Should the Senate refrain from voting on SCOTUS nominees on ideological grounds? (user search)
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The Mikado
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« on: October 11, 2018, 10:26:15 AM »
By "refrain from voting" do you mean literally refusing to vote (a la Merrick Garland) or voting No and killing the nomination ( a la Robert Bork)? I feel the two situations are different and the latter is far more honest, and that there wouldn't be quite as much rancor on the Democratic side if the GOP Senate had just voted "no" on Garland's confirmation in 2016 rather than refuse to even give him a hearing.
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The Mikado
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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2018, 02:31:16 PM »
Given all the focus on "balance" lately, and given this:

Quote from: MarkD on October 17, 2018, 02:23:28 PM


But there's no such thing as an even balance of power on a Court with an odd number of Justices.

How about this radical idea? 10 Justice Court, with ties treated like ties are now: lower court ruling remains operative. That way, the SCOTUS can only make a decision if it gets at least 6 of its members to agree to something.
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