Donald Trump is behaving like a man who knows his time is short. He got his wish of a retirement from his pal Justice Anthony Kennedy and now it is being reported that he will announce his replacement pick by July 11th. Clearly this is a man in a hurry.
New Claims: Justice Kennedy Was Bought Off and Must Be Investigated
Yesterday a lot of speculation came out about Anthony Kennedy’s motivations for retiring from the Supreme Court, and what his connections are to the Trump family.
For example, someone wrote on Democratic Underground:
Schumer urges Senate to reject Supreme Court nominee who opposes Roe v. Wade
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer said on Wednesday the Senate should reject any Supreme Court nominee put forth by President Donald Trump who would vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion decision or "undermine" healthcare protections.
Sen. Chris Murphy: No Vote On Trump SCOTUS Nominee Until The Next Congress
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that Mitch McConnell set the rule, which is why he is saying there should be no vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee until the next Congress.
An Enraged Chris Matthews Explodes And Tells Democrats To Fight Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Chris Matthews went off and told Democrats that they have to fight Trump's Supreme Court nominee or Democratic voters, who are sick of this crap, will overthrow them.
A Great Time For Gay Marriage? Not So Fast!
There are two issues guaranteed to get the wing-nuts to the polls even if they have to crawl on their bellies over barbed wire in a typhoon. The first is anything to do with not being able to let their kids under ten play with howitzers; the second voting magnet is anything to do with the possibility that Bob and Bruce might marry.
Supreme Court Throws Out Establishment Clause With Public Prayer Ruling
When Americans in the near future look back and wonder how, why, and when their democracy was lost to theocracy, and the Constitution replaced with the bible, they can look back at the Court's ruling as a pivotal moment, not the deciding moment, in democracy's demise but a very significant one all the same.
Religious Right Says Supreme Court and Constitution Are Irrelevant
Apparently God already decided what constitutes marriage and he wins 1-0. Of course, they can't show you that part of the Constitution