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13. Any Democrat who thinks this is a good idea is hallucinating

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:05 PM

Nov 2024

Mitch McConnell held open a vacancy for a solid year to prevent Obama from appointing another judge.

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I Predict He Will End Up Appointing 7 Of The 9 Justices SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #1

Way too risky FBaggins Nov 2024 #2

The reason why is even simpler Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #3

Exactly BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #5

Well... you can't "hold" a SCOTUS nominee FBaggins Nov 2024 #6

There is such a thing as BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #8

That was actually my original point FBaggins Nov 2024 #10

I also saw this article this morning BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #11

Yep - there are 47 federal judge slots open FBaggins Nov 2024 #12

She needs to stay. Sequoia Nov 2024 #4

It would just leave an open seat for Trump and... Mark.b2 Nov 2024 #7

Not enough time or enough votes to get a new justice in. Pipe dream. Martin68 Nov 2024 #9

Any Democrat who thinks this is a good idea is hallucinating Hekate Nov 2024 #13

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Nov 2024 #14