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[slit]

no

Theoretically yes they could. Will they? Probably not.

 

[Blader]

It'll probably be Gorsuch, if only because he's the youngest and will be the longest lasting element of Trump's presidency (he'll likely serve on the bench for 35-40 years), which you know is probably the first thing on Trump's mind.

 

[……forgetit]

I'll be glad when that's over with. Shit will be terrifying, but at least we'll know how terrifying.

 

[Trojita]

So what prevented Obama from doing the emergency appointment?

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Here's Johnny...Manziel.

 

[boiled goose]

So what prevented Obama from doing the emergency appointment?

Weakness.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Which of the supposed picks sounds the most insane?



It'll be that one.

 

[Balphon]

So who's the best out of the 3?

Gorsuch by a mile, but Democrats aren't going to like any of them.

 

[Linkura]

I'm just going to assume that it's going to be the worst possible person to pick, like nearly all of Trump's picks. Mattis was a fluke.

 

[Blader]

So what prevented Obama from doing the emergency appointment?

The GOP has been exploiting a rule to keep Congress technically in session for the past year. There was no recess for Obama to appoint someone in, and it was never a real scenario.

 

[darkwing]

The GOP has been exploiting a rule to keep Congress technically in session for the past year. There was no recess for Obama to appoint someone in, and it was never a real scenario.

I assume this is not possible now because Congress is controlled by the GOP?

yup America you bleeped up

 

[Funky Papa]

It's probably going to be Victor Von Doom at this point

I'm going with Pinhead.

Unbearable, isn't it? The suffering of strangers, the agony of friends. There is a secret song at the center of the world, Joey, and its sound is like razors through flesh.

Human dreams... such fertile ground for the seeds of torment. You're so ripe Joey, and it's harvest time.

Down the dark decades of your pain, this will seem like a memory of Heaven.

 

[Toxi]

Gorsuch by a mile, but Democrats aren't going to like any of them.

When Scalia 2.0 is the best of the bunch, that's vile.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Ted Cruz, calling it now. Its going to be bad whoever it is. Anti gay, pro life, anti civil rights.

 

[Ac30]

So what prevented Obama from doing the emergency appointment?

Bench stuffing?

 

[Trojita]

The GOP has been exploiting a rule to keep Congress technically in session for the past year. There was no recess for Obama to appoint someone in, and it was never a real scenario.

Really? Aww that sucks.

 

[Netherscourge]

Early prediction:

 

[Ac30]

The GOP has been exploiting a rule to keep Congress technically in session for the past year. There was no recess for Obama to appoint someone in, and it was never a real scenario.

Obama technically had 1 minute to appoint him.

 

[ShyMel]

But Pryor is controversial: He once criticized the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion, as “the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history.”

I'm going to guess it'll be him or someone worse.

 

[Nelo Ice]

Well at least the women's march brought me a brief moment of actual happiness. Reality is back and so time to return to utter despair.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Weakness.

Lol fuck off

 

[PlatypusDude]

Probably will be Gorsuch just because if Pryor is chosen his past comments might cause Collins and Murkowski to defect and complicate the process. Of course this is Trump so who knows if he is thinking of congressional strategy and even if those two defect someone like Manchin might cross lines as well to vote for and of course Pence has the tie breaker.

 

[UberTag]

This is undoubtedly the WORST part of a Trump presidency. The SC will be fucked for decades.

You think that's the only thing that will be fucked for decades stemming from this presidency? I'm afraid I've got some bad news...

 

[liquidtmd]

I'm going with Pinhead.

Pinhead probably has a more neutral position on abortion and discriminates less against gays than Pryor.

Wish I was joking.

 

[Alcoremortis]

Forget who's the least evil. Who's the oldest and least healthy?

 

[VariantX]

It's probably going to be Victor Von Doom at this point

Doom would eat his own helmet and cloak before having to suffer living under trump.

 

[SchrodingerC]

It's probably going to be Victor Von Doom at this point

I'd rather have Doom than the ultra conservative/Trump colon licker DT will shove into the SCOTUS seat.

Fuck everyone who didn't vote, losing a SCOTUS seat to a Republican pick will probably fuck us over in the coming decades.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Any Democrat that votes for these guys should be blacklisted

But , no we can't hold them accountable.. purity testing will be the death of us :0((((

 

[legacyzero]

Ann Coulter? Anyone?

I mean.. I wouldn't be surprised at this point. He'll hire dumb-fuck DeVos, and a white supremacist from Breitbart. Anything goes at this point.

 

[Blader]

Obama technically had 1 minute to appoint him.

An appointment that could've been nullified as soon as January 20th and as late as January 2018, in which case Trump gets his SCOTUS pick anyway except now we've also vacated a valuable spot in the D.C. appeals court that Trump could also fill with a young Scalia 2.0.

Curiously, googling "obama merrick garland one minute" turns up a lot of conservative outlets freaking out over it. :lol

 

[liquidtmd]

But , no we can't hold them accountable.. purity testing will be the death of us :0((((

Nah brah you got it wrong, it's not called purity testing it's...FREEDOM testing.

It's good because it's got the word Freedom in it!

 

[Shake Appeal]

I can't believe these gaping assholes, who won't shut up about the fucking Constitution, flagrantly stole a SCOTUS pick from Obama. Plus dozens of other federal judgeships.

 

[Omegasquash]

It's probably going to be Victor Von Doom at this point

First post snuck into my future mind.

Although Doom wouldn't sit on a panel. Doom needs no panel to make decisions on behalf of his people.

 

[Tarydax]

Weakness.

Or it's because he knew that the Republicans would just have stacked the court in response.

 

[Aurongel]

Got such is the name I heard floated previous largely because of his positions on abortion and his age.

Of all the things Trump is doing, the SCOTUS nomination is the one I look at that has a level of permanence none of his other decisions do.

 

[samn]

Or it's because he knew that the Republicans would just have stacked the court in response.

If Republicans could do it they'd do it anyway

 

[beacon 0f light]

Plot twist: It will be Gonzalo Curiel.

 

[To Far Away Times]

Democrats better filibuster the shit out of this. This was Obama's pick. With the new standard created by the GOP, I expect all picks going forward will receive partisan approval only.

 

[studyguy]

Democrats better filibuster the shit out of this. This was Obama's pick. With the new standard created by the GOP, I expect all picks going forward will receive partisan approval only.

Even if they do stonewall forever, the nuclear option is always there and I don't trust the GOP not to use it despite how critical they are of it.

At that point it's a loss for both sides to basically shove appointments down everyone's throats.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

I can't believe these gaping assholes, who won't shut up about the fucking Constitution, flagrantly stole a SCOTUS pick from Obama. Plus dozens of other federal judgeships.

It was pure theft. I don't know why he didn't use Executive Power to appoint a pick

Neil Gorsuch, Colorado, 10th Circuit: At 49 the youngest of the group, Gorsuch is the most natural replacement among them for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. He is a strict adherent of "originalism," Scalia’s belief that the Constitution should be interpreted based on the intent of the Founders. He also is a distinctive writer, as Scalia was.

I can almost see the shit-excuses coming over the mountain:

Do you see the words CLIMATE CHANGE anywhere here on this constitution?

 

[liquidtmd]

First post snuck into my future mind.

Although Doom wouldn't sit on a panel. Doom needs no panel to make decisions on behalf of his people.

Nor does Trump apparently

 

[norinrad]

It's probably going to be Victor Von Doom at this point

Victor was at least very principal and a great guy you could go for a beer with.

 

[slit]

Democrats better filibuster the shit out of this. This was Obama's pick. With the new standard created by the GOP, I expect all picks going forward will receive partisan approval only.

They should but they won't. They won't go "low" which is why they mostly lose.

 

[Monocle]

Weakness.

GTFO

 

[subrock]

I guess El Chapo's plane must've landed safely

 

[SGRX]

Early prediction:

Too liberal.

 

[Blader]

I'm torn on whether Senate Dems should use the filibuster to block this, or any far-right Trump nominee. On the one hand, doing so will make it much easier for Senate Rs to nuke the filibuster, in which case they'll be able to push the craziest SCOTUS picks possible onto the bench as long as they hold a slim majority. On the other hand, if you're not going to block Republicans for fear of them nuking the filibuster, then what good is the filibuster at all?

My guess is that Schumer will let this one go, because it doesn't upset the status quo at all (i.e. trading Scalia for Scalia 2.0), but then invoke the filibuster in the event that Ginsburg or Breyer step down and Trump tries to fill those vacancies with one of his lunatics.

 

[Emerson]

Judge Reinhold is probably the most likely, Trump having bumped into him many times over the years at parties and never realizing he's not an actual judge.

 

[Easy_D]

It's probably going to be Victor Von Doom at this point

As if Trump would settle for anything less than Hitler resurrected from the dead

 

[br3wnor]

Even if they do stonewall forever, the nuclear option is always there and I don't trust the GOP not to use it despite how critical they are of it.

At that point it's a loss for both sides to basically shove appointments down everyone's throats.

It'll be interesting to see what the Repubs do w/ the fillibuster. Democrats already regret nuking it for nominations as was seen by their complete inability to stop any of the cabinet picks. Do it in the Senate formally and you're opening a whole new can of worms. Might be worth it to them in order to jam as much legislation as possible in the next 2 years to gut taxes, healthcare and entitlements. Even if they lose the majority, they'll have gotten decades worth of Republican agenda items in one session. Could easily swing back the other way though and put Democrats in a position to go the other way in 4 years if they can get the WH and slim majorities in Congress.