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« on: November 07, 2014, 11:49:33 AM »
« edited: November 07, 2014, 11:51:15 AM by bedstuy »
Think about this, we might not get a new Supreme Court justice until we have either a Democratic Senate or a Republican President.  We'll just have to muddle through with 7 or 8 Supreme Court justices.
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2014, 12:29:55 PM »
Quote from: Paul Kemp on November 07, 2014, 12:16:53 PM
What's the longest period of time in which a seat on the Supreme Court has been vacant?

What do you mean by that?  It's just tradition to have 9 Justices.  Historically, we've had both more than 9 and fewer than 9, until we sort of settled on nine.  So, that question doesn't really make sense.

Has a party ever flat out refused to consider a President's Supreme Court nominees under any circumstances?  I'm pretty sure that's never happened in recent history.
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