Makes a lot of sense. Virtually every senator hates him and wants him out of the senate. Confirmation should be a breeze.
Makes a lot of sense. Virtually every senator hates him and wants him out of the senate. Confirmation should be a breeze.
thank you weso1!
Would be a good move. It's Scalia 2.0 and would be on the bench for several decades.
Forever Fredi
weso1 (11-16-2016)
It would be the most cuck move for Trump to make. Embarrass and insult the man then throw him a pity bone.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
Oh my God, I thought for a second it was official and my head almost exploded.
50PoundHead (11-17-2016), DaneHill (11-17-2016), goldfly (11-17-2016), jpx7 (11-17-2016), The Chosen One (11-16-2016)
Scalia Jr. makes me want to vomit uncontrollably.
50PoundHead (11-17-2016), DaneHill (11-17-2016)
I have insulted Rafael before and will probably continue to do so. To me he's a snake in human form, from a personality standpoint. I do want to say this, although I detest him on a personal level there isn't any question about his education and professional credentials for a SCOTUS position. Enjoy this wes, it's the closest to a compliment he'll ever get from me. :)
weso1 (11-16-2016)
It's a win win for Cruz and Trump. Cruz won't defy him in the Senate and Cruz won't ever have to deal directly with Trump ever again.
Forever Fredi
weso1 (11-16-2016)
I don't know much about the Senators confirming Senators thing, and agree he's qualified, but your third point is the problematic one to me. If you look at confirmation history over the past several decades, starting with Robert Bork as a glaring example, but most recently with Alito and Sotomayor, you see that the more 'evidence' publicly available about a nominee's belief system outside of casework the more contentious the hearings are. There are no question marks with Cruz - you know exactly how he'll vote and exactly the type of cases he'd desire for the court to take on because he's spoken about them at length during this campaign cycle and during his time in the Senate. I think Democrats would raise Cain about nominating a clear ideologue, and I could see a few Republicans getting antsy as well.
Last edited by Hawk; 11-16-2016 at 11:43 PM.