US Midterm Election 2018 Megathread- It's Kavanaugh

[Corrian]

Maybe because he led a random ass investigation for all eternity that never came up with shit? That he pretty much admitted was simply a "witch hunt"?

And how is that relevant to his potential service on the court?

Because he's rather politically biased? Not that being biased on the Supreme Court is a surprise anymore, but I'd rather not.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Why not? He really doesn't seem all that bad.

He is rather hard core on issues....well nothing found on drugs yet.

Besides now that the repubs opened this door.

RBG should be replaced with an ideologue liberal.
Kennedy should be replaced with a centrist.

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

[Petrasylvania]

There were things called literacy tests and poll taxes.

Poll taxes were the main source of state revenue since before the Revolution, they were not created to stop people from voting even if they incidentally caused it. I am not sure you really know what they are, though.

Illiterate people should not be voting on a ballot, obviously. The issue is ensuring literacy tests m are on the level

Apologism for both poll taxes and literacy tests. Just..
wow.

[Telconi]

And how is that relevant to his potential service on the court?

Because he's rather politically biased? Not that being biased on the Supreme Court is a surprise anymore, but I'd rather not.

Other than being a douchebag to Hillary Clinton, which isn't really relevant to SCOTUS, he seems better than the average likely Trump pick.

[The Black Forrest]

He is rather hard core on issues....well nothing found on drugs yet.

Besides now that the repubs opened this door.

RBG should be replaced with an ideologue liberal.
Kennedy should be replaced with a centrist.

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

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Originalist? Call it what it is. Conservative interpretation of the Constitution. Not worried about it. These things are a pendulum It will swing back.

[Thermodolia]

RBG said she would probably retire after this administration.

Kennedy has put off for a year and I suspect he will again.

She could be 91 before this administration ends.

I swear she has found the fountain of immortality

[The Parkus Empire]

Poll taxes were the main source of state revenue since before the Revolution, they were not created to stop people from voting even if they incidentally caused it. I am not sure you really know what they are, though.

Illiterate people should not be voting on a ballot, obviously. The issue is ensuring literacy tests m are on the level

Apologism for both poll taxes and literacy tests. Just..
wow.

Heh, poll taxes are not only defensible, they were 100% necessary for the state to operate until we employed something better.

[Telconi]

Why not? He really doesn't seem all that bad.

He is rather hard core on issues....well nothing found on drugs yet.

Besides now that the repubs opened this door.

RBG should be replaced with an ideologue liberal.
Kennedy should be replaced with a centrist.

He seems somewhat moderate on drugs. He's stated that he doesn't support recreational marijuana use. But he''s pushed for re-scheduling.

[Petrasylvania]

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

Brown v. Board of Education overturned when?

[Washington Resistance Army]

She could be 91 before this administration ends.

I swear she has found the fountain of immortality

From things I've read she can hardly even stay awake during court proceedings nowadays. She really should have retired a few years back.

[The Black Forrest]

He is rather hard core on issues....well nothing found on drugs yet.

Besides now that the repubs opened this door.

RBG should be replaced with an ideologue liberal.
Kennedy should be replaced with a centrist.

He seems somewhat moderate on drugs. He's stated that he doesn't support recreational marijuana use. But he''s pushed for re-scheduling.

Oh ok. The ontheissues site didn't have anything for him.....

[The Black Forrest]

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

Brown v. Board of Education overturned when?

Hmmm. Never.

People aren't hung up on mixed couples like they were in the past. Sure you have a few hillbillies around but the majority think it's a nonissue......

[Corrian]

He is rather hard core on issues....well nothing found on drugs yet.

Besides now that the repubs opened this door.

RBG should be replaced with an ideologue liberal.
Kennedy should be replaced with a centrist.

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

And my god we should have had those seats, but no..

[Petrasylvania]

Brown v. Board of Education overturned when?

Hmmm. Never.

People aren't hung up on mixed couples like they were in the past. Sure you have a few hillbillies around but the majority think it's a nonissue......

Then there's Roe v. Wade which plenty of GOP fetus fetishists are still hung up on.

[Telconi]

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

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Originalist? Call it what it is. Conservative interpretation of the Constitution. Not worried about it. These things are a pendulum It will swing back.

