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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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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In response to my pre-2016 election
@TPM piece, I got the following letter via emailpic.twitter.com/qbgZ3HwtuC
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Hyper-partisan justice nominations has been one of the tools the Reagan regime has used to consolidate and maintain its power. Dems need to prepare to expand the court to twelve justices in 2021.
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Question? Can a sitting Senator block voted Supreme Justice to seat?
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Do you believe Dems can stall vote until after elections in the hope of retaking the Senate?
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