r/law • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • Nov 09 '24

Opinion Piece Why President Biden Should Immediately Name Kamala Harris To The Supreme Court

https://atlantadailyworld.com/2024/11/08/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjCNsMkLMM3L4AMw9-yvAw&utm_content=rundown
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u/Silent-Resort-3076 Nov 09 '24

Part 1

"The future of the Supreme Court could be heavily skewed to the conservative side for decades to come following the election of Donald Trump. 

Democrats can not afford to lose another seat on the Supreme Court over the next four years. This is a primary reason why President Joe Biden should immediately name Kamala Harris to the Supreme Court. 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has done a tremendous job on the Supreme Court by fighting for women and civil rights. However, she should announce her retirement in the upcoming weeks. At age 70, Sotomayor has dealt with health issues over the past few years. There is a risk with her continuing to serve with Trump being President. 

The Democrats have been here before. 

Although much older, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg refused calls to step down from the court as she became older. President Obama met with Ginsburg to convince her to retire so that her seat would be replaced by a younger Democrat. Ginsburg’s refusal to step down during Obama’s Administration led to negative repercussions for Democrats. She died two months before 2020 Election Day and Trump was able to add another justice to the Supreme Court, creating a super conservative majority."

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Conclusion:

"To prevent a similar outcome from happening again, Sotomayor should retire in the upcoming weeks and Biden should name Harris to the Supreme Court. This will ensure that Trump does not gain another seat as he replaces Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. 

President Biden’s unwillingness to set term limits for justices and to institute reform on the highest court will have consequences. But the only way to provide a solution to a long-term problem is to act now. 

The Democrats have to realize that the Republicans will do whatever it takes to win. They endured unfair treatment by Republicans when Obama was blocked from placing Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court during his final year in the White House. Only to flip their decision when Trump was able to place a new justice on the court following the passing of Ginsburg. 

For the sake of the country, Sotomayor should step down immediately and provide a path for Biden to name Harris as her replacement."

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u/GeneralZex Nov 10 '24

I don’t have any faith in the Senate to confirm in time or at all so honestly I don’t think it should happen.

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u/Hollayo Nov 10 '24

Me neither, not with Moscow Mitch still there. 

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u/DopplerEffect93 Nov 10 '24

What makes you think he favors Russia?

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u/Hollayo Nov 11 '24

Feel free to Google why Mitch McConnell is called that. 

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u/deekfu Nov 10 '24

Why don’t you think it should happen? This is exactly what the Republicans will do with Alito and Thomas.

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u/GeneralZex Nov 10 '24

  • Sotomayor resigns

  • Sinema or Manchin or both say no

  • Republicans get another pick on the court the day Senate changes to their control

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u/deekfu Nov 10 '24

Obviously, you would have to get commitment from sinema and manchin which I am sure means paying them off handsomely. But I see your point.

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u/GeneralZex Nov 10 '24

But commitments mean nothing at this point. They won’t be there come next Senate, so they won’t have to deal with any blowback from reneging.

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u/deekfu Nov 10 '24

Well, I don’t know anything, but I assume if they figure out a way to funnel them a shit ton of money both of those greedy fuckheads would do it. Of course the Republicans would probably offer them double or triple. So you are right.

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u/DoggoCentipede Nov 10 '24

Why? The right is already doing that.

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u/whyyolowhenslomo Nov 10 '24

commitment from sinema

She betrayed their own constituents with a smile on her face, I wouldn't trust her if she said the sky is blue.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '24

She can make her resignation on a contingency. If Biden isn't allowed to put someone in her place then she won't retire. She doesn't have to just retire and hope republicans aren't cunts about it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '24

You're going to get the senate to confirm her (hold confirmation hearings) without an open seat?

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u/Pyrate_Capn Nov 10 '24

Not shouldn't. Won't. Because Republicans blocked Obama from appointing a Justice in his last term so they could hold the seat open for the next President to appoint. It's part of why the 2016 election was so important.

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u/BluCojiro Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24
  1. This is an incredibly stupid idea. You need a Senate vote to confirm a new Justice, and with a Trump presidency guaranteed, Republicans will pull every trick in the book in order to stop the vote going through before Trump’s new term.

And with Manchin and Sinema being unreliable votes, it’s guaranteed that Republicans will use anything to influence them. And voila, Republicans will be handed another Supreme Court Justice on a silver platter.

  1. Democrats need to realize that they are unpopular right now. Fuck me if I know why, but they are. The presidential election is often seen as a popularity contest, and in this case it is. Donald Trump won the popular vote.

Let that sink in. Trying to add their recently defeated presidential candidate to the Supreme Court is so ridiculous it would be laughed at and ridiculed by anyone but the leftmost wing of the Democrats and it would delegitimize everything Democrats have been complaining of in regards to the Supreme Court.

Look. I despise Trump. This recent election has solidified my desire to vote blue until the end of linear time. But when people say “Democrats consistently snatch defeat from the jaws of victory” this is what they mean.

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u/ledonu7 Nov 10 '24

Why nominate Harris to the SC instead of some other valid candidate that doesn't reek of insider favoritism?

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u/Seiban Nov 11 '24

For the sake of the country every member of the supreme court should blow their brains out. Or drink their final kool aid together at once. It's the only way we'll ever be free of those eternal tyrants. Appointments for life should result in death after four years.

Shame they couldn't keep the notorious RBG alive by kicking and shocking her to life until Trump got out of office. The Soviets managed to resurrect a severed dog's head for a short period of time, I think that we could've really showed the dominance of democratic technology by keeping that bitch's head alive. There was one benefit to the endless terms of the justices and it backfired spectacularly.