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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Thu May 28, 2020, 03:12 PM May 2020

'Do it now': Lindsey Graham asks older judges to retire before November -- when GOP could get routed

Source: raw story

Graham needs to lose in Nov. simple as that.


Published 8 mins ago on May 28, 2020


With the 2020 presidential election nearly five months away, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is calling on older conservative judges to retire en masse as his party faces the possibility of getting routed in the fall.

As the Washington Post reports, Graham told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that now is the time for older judges to step down to ensure that they are replaced by Senate Republicans.

The South Carolina senator also warned these judges to not wait too long before making their decisions.

“So do it now,” he said. “I need some time.”........................................


Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/do-it-now-lindsey-graham-asks-older-judges-to-retire-before-november-when-gop-could-get-routed/

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'Do it now': Lindsey Graham asks older judges to retire before November -- when GOP could get routed (Original Post) riversedge May 2020 OP
I certainly hope we can flush him out of there. Nt raccoon May 2020 #1
. I certainly hope we can flush them all out of there. Nt LakeArenal May 2020 #12
We need to invoke McConnell's "Biden rule". Walleye May 2020 #2
That is for Supreme Court jimfields33 May 2020 #5
No, we need to invoke the "McConnell Rule"... NeoGreen May 2020 #17
Correct! Walleye May 2020 #20
McConnell's Rule won't work. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #31
Well that's the incentive for us to take back both the WH and Senate... NeoGreen May 2020 #32
McConnell rule still won't apply. If D's run the WH, House, and Senate, ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #33
Not so, IM(everso)HO... NeoGreen May 2020 #34
Once Trump became president, McConnell said the "Biden Rule" no longer applied. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #29
No Justice, No Peace. Dan May 2020 #3
Republicans or not, I'm sure this is offensive to most of the judges he's speaking to. George II May 2020 #4
McConnell is RICH and older, Scarsdale May 2020 #8
Fascists don't retire, they die in office either from old age or execution, occasionally suicide. rickyhall May 2020 #16
Lindsey should retire now Zorro May 2020 #6
Time to invoke the McConnell Rule Warpy May 2020 #7
Both McConnell AND Graham Are Up for Election THIS Year. The_Counsel May 2020 #14
Done and Done!! flibbitygiblets May 2020 #15
Yeah, you're right Warpy May 2020 #22
I thinks "McConnell's Rule" extends beyond Judges... NeoGreen May 2020 #18
We're already doing everything we can to slow stuff down. Calista241 May 2020 #30
Lindsey Graham is a pathetic and compromised man. madaboutharry May 2020 #9
Memo to Lindsey: no_hypocrisy May 2020 #10
good. now see how many of your pics can get shoved through. mopinko May 2020 #11
With any luck even that will be no protection for the corruption they have spread. quakerboy May 2020 #13
Thomas lies. He's still there shitting on the constitution Walleye May 2020 #21
His wife's activities are enough reason for his impeachment. not_the_one May 2020 #26
I think it will be much easier to deal quakerboy May 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar May 2020 #19
Lindsey very well may lose in Nov. paleotn May 2020 #23
Or what Lindsey? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #24
"Independent judiciary" has become Harker May 2020 #25
A lot of conservative judges are not trumpbusts rpannier May 2020 #28
Merrick Garland (n/t) MissMillie May 2020 #35

jimfields33

(15,473 posts)
5. That is for Supreme Court
Thu May 28, 2020, 03:18 PM
May 2020

I’m sure they’ll add when the president is different party to the Senate only. You know they are waiting to throw out that gem. Tarnished as it is.

NeoGreen

(4,030 posts)
17. No, we need to invoke the "McConnell Rule"...
Thu May 28, 2020, 06:33 PM
May 2020

...where we devise or change any rule we want and just slap a republican's name on it.

It's "McConnell's Rule" that we can do this...

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
31. McConnell's Rule won't work.
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:55 AM
May 2020

If Dems held the Senate, the rule might be useful. But, R's own the administration and the senate, so they can "fast-track" any judicial appointments.

Apparently, the senate votes for judges can't be blocked by D's. So, for now, McConnell/Trump can do what they please.

NeoGreen

(4,030 posts)
32. Well that's the incentive for us to take back both the WH and Senate...
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:15 AM
May 2020

...while we keep (or expand) the House, and then utilize the McConnell Rule as needed.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
33. McConnell rule still won't apply. If D's run the WH, House, and Senate, ...
Fri May 29, 2020, 11:24 AM
May 2020

... there will be no reason to stonewall the president's choices for various levels of judge or justice.

Here's hoping.

NeoGreen

(4,030 posts)
34. Not so, IM(everso)HO...
Fri May 29, 2020, 11:45 AM
May 2020

...we could then increase/decrease the size of the SC, as needed.

