Scotus pick

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@no1marauder said
Maybe, maybe not. From my prior post:

" if he does nominate Barrett, it seems to me the Republicans believe they are likely to lose anyway and want to get someone as conservative as they can on the bench now even if it means the loss will be worse because of it."

@mott-the-hoople said
In this thread you have been wrong from the start. You picked lagoa. I picked Barrett. Who was right?

Hadn't factored Trump's extreme pettiness in this:

"By then, questions had already begun to arise inside the White House about Lagoa’s ties to the Bush family, given Jeb Bush had put her on a state appellate court."

"Once Trump realized Lagoa’s ties to Jeb Bush — a former opponent he still privately complains about — he quickly reversed course. Those who had been advocating for her realized the chances of her selection were slim."

https://localnews8.com/politics/2020/09/26/how-trump-picked-amy-coney-barrett-over-barbara-lagoa-for-the-supreme-court/

So she was passed over because Jeb Bush had nominated her to the Florida Supreme Court where she served for 13 years.

@no1marauder said
That would be the best possible scenario for the Democrats; she's grossly inexperienced and known as a ideologue. It would really put vulnerable Republican Senators in a pickle if they forced a vote before the election and make them do a lot of explaining even if they didn't.

she's [Barrett] grossly inexperienced

@lemon-lime said

she's [Barrett] grossly inexperienced

That's right! She has absolutely NO experience being a Supreme Court judge. NONE whatsoever... and she's CATHOLIC ! 😨

Oh sure, Biden and Pelosi are Catholic too (or so they say) but that's a DIFFERENT story because... THEY aren't judges.

@earl-of-trumps said
lol
Actually, that's a "different" story because they aren't Republicans. It's the same old democrat two-tier justice system.

@lemon-lime said
The dogma lives loudly in them.

@lemon-lime said

she's [Barrett] grossly inexperienced

That's right! She has absolutely NO experience being a Supreme Court judge. NONE whatsoever... and she's CATHOLIC ! 😨

Oh sure, Biden and Pelosi are Catholic too (or so they say) but that's a DIFFERENT story because... THEY aren't judges.

@no1marauder said
I didn't "pick" Lagoa, just said that she would be a smarter choice.

That Trump and his advisers are as clueless as you shouldn't be too much of a surprise, though.

@mott-the-hoople said
was it you that started this thread off with this...


"This thread is for predictions of who the Donald will pick and why, not for any discussion of whether there should be a pick before the election"

@metal-brain said
I keep hearing that congress has the votes to confirm ACB to the SCOTUS. How can this be in the Senate unless some democrats are voting for her?
Is Nancy Pelosi trying to get them to vote against ACB? That would seem like the common sense thing to do, right? Instead she said she intends to use impeachment to stop ACB from getting on the SCOTUS. Huh? WTF???? This again? ...[text shortened]... of impeachment (as if that was never tried) to distract people away from the traitors in her party?

@kevcvs57 said
A simple majority is the answer which the Republicans have. The Dems would have to flip some politically suicidal Rep senators.

@metal-brain said
I thought the democrats controlled the Senate. Maybe it was the house. How did she get through the house if it is democrat controlled?