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belfryo's avatar

I would be concerned over potential revenge-ratfucking from Manchin and Sinema...Neither are planning on running again (at least under the democratic banner), so whatever ties they have to the party are already null and void. And I can TOTALLY se the broken woman with daddy issues and clinical NPD tanking any new appointments....Lets just say I'd be MUCH MORE strongly in favor of Sotomayor and Kagan's retirements if we had a stronger majority...But it not NOW, then doG knows WHEN we would have such a majority...Its a real game of chicken...But I still tend toward the retirement angle, which I should add needs to be initiated VERY soon if its gonna pass muster...November is creeping up on us

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Noah Berlatsky's avatar

Manchin and Sinema both regularly vote for D judicial appointments. There's no real reason to think that's likely to change for a SC judge.

also several Rs are likely to vote for a reasonable nominee, as they did for Jackson.

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belfryo's avatar

True that...Perhaps my hatred of them has clouded my vision...

(:

But like I say, if not now, when? Who KNOWS when we'll have it better than now?

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