2016 Postmortem

fun n serious

(4,451 posts) Wed May 4, 2016, 02:08 PM May 2016

Merrick Garland and the SCOTUS! Does GOP want to compromise now?

"Editors of the conservative RedState blog are warning that since Donald Trump is now the GOP’s presumptive nominee for president, Senate Republicans should move to confirm Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland “before it is too late.”

Redstate Managing Editor Leon H. Wolf, who has said that he will never vote for Trump, wrote in a May 4 post that Garland “is not a great choice, but is not a terrible one, either.” He continued that Senate Republicans should thus confirm Garland rather than allowing Hillary Clinton to name her own nominee after what he depicted as Trump’s almost certain defeat in November. Fellow editors Ben Howe and Dan McLaughlin have also expressed support for the position."

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/historic-supreme-court-fight-takes-curious-turn?cid=sm_fb_maddow

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Merrick Garland and the SCOTUS! Does GOP want to compromise now? (Original Post) fun n serious May 2016 OP

Hillary would likely nominate a centrist like Garland or let the LibDemAlways May 2016 #1

They disagree. fun n serious May 2016 #2

A Clinton victory could also flip the Senate. thesquanderer May 2016 #3

Sure they disgree, fun n serious Iliyah May 2016 #4

I agree. nt fun n serious May 2016 #5

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)

1. Hillary would likely nominate a centrist like Garland or let the

Reply to fun n serious (Original post)

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:11 PM

May 2016

Garland nomination stand. I don't think the R's would have too much to fear from a Clinton SCOTUS nominee.

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)

2. They disagree.

Reply to LibDemAlways (Reply #1)

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:13 PM

May 2016

They're acting pretty panicked right now.

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)

3. A Clinton victory could also flip the Senate.

Reply to LibDemAlways (Reply #1)

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:16 PM

May 2016

In which case she could nominate someone even less appealing to the GOP than Garland.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

4. Sure they disgree, fun n serious

Reply to fun n serious (Original post)

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:24 PM

May 2016

My understanding of a DEMOCRACY includes all. RWers just want Rwer beliefs. LWers just want LWer beliefs. Both want purity. No such thing as compromise.

The lack of respect has left the building.

fun n serious

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5. I agree. nt

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #4)

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:27 PM

May 2016

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