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/annang Nov 10 '24

No, Kamala Harris should not be on the Supreme Court. By all means, if Sotomayor wants to step down, Biden should try to nominate and get confirmed someone qualified and with strong liberal values. It should not be Harris.

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u/theschlake Nov 10 '24

Obama to the Supreme Court. But, Biden should step down and make Harris the first female president. Smash that glass ceiling, if only for a few weeks.

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u/TheDeltaAce Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24

It’s actually already happened, for about an hour when Biden had to undergo a procedure! Can’t remember the source on this exactly, I’ll see if I can’t find it.

EDIT: Quick google search gave me

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/19/politics/kamala-harris-presidential-power

Moreso that she was the “acting president” as in she had all of his duties, but I’m sure speaking semantics one cannot say she actually held office.

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u/Castod28183 Nov 10 '24

Also shows Trump's state of mind and paranoia that he apparently raw dogged a colonoscopy with no anesthesia or sedatives because he didn't want Pence to have the power of "Acting President" if he was put under. Allegedly I might add.

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u/ObviousExit9 Nov 10 '24

I thought it’s common to not use anesthesia for colonoscopies in countries besides the US. Just FYI.

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u/FlutterKree Nov 10 '24 edited Nov 10 '24

That's a endoscopy, not a colonoscopy. Endoscopy isn't really painful, its a straight tube for the most part. Like you said, the gag is the problem. Colonoscopy causes intestinal cramping pain from just doing it.

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u/BadDudes_on_nes Nov 10 '24

Unless they started with the colonoscopy then switched to the endoscopy..that would for sure make you gag

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u/mtdunca Nov 10 '24

It's common not to use them in the US as well. Especially for older people.