rushmc 23 #51 November 27, 2013 DanGQuoteWhat is going on in the courts today is not even close to the Constitutional checks and balances the framers intended Well, I disagree, but that's okay. We can disagree about that. Truth is, next time a Republican gets the White House I doubt you are going to complain about him packing the courts to get his way. It is all about need in this case The 2nd does not have the case load to warrent these judges The court says so itself THAT is why the republican were blocking those specifically Packing and replacing are two different things And if you care to look back at my posts I support an up or down vote But Obama is NOT being treated any worse than anyone else But one might think otherwise because of how the media parrots our cryer in chief"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #52 November 27, 2013 QuoteAnd if you care to look back at my posts I support an up or down vote If you're in favor of an up or down vote, how can you be against a measure that guarantees an up or down vote? QuoteBut Obama is NOT being treated any worse than anyone else Well, yes he is. A historic number of nominees have been denied the up or down vote you say you want. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #53 November 27, 2013 *** Quote If you're in favor of an up or down vote, how can you be against a measure that guarantees an up or down vote? you do not read my post do you or at least you lack comprehension skills "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,594 #54 November 27, 2013 rushmcyou do not read my post do you or at least you lack comprehension skills We've just been over this. You're not allowed to bitch until you learn English. It's your fault.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #55 November 27, 2013 Quoteyou do not read my post do you or at least you lack comprehension skills I did read your post. You said you're against filling the spots on the 2nd because they don't have the case load. Then you said you favor an up or down vote. Those are two separate comments. I asked a question on the second comment. That's not a lack of reading comprehension, it's how a discussion works. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #56 November 27, 2013 rushmc It is all about need in this case The 2nd does not have the case load to warrent these judges The court says so itself THAT is why the republican were blocking those specifically Packing and replacing are two different things We know exactly why the Republicans are blocking - a child can figure it out. You keep referring to court packing, yet then try to suggest there's a difference between packing and replacing. You really don't understand the word in context. FDR didn't like the pushback he got from the Supreme Court (a good example of a check by another branch) and thus proposed a substantial increase in its membership count, so he could then alter the ratio with a bunch of new members. This is one of his black marks, and rightfully so. But there's no difference between his proposal and the Republicans who want to maintain the status quo by shrinking the membership of the 2nd. The appellate circuits are terribly uneven in sizing and it would certainly behoove us to shrink the 9th, but given what we see with state level redistricting and gerrymandering, I shudder to think how it would go if DC sought out to do the same for the courts. And please give up on this fantasy that The Media gives Obama a free pass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #57 November 27, 2013 rushmc ********* Quote Looking at all of Obama’s nominees across his administration, he has suffered unprecedented levels of obstruction, according to the Wall Street Journal. Yep, that's a paper that is always sympathetic to Obama Numbers do not lie Unless you do not agree with them of course So are you disagreeing with "There were 68 individual nominees blocked under all previous administrations prior to Obama taking office and 79 (so far) during Obama’s term, for a total of 147." nope But I have put forth information that puts the numbers you posted in the proper perspective and that persepective is Obama is not be treated any worse of differently than Bush was by the Dems Nonsense. Obama has had more nominees blocked than Bush plus ALL OTHER PRESIDENTS COMBINED. Saying his treatment is not different is just absurd.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites