A poll on the Supreme Court vacancy

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As it is now the Court seems to be in stalemate status with four conservative leaning justices and four mostly liberal votes, which, IMO, stops the repugs from ramming through their most odious ruliings.

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	Filibuster any Supreme Court nominee to keep the court at 4 and 4
	1 (20%)
	Vote for Obama's pick Merrick Garland if he is nominated
	4 (80%)
	Vote for a mainstream pick as Schumer has suggested
	0 (0%)
	Vote for someone just to get the court back to nine justices
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Mz Pip]

1. We can stall

But we can't prevent the Republicans from putting their choice on indefinitely. Wish we could keep it at 8.

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4. I think we should call their bluff and filibuster. They're threatening the nuclear option but...

I'm not sure if they'll do it because they know they won't be in power for forever and they'll want the filibuster to be there when they are not.

It they do it, it'll work for us in the future.

[Motown_Johnny]

2. Chump will never nominate Garland.

If only because he has demonized everything Pres. Obama did. He can't look like he supports that pick.


Schumer's idea of supporting a "main stream" pick seems like the very best we can hope for.

[forgotmylogin]

3. "We can't allow selection of a SCJ during an election season..."

45 has already kicked it off. The people need to be heard.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. And the people clearly do NOT approve of nor trust President Trump

So, no confirmation of Supreme Court Justices for him.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Filibustering any nomination other than Garland

but since Garland has removed himself from consideration and Trump probably isn't going to enrage his base by choosing a more "moderate" nominee and the Republicans would never approve anybody to the left of Scalia anyway, I say Dems should filibuster until the Republicans take it away- or until the next Democratic President takes office. I don't particularly like advocating for this and it isn't honest-to-goodness responsible governance but I simply can't abide by the slap in the face that Republicans gave to President Obama over his privilege to select a replacement for Scalia- with plenty of time remaining for the Republicans to have considered his nominee.

BTW, since the "McConnell Rule" is now a real thing, shouldn't we wait anyway, given that President Trump has already started his 2020 re-election bid?

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7. Yes, let's throw that "McConnell Rule" up in their face at every turn.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Or "up in their grill", if you prefer

Oh, and several Republican Senators and right-wing legal organizations are already on record saying that the Court can function fine at 8 (or less) Justices and were already declaring that Hillary wouldn't get any nominees confirmed had she been elected. Let's just throw it all up in their faces. They've paved the road for us.