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Sherman A1

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9. Agreed

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 01:27 PM

Sep 2018

I don’t believe that the courts have jurisdiction.

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***Breaking*** SenJeffMerkley just filed a federal injunction to stop the Kavanaugh Vote. [View all] hlthe2b Sep 2018 OP

Good, does anyone know what good this will do? Red Don doesn't seem to care about law. tia uponit7771 Sep 2018 #1

lets just be happy gabeana Sep 2018 #27

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2018 #28

Exactly. KPN Sep 2018 #101

It will get the issue into the evening news. Maybe it will turn out the 1 vote NCjack Sep 2018 #29

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2018 #37

Murkowski DownriverDem Sep 2018 #46

Murkowski pulled back her FBI investigation. watoos Sep 2018 #63

Oh no!! What a mistake she is making! riversedge Sep 2018 #66

And anything that slows Kavanaugh's confirmation is good for us. yardwork Sep 2018 #83

Ummmm........There's this little thing called Separation of Powers. WillowTree Sep 2018 #32

How about DownriverDem Sep 2018 #47

I totally don't understand your reference here. WillowTree Sep 2018 #52

This makes sense. But at least there must be some legal argument to make... Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #69

Okay DownriverDem Sep 2018 #86

What presidential interference are you referring to? WillowTree Sep 2018 #87

That was my first thought customerserviceguy Sep 2018 #76

No it's all part of the religious right's quest for absolute power. Initech Sep 2018 #36

I have doubts about the legality of this. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 Sep 2018 #9

They don't. The Senate decides by its own rules and votes the definition of advise and consent. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2018 #21

Doesn't have a prayer zipplewrath Sep 2018 #11

You know what also doesn't have a prayer? lapislzi Sep 2018 #71

False dichotomy zipplewrath Sep 2018 #73

With Merkley customerserviceguy Sep 2018 #78

Right. And not just optics elative to him personally, but to the Democratic Party overall as well KPN Sep 2018 #103

Nothingburger grantcart Sep 2018 #30

Bush v. Gore is precedent that a vote can cause irreparable harm justifying an injunction. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #31

Not the same thing. Bush v. Gore had nothing to do with congressional procedure. WillowTree Sep 2018 #34

But it had to do with a Court interfereing with how a state government conducts a vote count. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #38

As has been stated before by me or others....... WillowTree Sep 2018 #40

You need not repeat yourself. I can see you are very invested in that argument. nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #96

As you are in yours. WillowTree Sep 2018 #102

Bush v Gore was brought under the Equal Protection Clause onenote Sep 2018 #94

Bush v. Gore was an abomination. It held counting votes amounted to "irreparable harm." SunSeeker Sep 2018 #97

No. The court held....... WillowTree Sep 2018 #106

Yes, it held counting votes was "irreparable harm," as that paragraph says. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #107

It's about DownriverDem Sep 2018 #48

Huh? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #51

love him! renate Sep 2018 #3

Too bad DownriverDem Sep 2018 #50

I gave up living in the past before saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 #56

Optically, it works! It may even help delay. Any delay at this point is a good thing. KPN Sep 2018 #104

Now here is a man who PERSISTS Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #4

Respect ananda Sep 2018 #82

So proud he's my senator. Hassler Sep 2018 #5

Whether it works or not, he is trying. efhmc Sep 2018 #6

right, this is a delay tactic that prolly doesn't have chance but anything helps at this point onetexan Sep 2018 #58

Good Move Sen. Merkley njhoneybadger Sep 2018 #7

Remember that he was also the first one Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #91

Any chance that could work? honest.abe Sep 2018 #8

Totally uncharted waters, I think.... But then, so too was letting SCOTUS name GWB* President hlthe2b Sep 2018 #12

I tend to think not - there's a general principle that courts don't interfere The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #14

