vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 days agoJudge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Asidewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down12
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minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 days agoIt’s called the Supreme Court. Look it up. The person doesn’t even have to be a judge.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·9 days agoExactly what I was going to say, and a perfect example of one of the giant holes in our system trump could have put all of his kids on the SC if he wanted too. There’s literally nothing stopping republicans from getting that ridiculous with it except decorum, and that doesn’t mean shit these days
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoExcept the President only nominates the Justice. They need to be voted in by a simple majority in the Senate.
It’s called the Supreme Court. Look it up. The person doesn’t even have to be a judge.
Exactly what I was going to say, and a perfect example of one of the giant holes in our system
trump could have put all of his kids on the SC if he wanted too.
There’s literally nothing stopping republicans from getting that ridiculous with it except decorum, and that doesn’t mean shit these days
Except the President only nominates the Justice. They need to be voted in by a simple majority in the Senate.