I highly doubt that foolish 'like for like' idea resonated with anyone. They didn't want Garland, and they wanted Trump's pick. The momentarily convenient rhetoric was exactly that, momentarily convenient rhetoric.

Oh come on, if '"liberal" interpretation of the constitution' can be sold as 'Living document' theory, then turnabout's fair play.

[Thermodolia]

I swear she has found the fountain of immortality

From things I've read she can hardly even stay awake during court proceedings nowadays. She really should have retired a few years back.

Would have been a good idea to do it back before 2014. Back when the senate was still democrat.

[Petrasylvania]

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

And my god we should have had those seats, but no..

Payback will be a bigger bitch than Hillary Clinton.

[Telconi]

And my god we should have had those seats, but no..

Payback will be a bigger bitch than Hillary Clinton.

Literally not possible :^)

[Washington Resistance Army]

Almost certainly not gonna happen if the GOP has the White House and the Senate. The Court has probably shifted towards the originalist direction for a few decades because of 2016.

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

-edit-

Originalist? Call it what it is. Conservative interpretation of the Constitution. Not worried about it. These things are a pendulum It will swing back.

There are liberal originalists. Hell, a very famous liberal originalist named Akhil Amar has had his work cited by the court dozens of times.

[The Black Forrest]

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

-edit-

Originalist? Call it what it is. Conservative interpretation of the Constitution. Not worried about it. These things are a pendulum It will swing back.

I highly doubt that foolish 'like for like' idea resonated with anyone. They didn't want Garland, and they wanted Trump's pick. The momentarily convenient rhetoric was exactly that, momentarily convenient rhetoric.

Oh come on, if '"liberal" interpretation of the constitution' can be sold as 'Living document' theory, then turnabout's fair play.

Sure it was. I remember that asshole from kentucky making that noise. A few others did as well.

Garland showed the republicans war on drugs is bullshit.

Garland was Obamas pick. You know if the demos somehow delayed the replacement into the next administration; the repubs and simple people of the land would go berserk.

[Telconi]

I highly doubt that foolish 'like for like' idea resonated with anyone. They didn't want Garland, and they wanted Trump's pick. The momentarily convenient rhetoric was exactly that, momentarily convenient rhetoric.

Oh come on, if '"liberal" interpretation of the constitution' can be sold as 'Living document' theory, then turnabout's fair play.

Sure it was. I remember that asshole from kentucky making that noise. A few others did as well.

Garland showed the republicans war on drugs is bullshit.

Garland was Obamas pick. You know if the demos somehow delayed the replacement into the next administration; the repubs and simple people of the land would go berserk.

Yeah, they would, but that's just called being a partisan hack, just like how if the roles were reversed, we'd be hearing from Democrat talking heads about how it was Schumer's prerogative to deny the nominee a hearing.

[The Black Forrest]

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

-edit-

Originalist? Call it what it is. Conservative interpretation of the Constitution. Not worried about it. These things are a pendulum It will swing back.

There are liberal originalists. Hell, a very famous liberal originalist named Akhil Amar has had his work cited by the court dozens of times.

Don't know him.

Looking at a New Republic piece on him. What he argues is different the what conservatives want.

Will have to add a few of his books to my endless to read list. Thanks for the name.

[San Lumen]

So the President of Pennsylvania Senate has said he will not abide by the order to redraw the congressional map claiming the State Supreme Court usurped its authority
https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/def ... -Order.pdf

Its rather frighting when you have members of a political party who dont seem to believe in the rule of law or the independence of courts. I hope he is held in contempt of court.

[Valrifell]

Oh I am not foolish to believe it. Repubs used that bullshit with Gorsuch and it resonated with the simple people of the land.

-edit-

Originalist? Call it what it is. Conservative interpretation of the Constitution. Not worried about it. These things are a pendulum It will swing back.

There are liberal originalists. Hell, a very famous liberal originalist named Akhil Amar has had his work cited by the court dozens of times.

Just call it anti-federalism for the historical references. It's not like calling yourself an anti-federalist would be dramatically off the mark.

[The Flutterlands]

So the President of Pennsylvania Senate has said he will not abide by the order to redraw the congressional map claiming the State Supreme Court usurped its authority
https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/def ... -Order.pdf

Its rather frighting when you have members of a political party who dont seem to believe in the rule of law or the independence of courts. I hope he is held in contempt of court.

Republicans have no respect for free and open elections.