Merrick Garland doesn't need a Senate vote for SCOTUS

[funjumper101 15]

All he has to do is wait a bit, and he's in.

This is a great read -

http://www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/1129_pb467jtz.pdf

A great read for those that can understand the words and the reasoning behind them.

I say GO FOR IT!!!

For more details -

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/03/how_merrick_garland_can_outfox_republican_obstructionists.html

If Yertl and his minions don't want to perform the tasks that they swore an oath to perform, they need to bypassed for the government to run as mandated in the Constitution. Once their lack of performance is made clear, we can hope that voters wake up and stop electing those kind of nitwits to important public offices.

[rhaig 0]

While I'm all for saying that they need to hold the hearing and either confirm or deny an appointee, declaring they need to be bypassed is taking it a bit far. Sure... something isn't being done the way you want? Bypass it! (uh... no)

Remember who did what and ensure you don't vote for them again? Yup! Do that.

--
Rob

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rhaig

While I'm all for saying that they need to hold the hearing and either confirm or deny an appointee, declaring they need to be bypassed is taking it a bit far.

They don't have to hold hearings. Hearings were almost never done before the Joe McCarthy era. They do need to vote.

[wmw999 2,521]

Voting is how consent is done. Nowadays (and yes, it wasn't always), hearings are how the congresscritters "decide how to vote, and indicate what they advise" (really for most it's an opportunity to posture and pontificate).

If you exploit every hole in the law, you end up with ridiculous zero-tolerance laws. And we know how good those are.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[kallend 2,106]

Qui tacet consentire videtur, ubi loqui debuit ac potuit (He who is silent, when he ought to have spoken and was able to, is taken to agree).

...

The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[funjumper101 15]

The essay from the Yale Law review isn't an easy read. Take your time and you may start to understand the content. It is a well written and researched essay that has all of the documentation about the legal precedents that support the position of the writer.

It is a cogent and clear articulation of what needs to be done to overcome the treasonous actions of Yertl and his minions.

[funjumper101 15]

It seems that the Yale Law Review essay is too challenging a read for the people here.

It makes sense. Deliberate ignorance is a defining character trait of conservatives.

One must never read or listen to anything that conflicts with one's heartfelt opinions. That kind of thing is way too close to education and rational analysis. It could lead one to have to acknowledge the fact that the current POTUS, a former professor of Constitutional Law, is NOT a Kenyan Muslim socialist.

[rushmc 23]

Deliberate ignorance can be found in a few posts in this thread

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[winsor 236]

rushmc

Deliberate ignorance can be found in a few posts in this thread

I think you're talking about that river in Egypt.

[turtlespeed 226]

funjumper101

It seems that the Yale Law Review essay is too challenging a read for the people here.

It makes sense. Deliberate ignorance is a defining character trait of conservatives.

One must never read or listen to anything that conflicts with one's heartfelt opinions. That kind of thing is way too close to education and rational analysis. It could lead one to have to acknowledge the fact that the current POTUS, a former professor of Constitutional Law, is NOT a Kenyan Muslim socialist.

No, actually. You just read the wrong things into it and shaped it to your views.

Like Winston suggested - Denial is not a river in Egypt.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[wmw999 2,521]

Quote

Denial is not a river in Egypt

Delusion might be.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[turtlespeed 226]

wmw999

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Denial is not a river in Egypt

Delusion might be.

Wendy P.

No - I looked.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun