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eggplant

(3,977 posts)
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:04 PM Wednesday

Sonia Sotomayor needs to retire in the next two months.

And the Senate should ram through her replacement.
Along with filling EVERY open judgeship.
And then we need to ship every weapon not bolted down to Ukraine.
And give them permission to use them anywhere.

Anything I miss?

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Sonia Sotomayor needs to retire in the next two months. (Original Post) eggplant Wednesday OP
That's not a bad idea. yardwork Wednesday #1
The Senate will not do this lapfog_1 Wednesday #2
That would have to be worked out in advance. dgauss Wednesday #5
lol never happening joshcryer Wednesday #3
So Sen Ertl McTurtle (Repugnent- KY) Can refuse to fill a lame duck President's empty SCOTUS seats, again? ... marble falls Wednesday #4
No way Manchin would play ball. MOJohn Wednesday #6
Hell no! What fn dream would repubs let that happen!?!🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ MerryBlooms Wednesday #7
God why is our side always have the health issues? Dem4life1234 Wednesday #8

yardwork

(64,073 posts)
1. That's not a bad idea.
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:06 PM
Wednesday

Could Schumer muster enough support to get a replacement approved in time?

Your other ideas sound good, too. Time to play hard.

dgauss

(1,050 posts)
5. That would have to be worked out in advance.
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:30 PM
Wednesday

Credible commitments from Manchin and Sinema. Yeah not likely.

Two years from now 22 Republican seats up for reelection, but if you look at the states, it doesn't seem much of an improvement is likely.

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections,_2026

Maybe someone can convince me otherwise and cheer me up but I think the only positive change would have to wait for 2028.

Maybe Thomas or Alito will resign and be replaced before then by some kind of replicant, but it's hard to imagine it would be worse.

Then again, I've found a lot of things hard to imagine lately.

marble falls

(62,014 posts)
4. So Sen Ertl McTurtle (Repugnent- KY) Can refuse to fill a lame duck President's empty SCOTUS seats, again? ...
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:07 PM
Wednesday

... she'd better eat plenty of fiber and get eight hours of sleep nightly, planning on staying at least four more years!

MOJohn

(14 posts)
6. No way Manchin would play ball.
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:54 PM
Wednesday

I just hope trump doesn't get 3 more before 2028. Or worst case, they expand the court.

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