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| Obama can appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate does nothing |
| 2016-04-11 |
| [WASHINGTONPOST] No. He. Can. Not. He is not Benito Mussolini. He is not Juan Peron. He is not Louis XIV. He is not an elected dictator. He is not a divine right monarch. He is not the Galactic Overlord. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Someone should draft a petition for Trump for Supreme Court and watch the heads explode. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-04-11 16:33 |
| #12 And probably less than what you would think it would go for. I understand The People's Cube is drafting a petition for Kristyna Kolocova. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-04-11 16:17 |
| #11 Biden certainly didn't think so when he argued against election year appointments in 1992(?). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-04-11 15:59 |
| #10 If you have to ask, you can't afford it. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-04-11 13:38 |
| #9 Wonder what a Supreme Court $eat is going for? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-04-11 10:50 |
| #8 And what a lovely distraction. The Hildebeest to endorse Merrick Garland within the hour ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-11 10:35 |
| #7 Of course he can - who will stop him if he chooses to do so? Congress? The Supreme Court? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-04-11 10:20 |
| #6 If we didn't have all those pesky constitutional restrictions and laws, think of all the good thingsâ„¢ he could do! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-04-11 08:56 |
| #5 The problem is that too many people actually believe he is all of those things. And not a few in congress too! Because it is easier and more lucrative for them to believe and act in that fashion. They are like courtiers of any emperor from history or fiction....I find myself thinking of Shaddam IV often these days. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-11 08:12 |
| #4 ...I've seen more than a few comments since this appeared suggesting that this was a trial balloon. Fortunately, the response has been an overwhelming, "Aw, hell no." But I'm still waiting for one more, especially if Malificent gets indicted. One that asks, "Do we really need to be worried about that pesky Twenty-Second Amendment?" Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-04-11 04:57 |
| #3 The real rulers of the country are bureaucrats. As long as POTUS is in alignment with their goals, he can do anything. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-04-11 04:39 |
| #2 The problem is that too many people actually believe he is all of those things. And not a few in congress too! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-04-11 01:43 |
| #1 A "lawyer" I wouldn't trust to do a house closing. Attn: clients of this firm, get a new law firm! |
| Posted by: Jort Wittlesbach4106 2016-04-11 01:23 |