Reagan promised to appoint a woman to the SCOTUS

[pecksniff]

And he kept his promise. And nobody on the RW protested.

How is Biden promising to appoint a black woman any different?

 

[butters]

2 words, that have the cons up in arms more than 'woman', and they are 'Biden' and 'Black'. it really is as simple as that.

 

[Dribble]

But but but....it is one of those darkies....and way more educated than any of the RW appointees.

 

[pecksniff]

I doubt Reagan could have plausibly promised to appoint a black woman -- there were not enough black female federal judges in 1980.

But there are now.

 

[Bud_Spencer]

But but but....it is one of those darkies....and way more educated than any of the RW appointees.

Speaking as a RW maniac myself, I'd love to see more of them darkies on the SCOTUS if they were all of the same mind as the darkie there now.

 

[pecksniff]

Speaking as a RW maniac myself, I'd love to see more of them darkies on the SCOTUS if they were all of the same mind as the darkie there now.

Well, even if Biden appointed a white man, there was never any question but that he would be of more or less the same mind as Breyer.

 

[Rightguide]

I doubt Reagan could have plausibly promised to appoint a black woman -- there were not enough black female federal judges in 1980.

But there are now.

Two of whom shouldn't be there, both nominated by Democrats. RBG was the only Democrat nominee who was actually qualified to sit on the court.

 

[pecksniff]

Two of whom shouldn't be there, both nominated by Democrats. RBG was the only Democrat nominee who was actually qualified to sit on the court.

I'm sure Kagan is qualified, and Sotomayor, so who are you talking about?

 

[Bud_Spencer]

Well, even if Biden appointed a white man, there was never any question but that he would be of more or less the same mind as Breyer.

This is true. There are things I'm not wild about with Jackson, but unless something huge comes out, I'll say she's about as acceptable a pick as we can expect.

 

[KeithD]

The Trumpette opposition to the current SC nominee is just Swiftboating nonsense. It can just be ignored.

 

[pecksniff]

The Trumpette opposition to the current SC nominee is just Swiftboating nonsense. It can just be ignored.

But, will it be, in the Senate hearings?

 

[KeithD]

But, will it be, in the Senate hearings?

She'll pass. And if she doesn't, the time to worry about it from our perspective is then. Until then, it's all "teasing the librals" Trumper Swiftboating.

 

[Rotadom]

Two of whom shouldn't be there, both nominated by Democrats. RBG was the only Democrat nominee who was actually qualified to sit on the court.

What are your qualifications to judge their qualifications, magistrate?

 

[YDB95]

I'm sure Kagan is qualified, and Sotomayor, so who are you talking about?

They were nominated by a president who was born in Kenya, don'cha know?

 

[pecksniff]

I think we can take it as a starting point that any federal judge is baseline qualified for the SCOTUS. Anything beyond that is political. If it were up to me, any judge who ever was in the Federalist Society would be excluded from consideration, and I would solicit the National Lawyers Guild for suggestions. Political.

 

[BidudeinWi]

And he kept his promise. And nobody on the RW protested.

How is Biden promising to appoint a black woman any different?

It was wrong of him to say it then (if he did) and it is wrong for BiDim, actually ILLEGAL for BiDim, to say what he said now. I’d love to have evidence of a private employer saying that if I worked for that company!

 

[Champakian]

Why are little people being given the short shrift?
In the name of Holy Diversity and Devine Fairness,
we should find the most qualified vertically-challenged
person and ensconce them on the court forthwith.

It's just the right thing to do.


__________________________________________
Democrat born. Democrat bred. Libertarian led (by Democrats).

 

[Champakian]

Please note that the only people going on about RW obstruction/angst
are doing it purely preemptively, once again fighting
personal hobgoblins of the mind instead
of paying attention to reality...

This is a group of people that had no problem with Colin Powell (although they should have),
Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, even Sarah Palin, just to name a few, but the
people who did have the most problem with them are the ones
currently bleating about the prejudice of the right.
__________________________________________
Democrat born. Democrat bred. Libertarian led (by Democrats).

 

[YDB95]

It was wrong of him to say it then (if he did) and it is wrong for BiDim, actually ILLEGAL for BiDim, to say what he said now. I’d love to have evidence of a private employer saying that if I worked for that company!

No, it was not illegal for Biden to say what he said. It would be illegal for him to hire only people of a given race and gender for his staff, but he hasn't done that. When he pledged to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, he hadn't been elected yet and it was up to the American voters to decide if they were OK with it; and they did.

 

[Champakian]

They didn't decide any such thing.

The only fucking thing they decided is that he was just a tad less reprehensible than Trump...

 

[YDB95]

They didn't decide any such thing.

The only fucking thing they decided is that he was just a tad less reprehensible than Trump...

Even if true, the fact remains that Biden said he would nominate a Black woman, and he was elected. Which does at least explain why his detractors are so furious - they would have loved it if Biden had gone back on his promise and alienated progressive voters. But the point is, if people felt it was an inappropriate thing to say, they had the opportunity to vote against him. A clear majority of voters did not.

 

[Champakian]

Get over yourself.
That had zero effect on the election
and was widely viewed as just one of those things Democrats say
in order to appease and placate their voting base which cares less about results than winning.

 

[YDB95]

Either way, the voters had a fair chance to punish Biden if they felt his promise was unreasonable, and it didn't happen. Simple as that.

And I repeat, what really has the right so pissed off is that he didn't break his promise, because they know how that would have infuriated his base.

 

[Champakian]

When have the voters had a chance to punish Biden?
The last election was about punishing Trump.
The next election may be a Biderendum.
__________________________________________
Democrat born. Democrat bred. Libertarian led (by Democrats).

 

[WillJ8787]

This is true. There are things I'm not wild about with Jackson, but unless something huge comes out, I'll say she's about as acceptable a pick as we can expect.

I agree with you on this,.....too much a big deal is made over SCOTUS picks. It never works out the way each party thinks it will. It always more to the center than either side likes.