There is currently no vacancy on the Supreme Court and there may not be one this year. But discussions in the Senate were reignited weeks ago after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, the leader of the liberal wing, said she had recently— with chemotherapy"yielding positive results" — and that she intended to stay on the court. The futures of several other justices have also been the subjects of rumor and speculation in Washington.
Some Democrats, like Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticyt, declined to address the hypothetical, noting that Ginsburg has said she can still do her job and isn't going anywhere. Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters that Republicans would move to fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one were to occur this year, even in the lame duck session between the Nov. 3 election and the presidential inauguration in January.
If Trump were to replace a liberal justice, he could pad a 5 to 4 majority of Republican appointees and mark the sharpest rightward shift by a single pick since 1991, when the staunchly conservative Clarence Thomas replaced civil rights champion Thurgood Marshall.
Trumps going to win 2020 even with a rigged election!🤪
facism socialistmedia
B.F.D. !!!! The party formerly known as democrats have retaliated against EVERYTHING POTUS Trump attempts and accomplishes! All members of the Radical Islamic Jihad/Sharia Law supporting Socialist party. Formerly known as 'democrats' And all TOO IGNORANT to care about TRUTH!
cotten711 wheresruth should still be a topic. they keep saying things but not 1 recent photo.
The GOP voted in for 4 years but the Democrats think they run the Government. One bad system?
It’s called a VETO and screw you, Pelosi!
Count on Dems to do nothing !
Shocking...
senatemajldr
GOP SenateGOP HouseGOP
Should have relaliated LAST TIME.
Typical. Scary!
Retaliate? They haven’t seemed to hold back any... The insurance policy and failed coup. The witch hunt and collusion delusion. The partisan impeachment scam with CIAramella. COVID. Now mail-in ballots. You’ve already threatened to abandon the electoral college and pack courts.
They r all talk!
Seems like now a days Democrats can only be whiny spectators.
healthcare4safe
Slow walk it
MAGAMaggieMay Screw dummicrats!
wait for it turds
TexasWood1448 Death of the Democratic Party - loving every minute of it. Let the Projection flow..
FU Dems
Okay, we’ll fill it Jan 1, 2021.
UROCKlive1 Perfect !!!!
Proud_USN_Mom The Democrats plan to pack the court no matter what the GOP does if they regain power. This “threat” is BS.
Retaliate...like shitting their pants?
As if the Dems haven’t been retaliating for almost 3 yrs...hell you rigged an election, using the FBI nonetheless
What they gonna burn down police stations? Burn down churches?
🖕🏻
MAGAMaggieMay Another threat?
What are they going to do? Threaten the Senate 👀
Democrats are dictators!
If needed i'm sure the sickly one will want to be put on life support until Nov 4th when her dreams will be shattered by the re-election of President Trump knowing that she can't hold on another 4 years.
Stupid. The Dems cannot do a damn thing.
Is that a terrorist threat or what?
Waaaaah!!
so what!
Karma!
They would do whatever they are going to do anyway. The left has no restraint so their threats are empty. Hell, their militant wing is already in the streets terrorizing everyone, they ran a coup and a seditious 'resistance' in our own government, and now open insurrection.
Ha! How exactly?
Bipartisan politics ... 😂 no further comment
The thing is, they are going to try to stack the court anyway. They have promised no less.
Join the millions voting for independent candidates this year. We can no longer vote for evil corruption in any office. We the People cannot sit back and let the DNC and GOP rip this country apart anymore. VoteThemOut VoteThemAllOut2020 HawkinsWalker2020 Jorgensen2020
WTF! It is time to recall this congress! If they refuse to work for the people we do not have to keep paying them!
What are they going to do? Burn down another city
'warn'? based on what? if the roles were reversed they wouldn't do the same thing! and they KNOW it.
Huh?
Must be rough to be RBG.
“It was wrong when you did it to us, so we’re going to do the same thing to you!” - Politics
Yup
Whoa 😮 I’ll bet that scares the Republicans out of their shorts... NOT
The DNC retaliated against the elderly who have a propensity for voting Republican by forcing people with active Covid infections into nursing homes. They murdered 12,000 in NY and NJ because they might vote wrong. When Democrats threaten retaliation, we need to be concerned.
All due respect to the dems. but the moral compass and honest ethical behavior are no longer with the GOP. They have aided and abetted a criminal and have become traitors to the US Constitution. So there's nothing you can do.
UROCKlive1 The Justice is still alive.
Sounds like a threat.
