Rusty Bowtie
General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: EDNY on March 27, 2016, 10:00:11 AM
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This is why the 2016 elections and the Supreme Court appointment are so important:
http://nypost.com/2016/03/27/ag-loretta-lynch-wants-to-let-nation-break-law-without-consequences/
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Then there is this. With a liberal super majority on the Supreme Court Hillary can do what ever she wants.
A lot of people have brought up the fact that they won't vote for Trump if he's the eventual nominee.
I just want to put something into perspective:
Justice Scalia's seat is vacant. Ginsberg is 82 years old, Kennedy is 79, Breyer is 77, and Thomas is 67. Nowadays, the data shows that the average age of a Supreme Court retirement or death occurs after 75.
These are 5 vacancies that will likely come up over the next 4-8 years. The next President will have the power to potentially create a 7-2 Supreme Court skewed in their ideology.
Think about that ... 7-2. If the next President appoints 5 young justices, it will guarantee control of the Supreme Court for an entire generation. And 7-2 decisions will hold up much more over time than 5-4 decisions which are deemed to be lacking in mandate.
Hillary has made it clear she will use the Supreme Court to go after the 2nd Amendment. She has literally said that the Supreme Court was wrong in its Heller decision and that the Court should overturn and remove the individual right to keep and bear arms. Period.
Everyone declaring that they won't vote for a particular candidate, if he turns out to be the GOP nominee, please realize this:
If Hillary Clinton wins and thus gets to make these appointments, you surely will never see another Conservative victory at the Supreme Court for the rest of your life. Ever.
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Sixball, well said Sir. You and I share the same thought on this. God help us if the "Free-Ride In titled" get her voted in!
Normally I avoid political discusions like the pleauge, this year maybe the turning point for alot of things. This year in particular, watching these politicians is like watching a bunch of 4th graders in the 'ol school yard. Really pisses me off! (Both sides) Kansas will vote Republican this year again, but that is a very small 6 electoral votes. :-[
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Great point Sixball!
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Sammons...you are correct..politics and forums don't mix very well...but as noted...this year is really an important one to understand the issues.