Originally posted by @whodeyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland
Just a little trivia question. Who was the last SCOTUS nominee appointed by a democrat President to be rejected?
It was Grover Cleveland in the 1800's.
Very telling.
Originally posted by @athousandyoungFTW.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination
Originally posted by @athousandyoungI guess this comes to closest, but there was never a vote.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination
I reckon that is why Wiki did not list it.
Originally posted by @zahlanziTo help keep me from thinking you are lying, exactly what crime(s) is Trump being investigated for?
who was the last president under investigation for several crimes who nominated a judge that said the president shouldn't be investigated for crimes and was accused of sexual assault?
Originally posted by @athousandyoungwhat has garland to do with being rejected? are you desperate?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination
Originally posted by @mott-the-hoopleRunning a bit behind are we?
what has garland to do with being rejected? are you desperate?
“But even before Obama had named Garland, and in fact only hours after Scalia's death was announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared any appointment by the sitting president to be null and void. He said the next Supreme Court justice should be chosen by the next president — to be elected later that year.”
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624467256/what-happened-with-merrick-garland-in-2016-and-why-it-matters-now
Originally posted by @mott-the-hoopleIt is reasonable to conclude that the following is being investigated:
To help keep me from thinking you are lying, exactly what crime(s) is Trump being investigated for?
“The question can no longer be whether the President and those closest to him broke the law. That is settled. Three of the people closest to Trump as he ran for and won the Presidency have now pleaded guilty or have been convicted of significant federal crimes: Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, and Michael Flynn. The question now becomes far narrower and, for Trump, more troubling: What is the political impact of a President’s criminal liability being established in a federal court? How will Congress respond? And if Congress does not act, how will voters respond in the midterm elections?”
https://www.newyorker.com/news-desk/swamp-chronicles/the-president-has-been-implicated-in-a-criminal-conspiracy
“Being investigated” does not imply being charged or found guilty.
Originally posted by @js357as in all previous cases, the outgoing pres does not appoint a scotus member when close to the end of their term. previous precedent dictates that.
Running a bit behind are we?
“But even before Obama had named Garland, and in fact only hours after Scalia's death was announced, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared any appointment by the sitting president to be null and void. He said the next Supreme Court justice should be chosen by the next president — to be elected later that year.”
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Originally posted by @js357it is telling that you cant answer my question.
It is reasonable to conclude that the following is being investigated:
“The question can no longer be whether the President and those closest to him broke the law. That is settled. Three of the people closest to Trump as he ran for and won the Presidency have now pleaded guilty or have been convicted of significant federal crimes: Michael Cohen, Paul Manaf ...[text shortened]... d-in-a-criminal-conspiracy
“Being investigated” does not imply being charged or found guilty.
Originally posted by @whodeyYes, real presidents nominate real, competent, respectable judges who aren't toadies for the guy who just gave them a job for life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland
Just a little trivia question. Who was the last SCOTUS nominee appointed by a democrat President to be rejected?
It was Grover Cleveland in the 1800's.
Very telling.
tl;dr: They weren't rejected because they didn't have to be.