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New York Times Bestselling Author of "The Fighting Bunch” and four other books. Host of The Phantom Marine Podcast.

Phoenix, Arizona
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    1. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      I see Abraham Lincoln is being dragged into Supreme Court politics (erroneously). Let's look at what actually happened. (Thread)

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    2. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      Chief Justice Taney died on October 12, 1864, with less than a month to the election. As Ben Wade quipped, “I prayed with earnestness for the life of Taney to be prolonged through Buchanan’s Administration, and by God I[’]m a little afraid I have overdone the matter.” (2)

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    3. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      The Election would be November 8. Lincoln declined to immediately name a successor. Why? Several reasons. For one, the senate wasn't in session and wouldn't be until December 5. AL was focused on winning a second term, the war, and his annual message to congress. (3)

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    4. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      Unlike today, where a single justice can excite your entire coalition, various factions of Lincoln supporters had strong feelings for and against various possible nominees. Blair? Chase? Stanton? Bates? Swayne? All had allies and enemies. (4)

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    5. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      So why would Lincoln divide his coalition on the eve of a national election where the result was in doubt, for a nominee that couldn't be confirmed until December anyway? If anything, the open seat incentivized various nominees and their supporters to work harder for him. (5)

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    6. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      But didn't Lincoln say he would look to "expressions of public opinion from the country?" Sure. Just as any president would. But now in the form of an election. The White House received mail from all over the country on the subject. (6)

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    7. Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      Lincoln nominated Chase on December 6, 1864 after the election and before his second term began in March. There is no indication - none whatsoever - that Lincoln would have left this decision to McClellan if the election had gone differently. (7)

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      Chris DeRose‏ @chrisderose 20 Sep 2020

      So regardless of your feelings on current events, Lincoln saw it as his responsibility to fill the supreme court vacancy before the end of his term. There is no reason to believe this was contingent on the outcome of the election. (End)

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        2. Tiffany Elliott  📚 🖊 🎻 🔥‏ @TiffRichElliott 20 Sep 2020
          Replying to @chrisderose

          Lincoln was also a man of honor; as was the Republican Party he helped to found.

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        1. The statesman‏ @Imperium_us 7 Oct 2020
          Replying to @chrisderose

          I think your historical explanation is contrary to your own opinion. Just another right wing nut using history to fit this buffoons agenda. Let's talk about the recent history where senators had said that they wouldn't fill the seat of it was close to the election.

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        2. stc‏ @s_t_c_23 7 Oct 2020
          Replying to @chrisderose

          Either way, he did not fill it prior to the election. Also, what evidence is there that he would have filled it if he had lost?

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        3. Say What‏ @Dona_what 13 Oct 2020
          Replying to @s_t_c_23 @chrisderose

          He didn’t fill the spot because the Senate wasn’t in session. They weren’t in Washington. In 1864, you couldn’t just jump on a plane back to DC.

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        1. Brooks D. Simpson‏ @BrooksDSimpson 8 Oct 2020
          Replying to @chrisderose

          Precisely. Ridiculous claim.

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        1. Melodee‏ @braran_mom 8 Oct 2020
          Replying to @chrisderose

          Obama also saw that need,but was denied by McConnell..supposedly to ‘let the people speak’. In 2020, the people are speaking. Over 5 million have already voted. Yet, the Senate leader plows through anyway.

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