Hollow threat...they should have retaliated already. The Court was stolen and the Democratic leadership has done nothing.
what a corrupt piece of shit
Dems would have literally zero recourse
They'll retaliate?!?! Ohhhhh ....
I could have sworn senatemajldr said during Obama's tenure that we couldn't fill a Supreme Court seat during an election year, we had to let the voters decide. Getting nervous Mitch? DitchMoscowMitch
If one comes open on any given day at 9:00 am, Trump will nominate someone for the seat by 1:00 pm. Count on it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥
Retaliate with more Ls. 😂
All part of trumps revenge plan,...like decreasing troops in Germany,...
Ok Joe
We will fill it, and you will like it
Lol
Isn't Kavanaugh facing an actual sex-crime investigation as soon as the adults take over? 🇺🇸✝️
I wouldn't put it past crooked Mitch McConnell for a minute. He's the sleaziest of them all.
about effing time
(Dems will pack the court regardless) Screw them burn the left to the ground
If Democrats are worried about this it may means Justice Ginsburg’s health is worse than what is being reported or somebody wants to retire.
Elections have consequences!!! Remember?
Let me get this straight... you tried to push through a SCOTUS judge in the last year, but you failed, so now you don’t want Republicans to try it? Lmao
They warned. Hmmm. Warn away.
No don’t file act like we gonna vote you back in and wait. I mean you’re doing such a great job at nothing. ( said sarcastically )
Is there an imminent opening on the horizon?
The woman isn’t even dead
Funny how the GOP lowered the bar to a simple majority in 2017 and no longer require 3/5 senate vote. We are going to be cleaning up this nightmare administration for years to come, long after most of these a-holes are dead.
Or what?
Dems busted the 60 vote rule way back. Thanks Dems.
Haha. Yeah, right. Rules have changed
Are they trying to replace Justice Geinsburg?
Do you really think the GOP gives a damn what anyone not the least, the Dems on Supreme Court nominees.
Brought to you by the sycophants who also worry Trump won’t accept defeat in Nov… ...the same sycophants who still haven’t accepted their 2016 defeat... ...oh yeah & the same sycophants who proposed the no election yr appointments (Biden) in 2008 then ignored that in 2016. 😔
Democrats are shitting themselves because they won't have control over the Supreme Court if a republican take that seat.
Still need to impeach Gorsuch & Kavanaugh when President Biden takes office. A lot on the New Democrat Senate & House’s plate come January 20th, 2021.
They would name someone in a heartbeat and not bat an eye. McConnell is a soulless liar of the highest order.
They should’ve never let it happen the first time.
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This is why I hate Republicans more than I do the Dems. Four yrs ago, the Black Democrat President was prevented from doing his Constitutional duty by these Republikkklans, but their guy can do what they forbade Obama to do?! Where the hell do they get off?
Didn’t MoscowMitch already say that he will?
They’re like spoiled children. Pathetic
senatemajldr robbed a seat that PresidentObama should have filled.He is to blame for the partisan divide that we have now. Kentucky needs to vote MitchMcConnell OUT!!His time is up! GOP GOPEnablers GOPCowards ImpeachedForLife TrumpIsTheWORSTPresidentEVER VoteThemAllOut
demos better be holding their breath !
Republicans have the majority in the Senate. Good luck on that.
Lol like trump is gonna listen given the dems efforts on mail in voting
Because as long as there are GOP Supreme Court Justices there will be a GOP and that party has become a traitorous, treasonous, no-good son of a bitches Nazi organization and it has no place in our government. It should be dissolved. God damn vultures
Trump will get at least 2 more supreme court picks.
Pray for RBG because she will be replaced quicker than stink on shit.
🖕them
WHY NOT WE HAVE TO MOVE ALONG WITH THE NEEDS OF THIS COUNTRY. YOU JUST CAN'T STOP MOVING FORWARD JUST BECAUSE OF A ELECTION THAT IS NOT RIGHT.
President Richard Nixon placed 2 people on the U.S. Supreme Court that continues to damage our nation. 1 of those justices said he wouldn't hold a law as invalid unless he was absolutely convinced. Prior justices held laws ultra vires on the theory, that protected our rights more
Dems can go to hell with how they are acting. Fill it if it comes up.
RBG will live FOREVER!
Since when do Trump and the Trumpublicans do what’s right?
