Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Rule Out Using Impeachment To Stall SCOTUS Nomination
Source: Huffington Post
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday left open the possibility of using the impeachment process to prevent the Republican-controlled Senate from confirming a new Supreme Court associate justice in the next few months.
George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's "This Week," told Pelosi that some people have suggested the House could move to impeach President Donald Trump or Attorney General William Barr "as a way of stalling" the judicial nomination process.
"Well, we have our options. We have arrows in our quiver that I'm not about to discuss right now," Pelosi said before pivoting to discuss the upcoming election and the coronavirus pandemic.
"This president has threatened to not even accept the results of the election with statements that he and his henchmen have made," she said. "So right now, our main goal ... would be to protect the integrity of the election as we protect the American people from the coronavirus."
Stephanopoulos pressed Pelosi: "But to be clear, you're not taking any arrows out of your quiver? You're not ruling anything out?"
Pelosi hesitated before responding, adding that Democrats will use "every arrow in our quiver" to protect democracy.
"We have a responsibility," she said. "We take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. We have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people. That is when we weigh the equities, protecting our democracy requires us to use every arrow in our quiver."
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pelosi-impeach-scotus-nomination_n_5f675d92c5b6b9795b1244a9
Stay strong Madam Speaker, the integrity of an entire branch of government is at stake. The Republicans cannot be allowed to arbitrarily change Senate rules to block Democratic nominations to the court while allowing their own to go forward.
Save the Supreme Court from this Republican assault.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)Impeachment starts in the House. While the House is taking up impeachment the Senate could be voting on a SCOTUS nomination. And if the House did vote to impeach it would be up to Moscow Mitch to decide when to take that up. He could have the Senate take up the court nomination first.
bluewater
(5,376 posts)A simple majority in the House could impeach a Justice and a Democratically controlled Senate could remove them.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)to remove them and the Democrats will have nowhere near 67 votes in the Senate even if they do take control after the election.
bluewater
(5,376 posts)Thanks, I'll edit my suggestion out of the OP.
jaxexpat
(6,852 posts)Agreed, it's unlikely, also agree that 2020 has shown little prejudice toward likelihood.
There's still Christmas. "Remember the Grinchamo!"
sandensea
(21,674 posts)If not the Devil himself.
They have an agenda to follow, and you can never count on more than 3 or 4 to vary from that even an iota.
StTimofEdenRoc
(445 posts)Cha
(297,723 posts)Impeached AGAIN for lying to the American People about COVID.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)The Mouth
(3,164 posts)and will fire up his base.
It was a stupid temper tantrum the first time and it would be again.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)groundloop
(11,523 posts)AND, I agree that it's doubtful that impeachment in the House would hold up the Senate's vote on a Supreme Court "nominee*"
mysteryowl
(7,396 posts)holding a hearing and voting to install a new SCOTUS. If I know that, I wonder what she is thinking about?
2naSalit
(86,804 posts)voted upon in the House, the moment it hits the Senate all other business in the Senate stops until the trial is done.
sakabatou
(42,176 posts)And go on business as usual.
2naSalit
(86,804 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,595 posts)He has done so many impeachable offenses since Ukraine that Nancy would be justified in making passing articles of impeachment the first order of business Monday.
oldsoftie
(12,615 posts)Cha
(297,723 posts)about COVID & doing everything he can to Spread IT.
ashredux
(2,609 posts)Procedural muck-up
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)Even if the House did vote to impeach again the Senate could take up a SCOTUS nomination before holding an impeachment trial.
2naSalit
(86,804 posts)Senate once it leaves the House and is received by the Senate.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)The Senate schedule is controlled by the majority or in other words Moscow Mitch.
https://lawandcrime.com/politics/impeachment-expert-dismisses-possible-tactic-to-stop-new-trump-justice-from-joining-supreme-court/
honest.abe
(8,685 posts)Seems McConnel would decide the Senate schedule regardless of what's going on in the House.
BComplex
(8,067 posts)Throw it all at the wall and see what sticks.
FBaggins
(26,760 posts)You really think that wouldn't hurt us?
BComplex
(8,067 posts)a hypocritical fast one on the supreme court.
