As if the stakes weren’t high enough, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead. In this episode, Alabama Liberal takes you through why the prospect of a 6-3 conservative court is so terrifying, and then the United States of Exhaustion–not only the mood in the country right now but the 5 stages of dealing with a Republican…
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Why Obama Should NOT Go for the Recess Appointment
Quick legal summary: When there is a vacancy on The Supreme Court, the President gets the power to nominate a replacement. If they filibuster his nominee, it doesn’t get through, and he could technically not fill that vacancy even if they filibuster all his nominees for years. [Although so far a nominee has never been filibustered.] However, if congress is in…