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Apoplexy posted:"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached." - Some loving corpse. I'm glad of it.
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Jeb Bush 2012 posted:So, uh, I guess we have a constitutional crisis now? No.
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Feb 13, 2016 23:37
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Hollismason posted:Reminder : Other reminder: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/supreme-court-recess-appointments-108347
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straight up brolic posted:yeah but it's hard to imagine them not taking a 10 day recess over the next year. With this over their heads, they will maintain pro forma sessions. There will be no recess appointments.
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Pillow Hat posted:From Reddit: It was 229 days from when Powell retired until Kennedy was confirmed.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Well technically, there is no set number of justices. Nine is just convention because they need an odd number to break ties. 28 USC 1.1 The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum. FDR's court packing plan was to use democratic supermajorities in both houses to raise that number to 20+ so the 9 seated justices would be irrelevant.
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Kilroy posted:So what happens if Ginsburg also retires now, let's say on April 1. Then the conservative wing of the court would have a 4-3 majority.
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Thug Lessons posted:No, the initial recruitment process would probably involve inviting representatives of the American Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild, state bar associations, sitting judges, prominent legal scholars, and other qualified parties. I thought you said you wanted a more democratic process.
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