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totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)McConnell could schedule a vote on the SCOTUS nomination regardless of what the House did. If they impeach him again the Senate would be under no obligation to let that hold up their court nomination vote. Even if the GOP loses their Senate majority in the election that would not take effect until next January and in the meantime the GOP would continue to control the Senate.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)at least two weeks in the House,followed by at least a month in the Senate. Same for Barr. Only this time,with the GOP loss in the Senate,the vote outcome would defiantly be bye bye donnie.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)January. The current Senate lineup would hold the impeachment trail. It would not definitely be by bye Donnie.
bluewater
(5,376 posts)For example, if Kelly wins in Arizona? I seem to remember seeing that he would be seated sooner than January 20th.
Would one or two such changes, along with the possibility of Senators changing their minds if Trump loses the race for president alter the outcome? I'm not sure, but the possibility might persuade 4 Republican Senators to not confirm Trumps nominee. Again, I just don't know.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)votes they would need.
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CaptainTruth
(6,602 posts)bluewater
(5,376 posts)Every vote in the Senate could make a difference , since only 4 votes need to swing to block Trump's nominee.
FBaggins
(26,760 posts)But that won't get it done.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Retribution can be wonderful.
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)January and even if by some miracle they did they would not have anywhere near the 67 votes they would need to remove him.
Jose Garcia
(2,605 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,335 posts)Put these hypocritical liars in their place!
Thekaspervote
(32,796 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,311 posts)Maybe that will keep them busy?
JT45242
(2,298 posts)There is little doubt that she has done illegal tings especially with getting Covid relief.
Going after her might force McConnell to recuse himself and let someone else try to wrangle the muttts after they get annihilated in the election.
Then the Dems could stall and stall as points of order get worked through that would keep the Senate busy until January 3.
Remember they get replaced earlier than the President.
You could literally take your pick
Every cabinet level and sub-cabinet level official is so corrupt.
Flash953
(85 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)DaisyTom
(57 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)our McConnell, we sure do need one.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)And I don't think they'd have much affect on the Senate. And forever after, we'd be seen as the party that impeached a President for partisan purposes and something other than a 'high crime or misdemeanor'.
Unfortunately, I bet 7 out of 10 Americans couldn't tell you who RBG was, or why she was so important.
SophieJean
(83 posts)because they are celebrating her death. Ginsburg has been vilified by wingnuts for a very long time. They want her seat filled NOW. Fuck the "optics," do you see the mobster party worrying about optics? Democratic leadership needs to play hardball, if not impeachment then by utilizing all other options, otherwise it's game over. The fascists are ready to seize power any way possible. There are no do-overs.
Tumbulu
(6,292 posts)There are no do overs, this is it.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,181 posts)Do Barr first!
Tumbulu
(6,292 posts)Like immediately?
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Chainfire
(17,644 posts)If it can be done, she will know how. The inner workings of Congress is more mysterious than Qanon logic.
Paladin
(28,276 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)Court, it should be Merrick Garland!...
TallMike
(161 posts)I'm a libtard biker and have been for some 5 +decades. Not an easy role to fulfill these days. I live in a very, very red small town in the smoky California mountains. It's tough man. I'm just shy of 60 and got into a fist fight with a 30 something magat last night when he yelled across the bar "FUCK RBG!".
Age prevailed. Sore in a spot or two no doubt. Luckily he was about 2/3rds my size. Hey, he threw first...
Anyway, my point I guess:
Nancy F-ing Polosi is Legend.
When my mother retired, she held a full minute of silence in the state senate to commemorate.
When my mother passed she held another in the national.
She's as good as it gets.
Mom never gained her American citizenship. Complicated.
But I and my siblings have ours.
Vote!
Our lives just may depend on it.
Thanks for the rant.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)My favorite Pelosi quote.
Jose Garcia
(2,605 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)campaign against Biden and Russian oligarch money flowing into the the same acct that paid off Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal certainly the helps the cause for another impeachment of Trump.
Withywindle
(9,988 posts)Dump is a useful idiot. Barr has the real power right now, and he's way more scary because he's not totally out to lunch.
Think the Shrub/Cheney power dynamic on steroids.