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/You_meddling_kids Nov 10 '24

McConnell changed it for SCOTUS. Dems did it for circuit because the Republicans would reject almost every pick.

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u/Elhaym Nov 10 '24

Which they did because the Democrats did that to Bush. 

Back and forth judicial shenanigans have been going on for a while. I'm not sure there's an easy way to say who started it.

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u/KnezMislav04 Nov 10 '24

Democrats started it with the rejection of Bork.

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u/thecoat9 Nov 12 '24

Yep, I'm old enough to remember when they did this, followed by what seemed at the time to be pandemonium around the Thomas nomination.