Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step downwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down16
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step downwww.cnn.comNightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareNightwingdragon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down19·edit-25 days agoWe have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties for the next two months. Republicans have no say in the matter. If the Republicans can cram through a SC nominee, so can we
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoBernie has expressed support for Sotomayor staying,
minus-squareclgoh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days agoMaybe I wasn’t clear, but that’s what I was saying. He’s against Sotomayor stepping down. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/bernie-sanders-doesnt-support-urging-sotomayor-step-down-rcna179494
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoBecause he knows it would be near impossible to replace her.
We have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties for the next two months. Republicans have no say in the matter.
If the Republicans can cram through a SC nominee, so can we
I wonder why Sanders is against it.
Bernie has expressed support for Sotomayor staying,
Maybe I wasn’t clear, but that’s what I was saying. He’s against Sotomayor stepping down.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/bernie-sanders-doesnt-support-urging-sotomayor-step-down-rcna179494
Because he knows it would be near impossible to replace her.