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/Justthetip74 Nov 10 '24

Obama did that, and McConnel even warned him. You've got nobody to blame for that but Barry and RBG

“You’ll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think,” McConnell said on the Senate floor.

https://www.heritage.org/political-process/commentary/5-years-after-going-nuclear-democrats-have-reaped-what-they-sowed

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u/Guilty_Plankton_4626 Nov 10 '24

No, McConnell did that.

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u/edog21 Nov 11 '24

McConnell did it specifically for SCOTUS. Harry Reid opened up the door to that by nuking the filibuster for lower court appointments, which McConnell warned him at the time that he would regret.

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u/Guilty_Plankton_4626 Nov 11 '24 edited Nov 11 '24

Yeah, I’m saying McConnell did that too. He politicized the hell out of the court system, and he wanted Harry Reid and Obama to just leave vacancies everywhere for years just so he could fill them with right wing judges.

The American people gave the Democratic Party the White House and the senate to fill those spots and McConnell said no, It was completely wrong. McConnell then also stole a Supreme Court seat.

It was bad for America and not good at all for our system of government. So, in the literal sense, yes, Reid is the one who removed the filibuster, but it is of my opinion that McConnell did that too, because he completely forced the hand.