Not even a litle bit FBaggins Sep 2018 #15

Yeah, thats what I thought but who knows.. honest.abe Sep 2018 #16

It really isn't (the judge's decision) FBaggins Sep 2018 #17

Ok.. yeah that makes sense. honest.abe Sep 2018 #53

The shit is really hitting the fan today! nt The_jackalope Sep 2018 #10

no time to clean that fan Larrybanal Sep 2018 #95

K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #13

the court has no jurisdiction over congressional hearings and confirmation, its grandstanding beachbum bob Sep 2018 #18

This is for show. No court would try to interfere in the functioning of another branch of gov't. Calista241 Sep 2018 #19

All right, this is called fighting back gratuitous Sep 2018 #20

Separation of powers. rsdsharp Sep 2018 #22

I'll be terrified if they don't Recursion Sep 2018 #25

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2018 #23

This is a terrible idea Recursion Sep 2018 #24

I get why he did it, but even he knows it won't go anywhere onenote Sep 2018 #26

message to VOTERS Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #33

That injunction is unlikely to be granted, since the Senate MineralMan Sep 2018 #35

And courts interpret the Constitution. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #39

Yes, they're supposed to. MineralMan Sep 2018 #42

Tell that to the Bush v. Gore Court. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #45

You really want the Bush v. Gore decision to have application here but it just doesn't. WillowTree Sep 2018 #59

No, what I really want is for Bush v. Gore to be overturned. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #80

1 - The courts have no jurisdiction in this....None. 2 - Bush v. Gore won't be overturned...ever. WillowTree Sep 2018 #81

Feel free to wish yourself. nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #84

Bush v. Gore wasn't a separation of powers issue FBaggins Sep 2018 #65

Bush v. Gore absolutely was a separation of powers issue. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #79

Hint: The "powers" in "separation of powers"... FBaggins Sep 2018 #90

Hint: Bush v. Gore was not about state vs.federal judiciary. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #99

Bush v. Gore was a case involving the equal protection clause onenote Sep 2018 #93

Do you have a link to the actual filing? nt SunSeeker Sep 2018 #98

here onenote Sep 2018 #100

Good for Jeff Merkley! Love my Senator -- so lucky to have him. KPN Sep 2018 #41

Granting that this is grandstanding quakerboy Sep 2018 #43

Fighting fire with fire. Never hope for a conservative to do the right thing ffr Sep 2018 #44

Not going to happen. Courts are not going to get involved. bitterross Sep 2018 #49

K&R red dog 1 Sep 2018 #54

Merkley pamdb Sep 2018 #55

Attack from every direction. WeekiWater Sep 2018 #57

it won't stop anything, but might slow things down a tad, help run out the clock 0rganism Sep 2018 #60

A vacancy can be filled at any time. tritsofme Sep 2018 #62

Might be good PR? But the legal logic is embarrassingly stupid tritsofme Sep 2018 #61

I'll go on record as saying this might have legs. The action will have been pleaded in a way that WheelWalker Sep 2018 #64

What way CAN they plead it to give the court jurisdiction??? FBaggins Sep 2018 #67

I take your questions to be rhetorical... To give you a serious answer I would have to WheelWalker Sep 2018 #70

No point in wasting your time researching - There's nothing there FBaggins Sep 2018 #92

I don't know if there's a legal way to stop it, but GREAT to see the Democrats fighting for justice! Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #68

He deserves a medal! Applause at least. lovemydogs Sep 2018 #72

"The @SenJeffMerkley complaint is hot nonsense. ... This is poseur stuff." mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #74

Seems like repubs always want to "ram things." volstork Sep 2018 #75

D.O.A AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #77

Democrats are fighting mad!! This is how you combat the GOP power grab bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #85

What if Congress passed a bill, and the President signed it dumbcat Sep 2018 #88

Why and to whom does it make us look stupid? KPN Sep 2018 #105

You just illustrated it. n/t dumbcat Sep 2018 #110

Nice. n/t KPN Sep 2018 #111

I'm not saying this was a "stunt", but I think the point was made regardless of legal validity hlthe2b Sep 2018 #89

That's exactly what it was, and purposely so. KPN Sep 2018 #109

Going nowhere Azathoth Sep 2018 #108