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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy such a hurry to nominate Kavanaugh?
I know this is a rhetorical question for many, but why isnt this question being screamed from the mountain tops?
It was IMPARITIVE THAT REPUBLICANS WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION WHEN OBAMA WAS PRESIDENT!!
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Why such a hurry to nominate Kavanaugh? (Original Post)
Separation
Sep 2018
OP
They want to get him installed on the court by the time the court's term starts,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2018
#3
That way if they lose the house , Senate or both they've got the top court covered.
blueinredohio
Sep 2018
#5
irisblue
(33,678 posts)1. First Monday in October
And the inevitable trump legal troubles.
Sunny Daze
(209 posts)2. Trump and Putin
want him in there to rescue Trump and keep him in office.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(119,076 posts)3. They want to get him installed on the court by the time the court's term starts,
which is the first Monday in October - this year That's October 1. So they have only a week and a half.
elleng
(134,594 posts)4. Because they 'can,'
if it works.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)5. That way if they lose the house , Senate or both they've got the top court covered.
Separation
(1,975 posts)6. Only right answer so far.
bluestarone
(17,831 posts)7. They want him in there to save RUMP so that RUMP
Can save THEM