BLACKLIVESMATTER terrorist organization right here...everywhere
Dont hold your breath, the slimebags will do it anyways. MoscowMitch said he will
'You'd better not! We mean it! If you try it we'll abuse our power to attempt a crimeless impeachment!' Oh, wait, they already did that, didn't they? Seems like the gloves have been off for quite some time now.
Hell yeah turn about is fair play!
In many ways this displays the naivety of some in the Democratic Party. Expecting the GOP to behave with morality or scruples is a nonsense.
Good luck with that. The problem with liberal judges on the high court is unlike conservative judges, they all vote along party lines. truth
Sure, it’s not like Republicans have any sense of shame, integrity or wouldn’t exhibit the slightest bit of hypocrisy if it doesn’t benefit them
Have the Democrats learned their lesson? And learned to be on the ball about this as the GOP? I really hope so. MerrickGarland
MERRICK GARLAND
WTF ... maybe they should wait for someone to die first.
A warning ? Are the Democrats going to riot some more ?
They know a vacancy is coming this year.
This sounds a lot like tempting fate.
Warning?
Obama wasn't incumbent that year
They will just put someone in who is more Pro Corporate - it’s what Mitch McConnell cares about
Why is the highest court so politicized in the so-called greatest democracy? Shouldn’t the justice system be a-political?
I'm sure that will do the trick. A stern warning is all it will take I'm sure.
Uh oh.... Y'all must know it's finally time!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂
Here’s a question’ if ccp sent their people around the globe to spread the virus shouldn’t they be dead by now in countries around the globe?
Lol. Who cares what democrats think?
Oh they're warning them. They should've won the Senate instead.
Yeah, I'm sure that'll work.
Did Ruth die?
Lolol nbc news sucks
Isn’t it sad the the Dems are basically saying if a Supreme Court Justice who is sick should pass. We want assurance the new president should make descion.
“Warning”!? Not a wise decision.
Dems better have some backbone. Be aggressive PLEASE! That day was a very low point. Moscow Mitch was never more evil.
Christ, she's not dead yet!
That should do the trick.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love seeing the dems panic
🤣🤣🤣🤣 haha yeah right.
Or else what?
You know, if GOP did fill a seat at this late date, Id definitely support SCOTUS expansion and loading it up with Liberal candidates. Screw evangelicals wanting to take us back to the dark ages, Ive had enough of them!
What makes them think they can give Senate Majority instructions while their Third Rate Speaker of the House works daily to destroy our nation. While she does it they follow like sheep.
Doesnt matter, John Roberts is now a democrat
The ONLY things the GOP cares about are remaining in power, their wealthy donors, and being pro-birth. Everything and everyone else can fall by the waste side
DEMS CAN SHOVE IT
As if....Reps wouldnt give a bugger..
Thru need to file it Obama the idiot wants to let all criminal run free in our street.
DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica
Wow. They don't care what we see. They obviously know how stupid their base is.
Or what? They won’t play nice anymore? They’ll block all bills ? Haha.
Warning Lol
Ha ha the supreme court denied Barack the chance to be in the court they denied him because the supreme court is not so great ie dodgy good miss Barack
It's almost adorable how they keep waiting for them to do the right thing.
It's the only think the GOP wants now. 🤣
Nice admission that there will be one - let's fill it then immediately!
You’re going to need a gigantic fire extinguisher.
Depends if Democrats still want to shove through mail in voting. If they do why should republicans care what Democrats want . Plus they are saying they want to get rid of the fillabuster. I say fuck it .
Democrats have no say. Democrats want a liberal to fill Ginsberg's position. This country does not need another liberal. Liberals would allow Socialism to rule America. America needs another conservative to save this country. Fill the spot.
No point telling them not to do it because they’d always find a way to justify it. E.g. “Obama’s own was during his second term” etc. Instead, please tell the Liberals on the bench to live longer and not resign. I would say “pray”, but that’s useless.
Lol... the R’s needs to tell the Dems to get f*cked. Why? Because of what they did to Kavanaugh. BS Russia collusion hoax Promoting Marxism and anarchy BS impeachment Dems are as heinous a group as they come. R’s need to treat them accordingly.
they shouldn't have killed Scalia then
LOL. The DemoKKKrat party needs to be abolished already.
They talk about RBG like such vultures. She's hanging in there so far as we know. Don't jinx the tough little lady.
The liberals threw the rules in the trash when they drummed up slandering falsehoods to try to destroy Kavanaugh.
I agree. Uh, is RBG in worse shape now or something? :/
Oh no! Not a warning! Suck it up Dems, deal with it.
Like they give a shit
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