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One reason they want Kavanaughty on SCrOTUS ASAP - Pardons! (Original Post) Roland99 Sep 2018 OP
K&R. n/t ms liberty Sep 2018 #1
To the 7th circle of hell for all of them. fierywoman Sep 2018 #2
Another possible reason is what trump may need more than anything else is - Kavenaugh empedocles Sep 2018 #3
There seem to be a lot of "desperates". Cracklin Charlie Sep 2018 #7
Trump could dump him and pick Barrett pretty easily if he wanted to oberliner Sep 2018 #15
trump DESPERATELY needs what he feels as most dependable. empedocles Sep 2018 #16
Add to the mix -- the fishiness of Kennedy's resignation Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2018 #17
Kennedy's several 'connections'. empedocles Sep 2018 #18
I don't care if no bill passes for the next two years Roland99 Sep 2018 #19
Well, didn't trump promise all these "good deals" calimary Sep 2018 #22
Wow! What a a tangled web of evil. Good find Capt. Hilts! diva77 Sep 2018 #4
K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #5
The big takeaway from this?!?! Blanket pardons would clear EVERYONE Roland99 Sep 2018 #6
This would mean the game is up for stopping these evil basturds! lastlib Sep 2018 #8
They are desperate. This would mean no new judge before midterms Roland99 Sep 2018 #9
This Gamble v United States watoos Sep 2018 #10
Yet these are the bastards who always scream "States Rights" scarletlib Sep 2018 #13
I had never heard of it before Roland99 Sep 2018 #14
K&R betsuni Sep 2018 #11
KR!!!! Cha Sep 2018 #12
Russian bots on the attack of Captain Hilts Roland99 Sep 2018 #20
well fuck luvallpeeps Sep 2018 #21
Criminals. spanone Sep 2018 #23

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
3. Another possible reason is what trump may need more than anything else is - Kavenaugh
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 09:00 PM
Sep 2018

trump is desperate. It is possible, [though very politically incorrect to dare say it], that given trump's history and ways of doing business, that he made an explicit deal with kavenaugh. Could be directly from trump to kavenaugh, or using a 'buffer' for deniability. The possible deal being trump picking kavenaugh as the Scotus nominee, in return for an explicit, enforceable promise from kavenaugh to protect trump, at any cost, at the scotus level. kavenaugh may have well been the ideal pick for such a deal. It may be much harder, after all that's happened in recent weeks, for trump to get similar protection from any other nominee.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
7. There seem to be a lot of "desperates".
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 09:55 PM
Sep 2018

Whole groups of them, that we know about; and likely some we haven’t heard of yet at all.

Scary times.

March On, Democrats!

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
15. Trump could dump him and pick Barrett pretty easily if he wanted to
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 07:12 AM
Sep 2018

That seems like the smart play to me for them.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
16. trump DESPERATELY needs what he feels as most dependable.
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 07:27 AM
Sep 2018

That, such as it is, would be kavenaugh. scotus new members often not 'dependable'.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
18. Kennedy's several 'connections'.
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 07:43 AM
Sep 2018

Good for you to bring up Kennedy, who so far, has escaped needed scrutiny.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
19. I don't care if no bill passes for the next two years
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:37 AM
Sep 2018

We NEED the house at least and full and deep investigations!

calimary

(81,443 posts)
22. Well, didn't trump promise all these "good deals"
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 08:53 AM
Sep 2018

he was gonna make? “Good deals” alright. But only for HIMSELF. Never forget, it’s ALWAYS about donald.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
6. The big takeaway from this?!?! Blanket pardons would clear EVERYONE
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 09:18 PM
Sep 2018

No State charges would ever be able to be brought up.

lastlib

(23,275 posts)
8. This would mean the game is up for stopping these evil basturds!
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 10:07 PM
Sep 2018

No, no, and NO! and HELL, NO!! We CANNOT let this happen!

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
10. This Gamble v United States
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:34 PM
Sep 2018

needs to be publicized. How in God's name did this stay in the shadows?

Vote these traitorous bastards out and when Dems get control of Congress hold hearings and expose these cockroaches for the traitors they are and lock them up, take away their pensions.

scarletlib

(3,418 posts)
13. Yet these are the bastards who always scream "States Rights"
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 07:09 AM
Sep 2018

for issues they support such as guns etc. Generally very supportive of "States Rights" whenever states take an opposing position to a federal progressive legislative effort.

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