We could make anti-gerrymandering laws.

We could do something about the Electoral College, as needed.

We could do something about voting access, Election Day national holiday, etc. as needed.

We could make a lot of rules/laws that the R's would howl at, and we shall ignore them.

29. Once Trump became president, McConnell said the "Biden Rule" no longer applied.
Fri May 29, 2020, 04:24 AM
May 2020

If a SCOTUS justice seat became available -- even a day before the Biden inaugural -- Trump could fill it. To hell with all this "waiting to find out the will of the American voter" crap.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
8. McConnell is RICH and older,
Thu May 28, 2020, 03:26 PM
May 2020

Graham is no spring chicken. Why don't THEY retire, since neither of them is much good for the country, anyway. Graham is like a little Bantam rooster, strutting around, posing as tRump's best buddy.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
7. Time to invoke the McConnell Rule
Thu May 28, 2020, 03:26 PM
May 2020

and block all nominees in committee and any other procedural way they can.

Graham knows it's all about to slip away and he's desperate, even though he's safe until 2024.

The_Counsel

(1,660 posts)
14. Both McConnell AND Graham Are Up for Election THIS Year.
Thu May 28, 2020, 04:44 PM
May 2020

Amy McGrath is McConnell's opponent. Throw some money her way if you like:

https://amymcgrath.com/


Jaime Harrison is Graham's opponent. Throw some money his way if you like:

https://jaimeharrison.com/



Just sayin'.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
22. Yeah, you're right
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:11 PM
May 2020

I was looking at the date he became head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jan 3, 1919.

He's probably planning to go out feet first. Friends in SC report that it's even money now. As the death toll mounts, maybe that will change. Everybody knows Big Dummy bungled everything. They bury enough relatives, they might vote one of his main sycophants out.

NeoGreen

(4,030 posts)
18. I thinks "McConnell's Rule" extends beyond Judges...
Thu May 28, 2020, 06:35 PM
May 2020

Last edited Fri May 29, 2020, 09:13 AM - Edit history (1)

...it allows you to change or create any rule you want.

Calista241

(5,584 posts)
30. We're already doing everything we can to slow stuff down.
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:33 AM
May 2020

The fact remains they can move these nominations through if they really want to.

madaboutharry

(40,153 posts)
9. Lindsey Graham is a pathetic and compromised man.
Thu May 28, 2020, 03:28 PM
May 2020

What could have been reviewed by historians as an honorable congressional and senate career will now be seen through the lease of the last 3 years. He will be remembered as a sycophant of Donald Trump. I can think of few things more humiliating.

no_hypocrisy

(45,774 posts)
10. Memo to Lindsey:
Thu May 28, 2020, 03:29 PM
May 2020

1. Not all republican judges are Trumpsters.
2. Not all conservative judges are federalists.
3. Judges are almost immune to political and whim b/c they can't be removed except for VOLUNTARY retirement or impeachment.
4. Maybe the judges like being judges and don't feel like retiring at this moment.
5. If I were a judge with a certain number of years experience in jurisprudence, I would hate the idea of my successor not being qualified and not being approved by the American Bar Association.

quakerboy

(13,901 posts)
13. With any luck even that will be no protection for the corruption they have spread.
Thu May 28, 2020, 04:13 PM
May 2020

When we next are able to have a President, lets start investigating and declassifying EVERYTHING. Expose it all and let the chips fall where they may.

Are the appointments of an illegitimate president or a corrupted legislature even valid? How many of his appointments are genuine conservative idealogues as opposed to corrupt Cons? How long will it take to prove that Kavinaugh lied under oath to get his appointment, and what happens then?

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
26. His wife's activities are enough reason for his impeachment.
Thu May 28, 2020, 11:47 PM
May 2020

We will need to address all the appointments that were made by a usurper in the White House, aided by a foreign adversary, and enabled by a treasonous republican party.

Every single republican appointment has had the effect of assisting Vladimir Putin in the takeover of our country, and should be impeached for that reason alone. We need to address the BIG PICTURE.

Seriously.

quakerboy

(13,901 posts)
27. I think it will be much easier to deal
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:10 AM
May 2020

with a fresh and provable lie under oath by a candidate installed by a corrupt and possibly illegitimate president.

Plus.. Flip the court liberal, Clear the corruption, and lay a foundation for publicly exposing corruption, and Thomas might just remove himself. One way or another.

Response to riversedge (Original post)

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
23. Lindsey very well may lose in Nov.
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:15 PM
May 2020

Mail in absentee ballots are now legal in SC. And Jaime Harrison is nipping at his heels.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
28. A lot of conservative judges are not trumpbusts
Fri May 29, 2020, 02:39 AM
May 2020

They might have done what Graham wanted had the president not been a childish dolt

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