RIP RBG

Then Republicans will lose if they want to posture 'higher standards'. The Democrats will cut their throat. Remember the so called 'nuclear method' of voting for a justice. It was first used by Democrats to force their will. Then the Republicans used it.

You can't play by the rules if the other side doesn't. The stakes are too high.

I don't know if the Senate would have time. But I would go for it if I were them. Nominate and call for a vote.

Quantrill

 

I agree that the rules have changed forever to dog eat dog. Biden is trying to steal the election with mail-in ballots. It is no telling whom Biden would nominate. Trump should nominate Cruz because he would be easy to confirm.

 

Cruz is a re-electable republican senator though. Taking him away from that, I wonder who would become a senator, hopefully not from the other side.
Whereas, there are many conservative judges Trump can choose from.

 

Cruz is saying the court must have a new judge because the election will be contested according to Hillary and the current court is divided 4-4.

 

I certainly hope Trump can get a conservative in there soon. I wonder if this opening will motivate the right to get out the vote for Trump. I think most people have expected Ginsburg to die seeing all her severe cancer issues, and advanced age, but not like before the election this soon, even though she had been sick for a long time. Imagine if Biden suddenly died before the election.

 

Yes, and they will probably keep on changing.

I do agree with others that Cruz is more valuable as a Senator and would hate to lose him there. Plenty of other conservative judges. And I think the Senate has the numbers already to confirm, don't they? Unless of course they are some traitor Republicans there.

Quantrill

 

To confirm, the Republicans would need a minimum of 50 votes, plus the VP. And they could confirm in a lame duck secession shortly after the election. And our new Justice would need to not recluse if the Dems again tried to steal the election.

The usual suspects (Collins, Romney, and Merchowsky) cannot be trusted when push comes to shove.

 

God can and will use/control (??) events to suit His purposes - - - - is this one of them??????
Let's hope it is, and, hopefully, for the return of this nation to Him!!!

 

No. He shouldnt. There is nothing consistent about DC. After the empeachment fiasco, (snipped) Phooey with the evil Democrats. (bold replacement by admin)

 

It sure is.
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body isn't even cold yet

Yeah, that gun-grabber would have gotten through back then if Schumer had been in control in the Senate - these people do NOT play nice and they see any accommodation as a weakness.

And don't forget every one of them voted to impeach Trump over that phone call, every single one. And it looks like the Turtle is going ahead with this, the name I'm hearing bandied about is Amy Barrett, who sailed through her earlier confirmation hearings.

The Democrats knew Ruth was very ill, should have seen it coming, and I don't believe she ever said “My most fervent wish Is that I not be replaced until a new President is installed” - who talks that way on her deathbed? Yet another lie, and now they're actually threatening to riot if Mitch goes ahead with this - too late, that's all they've being doing but they are good at it.

 

I immediately thought that was a very odd thing to say. Supposedly, her grand daughter made this claim. Just odd, imo.

Peace to you