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| Trump Should Make a Recess Appointment to the Supreme Court |
| 2020-09-25 |
| [Federalist] The United States Constitution, at Article II, Section 2, Clause 3, provides that [t]he President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session." In other words, the Constitution allows the president to make recess appointments, which are temporary, but effective, while the Senate is in recess. This includes the power to make recess appointments to the Supreme Court. |
| Posted by:746 |
| #8 #6 Bobby, I think that's right. I don't know one end of the SCt from the other, but in the lower courts, lawyers often make statements such as "I'd rather have Judge X on this case than Judge Y." But that's an intuitive probability estimate, not a scientific prediction of the outcome. |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-09-25 15:52 |
| #7 Lagoa would be the hardest one for the Dems to demonize - and might cost them. Hispanic, Female, and already approved 80-15 vote. Got a lot of splaining to do if they attack her now. |
| Posted by: Theager Borgia1057 2020-09-25 15:10 |
| #6 Sometimes the SCOTUS splits in ways you might not expect. In the 2018 cases with a 5-4 split, Gorsuch voted with the left six times, Roberts 3, Thomas 2, and Kavanaugh 1. Ginsberg even voted with the Right once - Mont v. U.S. See link Pages 44-46 It's your friends in the media who make the Court monolithic right and left. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-09-25 12:05 |
| #5 IMO the "Recess Appointment" should be left to history along with goose quill pens on parchment -- only revived in apocalyptic times where communication channels collapse. |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-09-25 11:35 |
| #4 McConnell refuses to recess the Senate. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-09-25 10:33 |
| #3 Ties go to the runner. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-09-25 06:47 |
| #2 For President Eisenhower, all three of his recess appointments became three of the most significant justices in history, including Earl Warren, who later became Chief Justice; Potter Stewart; and William J. Brennan, Jr. That's NOT a great track record there, Sparky |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-09-25 05:32 |
| #1 Watching the democrats heads explode would be fun... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-09-25 01:20 |