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I know it was Harry Reid who went nuclear, but it was Mitch McConnell who extended that to the SCOTUS. I think for the sake of not politicizing the most respected of the three branches of government, SCOTUS appointments should require a 60 vote minimum. Regardless of who is to blame for this change, let me ask you this: Could Brett Kavanaugh have been confirmed with a 60 vote majority? Personally, I don't think so. The Republicans are politicizing the Court by nominating someone who would never have gotten in under the old standard. And if the Republicans were required to nominate someone with a 60 vote majority in mind, they would have selected a much less controversial candidate; one that would have politicized the Court to a significantly lower degree. I think the Court is at it's best when the Justices aren't ideologues and their rulings on a given case are far more unpredictable than their political views might suggest.

Simply put, I think she felt her political views were morally right and legally sound. For example, both sides on the abortion debate believe they are acting on morality. Some say it is immoral to take away a woman's right to bodily autonomy. Others say it is immoral to prevent a fetus from becoming a human being. Morality and politics often intersect. When she made that dying statement, I believe she was doing it with regards to what she thought is best for the country as a whole. Roe v. Wade is in extreme jeopardy of being overturned if the balance of the Court swings 6-3 in favor of the conservatives. The politics are just the path to the moral end-game, if that makes sense.

So the people don't count but the political class does? Isn't that the opposite of your own stance? And I wouldn't even acknowledge your first sentence as truthful or accurate. That lens only applies in the sense that it's the lens that people who irrationally dislike Democrats use to view them through. That guy thinks that Democrats think "evil is okay if it results in liberal power." There's something seriously wrong with assuming roughly half the civil servants in this country believe those words. It's indicative of how sick and ill our country is, if anything.

None of this applies to me and I'm about as left as they come. Don't paint with such broad brushstrokes.

Good afternoon leh-nerd. Thank you for your comments and questions. I'll offer my perspective on them. Firstly, it's hard to say what was going on in her head, but if I had to guess I don't think she was playing politics as much as she felt like she was doing the morally "right" thing. I think she felt like her being on the Court was a net positive influence on the well-being of the country's citizenry. I've had the chance to read some of her opinions this semester and she was simply an excellent and talented jurist. Secondly, I took her statement about a successor to be a piggyback on my earlier statement: waiting until after the election is, in her opinion, the morally "right" thing to do and best for the country as a whole. Finally, I think there was traditionally something to be said for decorum in politics. I know that's hard to believe considering how the last 20-30 years have transpired politically, but politics wasn't as cutthroat and divisive as it is today. I think Trump could make a pivotal statement for the election by promising not to nominate a judge until after the election. That way he could put his money where his mouth is. If he gets re-elected and the Senate holds its majority, then they still get their pick anyway AND get to hold the moral high ground.

I am so incredibly saddened on this night. Justice Ginsburg was a huge inspiration for me to attend law school. I am not super worried about the nomination getting passed. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney are all but guaranteed to vote no on any nominee. That leaves the following senators as the potential 4th vote, all of whom are facing elections this cycle: Corey Gardner (Colorado) Joni Ernst (Iowa) Thom Tillis (North Carolina) Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) With the following quote in mind, I think Graham is a likely 4th vote, but I can see others as well if word gets out that the nomination will falter. "If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination, and you can use my words against me and you’d be absolutely right. We are setting a precedent here today."

Classless.

Was that the game when the camera caught him saying ?

Makes sense to kick the field goal and make it a 3 score game.

Nice round numbers matter. Think of the 300 Spartans.

Great adjustment by knox.

They’ve left up to 20 points on the field.

Lots of missed opportunities this game.

Oooooookay. Dude needs to chill.

Actually a good breakup by the Jest linebacker.

Hmmm I trust Gene. Unfortunate about the kick.

I think Bass was just really nervous with that kick and psyched himself out. Dude clearly has a hell of a leg though.

Good timeout. McD game management is improving.

Honestly in the long run it’s better for Daboll and the offense to learn these mistakes during game 1 while you have a 21 point lead. Stop being cute with the designed runs. Josh does his best work on improvisation anyway.

Maybe.

Josh is a super man... but he needs to understand he’s not Superman.

Lofton really nailed it. The movement on the Bills offense not only maximizes Allen’s skill set, but it also counters Greggos defensive philosophy extremely well.

Unreal. What a QB.

Daboll and Allen are B word smacking Greggo.

Excellent, modern call on 4th down.