This was one of the early reasons why I thought a Kennedy retirement was coming: McConnell cancelled much of the Senate's August recess. They know they can lose their chance to replace Kennedy in November if they lose the Senate.https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1012035688534020096 …
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I explained
@TPM what A Kennedy retirement will mean for voting rights: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/scalias-goal-of-unwinding-voter-protections-is-becoming-a-reality … and civil rights in general: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/supreme-court-greatest-civil-rights-cause … Now I expect the left will begin to care as much about the Court as the right, and there will be little to do about itShow this thread -
Democrats have no power to stop this nomination. The only thing that would stop it is if Trump nominates someone not acceptable to Republicans. And I expect those "moderate" Republicans to fold, as they always do when McConnnell demands it.Rick Hasen added,
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Kennedy's letter also shows the kind of defeatism I wrote about yesterday
@Slate Heard from a number of folks today who said Kennedy would have retired at the Court's public session to have the live audience. But he's done. Kennedy out <mic drop>Show this thread -
In my Scalia book I called the battle over Kennedy's successor "World War III," Now I'm not so sure if McConnell can hold his people together. It will take public protests in streets to even try to move few moveable Republicans---remember Flake, McCain would love another Scalia
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Let's not forget the Trump Bump that will come in the midterms when he and McConnell deliver another Scalia to the Court before November. Evangelicals will eat it up.
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And here's my piece
@latimesopinion on what it will mean when Roberts is the new SWING Justicehttp://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hasen-roberts-swing-vote-20170410-story.html …Show this thread
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Someone found what might be some evidence to support this: https://twitter.com/ieppler/status/1012111891475390465 …
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He sounds like a dream pick!
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Being among the federal bench's most notorious bootlicking hacks makes him an instant frontrunner.
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I need to know more about this guy. TY
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Kavanaugh would be amazing, but I think he goes for a woman .... Eid or Barrett
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Would you dare to say who's gonna win the World Cup? :D Nice analysis.
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I think you're right.
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