By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--January 31, 2017
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However, according to CNN, Democrats discussed during a private retreat in West Virginia last week that blocking Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — who would replace the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia — is potentially unwise and it would be better if they saved their big battle over the Supreme Court for when the seat of a more left-leaning justice opens up. Democrats may be looking at others on the court like liberal justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, or Stephen Breyer, 78, when it comes to their next fight. Additionally, Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the swing vote on the court, is 80. If Republicans do away with the filibuster and one of the older justices’ seats become available, it could change the makeup of the court for a long time. Democrats were not jumping on to Merkley’s bandwagon quickly Monday night either. “I’m not a filibuster type of guy,” West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters when asked if he would support his party’s blocking of a Trump Supreme Court pick.
"I’m not going to do to President Trump’s nominee what the Republicans in the Senate did to President Obama’s,” # said. “I will push for a hearing and I will push for a vote.”There's a saying about Karma. I can't quite remember what it is. "Karma's a..." something or other.
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