Should Bush be allowed to put mark on Supreme Court for decades to come?

[Karmadillo]

Let's see:

1. Bush wasn't really elected to the office in 2000;

2. He lied America into a criminal, disastrous war at the cost of thousands of lives and billions of dollars; and

3. He has just committed a crime of, at minimum, horrible negligence against hundreds of thousands or millions of Americans.

Should he be allowed to influence the course of government for decades to come by appointing two, and maybe three, justices to the Supreme Court?

[Jawja]

1. NO

The Democrats in Congress should insure that we operate with a 7 Judge court until this bastard is out of office.

And they should NOT confirm Scalia for Chief Justice because of his unconstitutional interference in the Florida election theft of 2000.

[Yupster]

12. And how would they do that?

How could the Democratic senators stop anything if they don't have the votes to?

[Karmadillo]

14. If the Democrats were to go to the American people with the case for

impeachment, it's possible they would be able to develop the support to stop additional appointments to the Supreme Court. Even without the pursuit of impeachment, they could make a case Bush's massive incompetence is sufficient to deny him the right to make appointments that will harm the Democrats' core constituents (remember them? the Democrats sure don't) for decades to come. What do they have to lose? Why not go with the obvious truth for a change and see what happens?

[MadeinOhio]

18. That's exactly what I'm saying!!

And all the non-complicit republicans would back it. Impeachment articles being draw up everywhere would scare the Bush admin backwards, then we really WOULD remove them and throw away the key.

[MisterP]

21. what makes you say that they don't have the votes?

we're the House minority and CAFTA only passed thanks to a few Dems--even some Rs were voting against it

[skylarmae]

2. just try stopping him....wondering what kind of kool-ade

you must be drinking to think we have any influence in what he does???

[Triana]

3. He shouldn't be allowed to DO anything...

...he needs to be impeached and sent to prison to rot.

[napi21]

4. Should he, NO! But as long as he is in office, he can and will.

At this point, it doesn't matter if you believe he's in office due to vote fraud, or any other reason. He's there! Realistically, I don't see impeachment looming on the near horizon either! I'm not being a defeatist, but the folks who say elections have consequences are right, and I've read that here on DU as well!

He is legaly the POTUS, and hass the authority to nominate people to the Supreme Court, and all the other shit he's been doing, like recess appointments and executive orders that we all hate!

[jody]

5. NO but he will. n/t

[mcscajun]

6. No, but who can stop him?

I'm afraid the answer is: No One.

:scared:

[Karmadillo]

11. Who can stop him? The Democratic Party. Who will stop him?

I think your answer is most likely the correct one.

[fujiyama]

7. He'll do whatever he damn well pleases

I'm worried that in 3 years time he'll have a third appointment, which would give them a lopsided majority, enabling to enact whatever they wish.

[Tyranny_R_US]

8. NO! He should be handcuffed and thrown to the international courts

[RC]

9. Ding, ding, ding...

We have a winner!

[deadparrot]

10. Should he? Hell no. Will he? Hell yes. nt

[fooj]

13. He is a mass murderer.

Totally qualified to shape the Supreme Court. I think I'm gonna be sick.

Peace

[Karmadillo]

15. Quite a country when a psychopath gets to determine the path of

the Supreme Court for decades. Lying us into a war? Leaving citizens to drown in their homes? Not a problem. Appoint way.

[Algorem]

16. NO.

[Fescue4u]

17. Doesnt really matter

whether he should be allowed to.

The reality that we are faced with, is that he will.

[Mairead]

19. I damned well don't think so. I don't think he should have got even one

permanent appointment through.

[FloridaPat]

20. Starting impeachment proceedings should slow him down a little.

Get some backbones to the Democrats to allow real judges on the court, not right-wing nut cases. This jerk should not be allow to pick the colors of the White House table clothes.