MagnarTheGreat
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The court said that the lawsuit was rejected because it is an internal legislative matter that can’t be challenged in court.
Biden should have a list ready to go. If they can push through ACB so quickly, no excuse for Biden to do the same
The two leading contenders are said to be federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was on President Obama's shortlist for the court in 2016, and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, who served as assistant, and then deputy solicitor general in both Democratic and Republican administrations prior to her nomination to California's highest court.
Both women are young, in terms of Supreme Court appointment. And both have stellar legal credentials.
The vote was 53-44. Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats in favor of confirmation.
Republicans will still have a majority on SCOTUS that will last generations so I don't think he is feeling too bad.Turkey Neck Mitch is regretting eliminating the filibuster for the SC nominees and eliminating or shortening Senate procedures to push through Amy Barrett.
If Senate Ds take the same fast and hard route, then Breyer’s replacement will be confirmed at the end of July or early August.
A good bit of news. Maybe it was the vaccine mandate case that got him frustrated enough to retire.
With the deal cut by Schumer and McConnell, there are an equal number of Dems and Repubs on the Judiciary Committee. The nomination needs to be able to get out of committee and if you look at who's on it (Graham, Cornyn, Cotton, Cruz, Kennedy, ad nauseam), you'll see that Sasse is really the only one who might allow someone to get out of committee. If it can't get out of committee, things get really, really complicated. Once it gets to the floor, it will pass.
Republicans will still have a majority on SCOTUS that will last generations so I don't think he is feeling too bad.
Which is another reason why I think Kentanji Brown Jackson is the frontrunner to replace Breyer, apart from her clerking for him. She's already been through the confirmation process for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals last year, which made it out of committee. But don't forget VP Kamala has the tie breaking vote, so even if all Rs on that panel are 'nay', Senate Ds have the votes to get her to a floor vote.
Any other Biden picks for the SC is going to have an even tougher time. Senate Rs are going to make it difficult for KBJ, but even more so for someone like Leandra Kruger or J. Michelle Childs.
I’m not going to wish ill will buy my dream is if Clarence Thomas somehow was no longer on the bench while Biden is President, I won’t complain.