Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[lost in melb.]

Because Obama and the democrats didn't control the US Senate.

True. But I believe there was a bit of politics played by both sides.

Here's the way it works: The President nominates a candidate judge for the Supreme Court, and the Senate either confirms or denies the nomination. Period, end of. If the President and Senate majority are the same party, then the nominee will more than likely be confirmed. If the President and the Senate majority are not the same party, the nominee will more than likely not. It doesn't matter what year of the term the President is in. It doesn't matter if a general election is mere weeks away.

Personally, I believe all Supreme Court nominees should be dedicated to uphold the letter of the Constitution and the Amendments as written, but we can't have that kind of crazy talk in this day and age, now can we?

Ideally, yes. Are the votes of the supreme judges tallied? Has there been any pattern of partisan voting over the years?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Ideally, yes. Are the votes of the supreme judges tallied? Has there been any pattern of partisan voting over the years?

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/n...789present.htm

For the most part, it was often a non-partisan issue and lot's of Justices were confirmed easily. Even 2 of the 3 Justices that Obama nominated got through fairly easily. But more recently with Trump, it has become a VERY partisan and contentious issue.

[DemonGeminiX]

Ideally, yes. Are the votes of the supreme judges tallied? Has there been any pattern of partisan voting over the years?

Not ideally, that's the way it works. In this day and age, it is a completely partisan process. The controlling party majority of the Senate has the final say. You don't get much more partisan than that. The votes are cast and tallied on the floor of the Senate. Aye or Nay. Same day. Cast and counted in alphabetical order by last name. Majority vote (there are only 100 Senators), and you can thank Harry Reid and the Democrats for that. It used to be a 2/3 majority, then in '75 they changed it to a 3/5 supermajority. Retired Democratic Senator Harry Reid invoked the "nuclear option" back when he was in office under Obama, and that's been the rule ever since. And the Democrats cry about it every time the Republicans use it.

[Goofy]

The rest of the table.

Frank would high-5 me

[FBD]

Who's saying that?

For context...

"I want you to use my words against me: if there's a republic president in 2016 and a vacancy in the last year of the 1st term, you can say Lindsay Graham says 'you can let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination, AND YOU CAN USE MY WORDS AGAINST ME' and you'd be absolutely right" ---Sen. Lindsay Graham

"The next justice could fundamentally alter the direction of the Supreme Court, and have a profound impact on our country, so, of course, of course, the American people should have a say in the court's direction" ----Sen. Maj. Leader Mitch McConnell

"I don't think we should be moving forward in the nominee, in the last year of this president's term, I would say that if it were a republican president" --Senator Marco Rubio

"President Obama is eager to appoint Justice Scalia's replacement this year. But, you know, in the last eighty years, we have not once Senate confirmed a nomination made in an election year, and now is no year to start" ---Sen. Ted Cruz

out of band, they murdered scalia

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Parked my truck this morning and heard a VERY loud hooting and saw this guy on top of a telephone pole in front of the shop. He watched me the whole time I was walking to the front door. That's one big owl.

[Pony]

He was sizing you up. Lucky that monster didn't swoop down and carry you off!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

He was sizing you up. Lucky that monster didn't swoop down and carry you off!

I wondered what he was thinking, like I said, he watched me the whole way.

[FBD]

probably smart enough to know that humans drop shit, and food goes after it

mofugga is big!

[Muddy]

I love Owls.. Very intriguing creatures..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

probably smart enough to know that humans drop shit, and food goes after it

mofugga is big!

Nah, there's a metric crap ton of bunnies around here. I'm sure that's what he was hunting.

[FBD]

Nah, there's a metric crap ton of bunnies around here. I'm sure that's what he was hunting.

there's a shit ton of rabbits this year, they are lucky the cheet is no longer with us to terrorize them

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You may bury me with an enemy in Mount Calvary
You can stack me on a pyre and soak me down with whiskey
Roast me to a blackened crisp and throw me in a pile
I could really give a shit - I'm going out in style

You can take my urn to Fenway spread my ashes all about
Or you can bring me down to Wolly Beach
And dump the sucker out
Burn me to a rotten crisp and toast me for a while
I could really give a shit, I'm going out in style

[FBD]

heh, going out in style

[KevinD]

Man, the hits just keep coming. We just got home and found the fridge is dead. Wife and kiddo had came out to Odessa to visit with me Sunday. This pos has done this 3 times now. I'm supposed to be on a rig south of San Antonio in the am. Called and they're okay with me getting there in the afternoon. Guess I get to go fridge shopping in am. So much for the go fast money I've been putting aside for the Camaro.