@Nightwingdragon to politics English • 3 days agoSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step downwww.cnn.commessage-square19arrow-up145arrow-down16
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minus-square@reddig33link32•3 days agoThe lesson here is that if we were going to replace her it should have been a year ago. Republicans aren’t going to allow Biden to appoint a justice post-election. Get real.
minus-square@NightwingdragonOPlinkEnglish-16•edit-23 days agoWe have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties for the next two months. Republicans have no say in the matter. If the Republicans can cram through a SC nominee, so can we
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 days agoMaybe I wasn’t clear, but that’s what I was saying. He’s against Sotomayor stepping down. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/bernie-sanders-doesnt-support-urging-sotomayor-step-down-rcna179494
The lesson here is that if we were going to replace her it should have been a year ago. Republicans aren’t going to allow Biden to appoint a justice post-election. Get real.
We have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties for the next two months. Republicans have no say in the matter.
If the Republicans can cram through a SC nominee, so can we
I wonder why Sanders is against it.
Bernie has expressed support for Sotomayor staying,
Maybe I wasn’t clear, but that’s what I was saying. He’s against Sotomayor stepping down.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/bernie-sanders-doesnt-support-urging-sotomayor-step-down-rcna179494
Because he knows it would be near impossible to replace her.