Supreme Court Appointment

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The Democratic Party is still ultimately one controlled by the big party bosses of old, Hillary was promised the nomination for getting out of the way for Barack Obama and they're following thru.

The RNC has much less control of their process and hilariously in their attempt to kill off the Ron Paul grassroots movement with rule changes have made Trump unstoppable. They made it so you couldn't put someone's name onto ballot for nomination unless they won a majority of delegates in 8 states as opposed to a plurality in 4 like in 2012 and have made it now that more delegates are now bound to the winner of the primary/caucus of that state. It is looking likely that Trump will be only person that will be able to meet that threshold.

Sandoval is out.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/nevada-gov- ... 1456427598

He had one of the same advantages as Srinivasan (prior unanimous confirmation by the Senate), but IMO his legal career isn't quite as impressive.

my sole appreciation of Hillary, is that 1] she is not a GOP, and 2] she tried to help fix a dysfunctional health care financing system in this country, those count for a LOT AFAIC.

whatever.

...Okay , maybe I shouldn't revive this , but.........Now , Obama is going to proceed as if he has the right to nominate a SC justice , possibly nominating a qualified Asian American (who/m I think is technically a Republican , though I suppose that would be " RINO " to the Tea Party base) .
Yes , yes , I suppose the eight-justices-for-a-yearish situation is legal , but COME ON ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! !
What , the Republican base is howling " Keep the court at eight for a year " ??!
I find the pointing to FDR's failed court-packing plan weird ~ Who in the world (though , yes , I suppose it was legal too) thinks that was a good idea that should have been carried out ???
FDR's fans , historically , tend not to think so !
And we're talking REPUBLICANS here ~ Presumably , they should , at least faintly , disapprove of all things which FDR did !

I feel Obama, again, is trying to offer a compromise.

I do feel the Republicans are going to stonewall this, though.

all I know, is that i'm allowed to fantasize how hard I will laugh my @$$ off if billary gets elected and she puts forward the same judge the GOP wouldn't allow Obama to put forward. I can see them trying for 4 more years to refuse to hold hearings.

...Last phrase: Me too

all I know, is that i'm allowed to fantasize how hard I will laugh my @$$ off if billary gets elected and she puts forward the same judge the GOP wouldn't allow Obama to put forward. I can see them trying for 4 more years to refuse to hold hearings.

The guy might be too gung-ho for Hillary.

If it wasn't Obama making the nomination, I would say that he would be one of those candidates who are approved without a second thought.