justices when they retire and put in really progressive judges like we’ve always had, tell me that won’t change your life when Trump justices are already gutting voting rights, overturning Roe, decimating affirmative action, and so much more,” he said that event.”
With Trump already having appointed 3 justices during his term (Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanagh and Amy Coney Barrett), it’s worrisome that we could literally end up with a majority (5/9) all appointed by Trump.
The Republicans have very good strategy and luck when it comes to judicial appointments.
Maybe 3. Roberts is 70. We could undo all the damage Trump did to the court.
And a GQP Senate majority would mean they would not seat any judge appointed by a Democrat. It will never happen again. VOTE! End this GQP madness.
Should name 3-4 regardless via expansion.
Remember; “the 9” isn’t in the Constitution…
You all dont get it – if the price is right Clarence RV Thomas will rule any way you need him to.
I get the feeling impeachments could lead to more
He could name more right now. If those asshole declare Trump immune to prosecution. And a president is untouchable then Biden could go in there and go on a spree… opening a bunch of seats…..
A minor lapse in judgement gave up three seats. If 45 gets back in, his cronies will instill two more Bretts and Amys and the next three generations of americans will have a maga scotus
four plz thx
Still need to pass ethics rules for SCOTUS.
We should always vote as if the next President will nominate a judge.
if biden wins, you really think republicans will let him elect anyone to the SC? remember what mitch mconnel did to obama?
If Biden’s in office and republicans control the senate, there won’t be any new justices added.
Vote.
They’re not presidential appointments anymore they’re senate appointments. If the rules and standards change, you adapt by changing them yourself and appointing more judges. If the rules are bent by the other team you do the same – otherwise you are letting down a majority of Americans. They go low, we go high is a straight path to republican fascism.
Which is why I was losing my mind in subreddits where posters were saying a vote for Biden is a vote for Genocide and the best thing to do was abstain.
Sotormayor should resign now. Hopefully she doesn’t have as much hubris as RGB. If Sotomayor resigns now, she can be replaced by someone 20 years younger AND we’ll spend the rest of the campaign talking about Supreme Court, which is a winning issue for Biden because they’re so fucking corrupt. And then we’ll spend less time talking about issues Biden sucks at, like immigration, the economy, Israel, Hunter Biden’s penis, or whatever other bullshit Republicans con the media into talking about.
If Trump gets to nominate another 2-3 we will be beyond the tipping point. The USA will officially be a dumpster fire instead of the little hobo campfire behind the gas station it is now.
“Actually, despite the judge being dead, we’re going to assume they would have voted this particular way, and there is no need to appoint a new judge.”
If the GOP wins the White House OR the Senate, that’ll be game, set, match.
have to wonder if sotomayor is self aware enough not to pull an rbg
Remember that time congress denied Obama the right to name a justice and Obama and Biden were like – that’s cool.
All the more reason a protest vote against Biden would be national suicide.
I’ve protest voted more than once in my life but this is definitely not the year.
Project 2025 has laid out the plan to turn America into a fascist state.
The danger has never been more real than it is right now.
This is not a Trumpist plan; This is a Republican plan.
If we don’t reject Republicanism and their takeover of America as hard as we possibly can, together, then they’re just going to try this over and over.
If we show them that fascism doesn’t just lose by millions, but tens of millions — there’s a chance they back away from the idea for a time and we might be able to get some actual progress in this country.
I like beer where do I apply.
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