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| How things will go down if Ginsburg leaves the SCOTUS |
| 2019-01-21 |
| [American Thinker] Mueller, the wall impasse, the shutdown, the "postponement" of the SOTU ‐ all are skirmishes in the undeclared war on President Trump waged by Democrats, the Deep State, and the compliant media. A decisive battle will be enjoined if Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies or resigns this year. Nothing scares the left more than the prospect of Trump filling another seat on the SCOTUS with a young, fire-breathing constitutionalist who would join with Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh to form a conservative bloc for the ages. Pelosi and Schumer are praying that Justice Ginsburg survives and remains on the bench until January 1, 2020, when their concern for her well-being ceases. They know that Senate majority leader McConnell could not persuade his entire caucus to abandon the principle he championed in 2016 that a nomination to the Supreme Court in a presidential election year is inappropriate. Here's how it may go if RBG vacates the bench or the Earth soon, as seems likely: Pelosi will immediately schedule a vote to launch a formal impeachment inquiry, pre-empting the president's announcement of his choice to fill Ginsburg's seat. It will pass along partisan lines, swamping other news. Next, the House Judiciary Committee (Jerrold Nadler, chair) will draw up charges against the president. Eventually, the committee will vote out articles of impeachment. At some point after this, the entire House votes on the articles. Trump is impeached. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 "Weekend at Gensburg's" |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-01-21 23:45 |
| #10 For all practical purposes RBG has left SCOTUS. She is not a functioning member. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-01-21 22:49 |
| #9 Only requires 2/3rd of the states to call for a national convention. Those results could well be worse than civil war. Best not go there. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-01-21 21:27 |
| #8 Only requires 2/3rd of the states to call for a national convention. Given the choice to be ruled by 10 metropolitan areas or live free of your own choosing, some people are making a good case for the latter. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-01-21 20:04 |
| #7 The Senate tries, and it requires a 2/3rd supermajority to convict. No way that many Republican senators side with the Democrats, not even if Mitt Romney makes noises. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-01-21 17:50 |
| #6 Clinton impeachment sent him soaring in the polls. I'm pretty sure Trump could turn impeachment into re-election and a massive majority in the House. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-01-21 14:20 |
| #5 House impeaches, Senate convicts. Can't rule out Collins and a couple others going to the other side, but it's unlikely. Can't rule out 1-2 dems in the Senate voting "no" either. So it ain't happening (prolly) Aftermath will be quite different from what came after Billy Jeff dodged. The future of the Clinton Crime Cabal was at stake then. Nothing like that this time... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-01-21 14:10 |
| #4 It will start the civil war. Impeach maybe, but if they vote to remove from office, the clouds of war will come... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-01-21 13:08 |
| #3 I agree. Trump will be impeached at some point in the next couple years by the house. Pelosi is waiting for maximum impact of the event and I also think that RBG kicking the bucket will kick off the impeachment circus. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-01-21 12:20 |
| #2 And all because RBG believed the hype that Hillary was a shoe-in. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-01-21 11:52 |
| #1 Seems like something they would do |
| Posted by: Jim Cramer6666666 2019-01-21 08:39 |