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pfitz59

(10,358 posts) Tue Oct 27, 2020, 05:39 PM Oct 2020

Re: Barret confirmation. There are other paths than impeachment.

Keep digging. I'm sure several Justices have a closets full of secrets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Fortas

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Re: Barret confirmation. There are other paths than impeachment. (Original Post) pfitz59 Oct 2020 OP

That's how the Rethugs got rid of Abe Fortas. Sneederbunk Oct 2020 #1

Yeah that was a different time. Statistical Oct 2020 #2

I wonder what's in her closet that is impeachable? nt mitch96 Oct 2020 #3

Not much. She's led a very cloistered life. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #4

We need to find a law firm that will pay her a million dollars a year to work for them Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #5

Sneederbunk

(14,290 posts)

1. That's how the Rethugs got rid of Abe Fortas.

Reply to pfitz59 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 05:49 PM

Oct 2020

Statistical

(19,264 posts)

2. Yeah that was a different time.

Reply to pfitz59 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 05:52 PM

Oct 2020

Today Fortas would not have resigned. Likewise Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment. Today he like Trump would not be convicted by the partisan Senate.

mitch96

(13,892 posts)

3. I wonder what's in her closet that is impeachable? nt

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Tue Oct 27, 2020, 05:55 PM

Oct 2020

maxsolomon

(33,310 posts)

4. Not much. She's led a very cloistered life.

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 06:18 PM

Oct 2020

Impeachment takes 67 Senators. This is a fool's errand.

We'd have better luck having Witches cast spells on Thomas and Alito.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

5. We need to find a law firm that will pay her a million dollars a year to work for them

Reply to pfitz59 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 06:21 PM

Oct 2020

That would be way more money than a SC justice can make. Sign her to a 30 year, $30 million contract. Guaranteed.

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