There was an analyst on Maddow last night who described Kennedy's opinion on the Muslim ban ruling as 'tortured,' and he voted consistently against the liberal bloc this year. I honestly think he looked ahead, saw years of total combat and feeling like he should vote what he thinks is the law one way, and his conscience another, and just quit. He never liked being the swing vote, and he didn't want to go down in history as a secret liberal.
What REALLY sucks is Trump is saying they'll have a candidate 'immediately' and McConnell says they will vote on it.
Senator Mitch McConnell quickly promised on Wednesday a Senate vote on a new Supreme Court nominee by the fall, and Democrats will have little power to prevent confirmation of President Trump’s choice on their own.
“The Senate stands ready to fulfill its constitutional role by offering advice and consent on President Trump’s nominee to fill this vacancy,” Mr. McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, said after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. “We will vote to confirm Justice Kennedy’s successor this fall.”
That makes me so angry and hopeless it feels like I'm going nuts.
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What REALLY sucks is Trump is saying they'll have a candidate 'immediately' and McConnell says they will vote on it.
Senator Mitch McConnell quickly promised on Wednesday a Senate vote on a new Supreme Court nominee by the fall, and Democrats will have little power to prevent confirmation of President Trump’s choice on their own.
“The Senate stands ready to fulfill its constitutional role by offering advice and consent on President Trump’s nominee to fill this vacancy,” Mr. McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, said after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. “We will vote to confirm Justice Kennedy’s successor this fall.”
That makes me so angry and hopeless it feels like I'm going nuts.