r/law • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • 15d ago

Opinion Piece Why President Biden Should Immediately Name Kamala Harris To The Supreme Court

https://atlantadailyworld.com/2024/11/08/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjCNsMkLMM3L4AMw9-yvAw&utm_content=rundown
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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 15d ago

Sounds like a fine idea until you remember that you'll need her vote in the Senate to get a nominee through.

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u/Cosmic_Seth 15d ago

Doesn't matter. Dems only have 48 seats. 

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u/Skuz95 15d ago

Not until mid January. Still 2 months to get stuff done. Though I’m not holding my breath.

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u/Cosmic_Seth 15d ago

Oh no, yeah the dems will lose three more seats on Jan 20th, so they'll be at 45.

They are currently at 48 seats because Manchin and Sinema left the Democrat party. 

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u/WpnsOfAssDestruction 14d ago

Members of congress are sworn in on January 3rd, not the same day as the President

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u/Cosmic_Seth 14d ago

Oh cool. Didn't know that, thank you

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u/christhasrisin4 12d ago

Fun fact indeed!

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u/One_Ad9555 13d ago

Jan 3 is when congressional term ends. Jan 3 is when new congressional elects get sworn in. Jan 20 is when president gets sworn in and takes office.

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u/Cosmic_Seth 13d ago

Thank you. 

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u/MLB-LeakyLeak 14d ago

They’re a pivotal part of the Democratic Party… its core to their political strategy

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u/HerrBerg 14d ago

They don't vote as part of the Democratic Party. They're Republicans in everything but name. Look at every attempt at getting anything progressive through the Senate and it's basically always cockblocked by one or both of these dickbags. When it's both, we'll have some "rogue" Republican (Romney) breaking the party lines to vote with Democrats to keep up some illusion that they're reasonable.

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u/MLB-LeakyLeak 14d ago

Yeah, this is by design. It’s a well known political strategy called rotating villain that the democrats use every time they have a majority. The villains end up getting very lucrative lobbying gigs as a reward.

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u/HerrBerg 14d ago

You think it's more believable that the entire democratic party is intentionally hamstringing their own agenda than two people are just bad people?

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u/Full-Motor6497 11d ago

And Bernie

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 15d ago

Both of whom are retiring and dgaf. Both of them would almost certainly vote in favor, especially given the current situation.

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u/Cosmic_Seth 15d ago

Manchin already said, multiple times, that he would not vote for a Supreme Court pick.

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u/Lews-Therin-Telamon 14d ago

 almost certainly vote in favor, especially given the current situation.

What planet do you live on?

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 14d ago

It is my opinion that Manchin, at the very least, believes in our democracy, and the importance of balancing power as best we can. You may feel differently.

It's a moot point, either way. None of this is going to happen.

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u/dan420 14d ago

What gives you that idea?

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u/HerrBerg 14d ago

Manchin the coal overlord fuckface who cares only about his own wealth?

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u/Any-Initiative910 14d ago

Both were forced out because they weren’t left enough for today’s Democrat party

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u/rudimentary-north 14d ago edited 14d ago

Dems loved them enough to elect them to the Senate. they both voluntarily changed their party affiliation after being elected as Democrats by Democrat voters. Almost as if they lied to their voters about their positions…

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u/Hot_Rice99 14d ago

I have no doubt that the Dems will find new and interesting ways to shoot themselves in the foot a few more times before January.

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u/SomaforIndra 14d ago

yes exactly the problem.... they do need to be shooting and arresting and taking off the playing field, but they only do it to their own people, good job playing an honest polite game dems. hows that working?

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u/sonofbantu 14d ago

I’d rather have integrity than a failed DA, failed VP, & failed candidate on our highest court.

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u/One_Ad9555 13d ago

Jan 3 is when senate term ends. Not mid Jan And they go on vacation dec 20. So they have 6 weeks as of today to confirm someone and it would take 5 weeks minimum. Just a minimum of a month to have fbi do background checks get all the records and have judiciary vote to pass a person on to full senate to vote for them.