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Hekate

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13. We are in the minority in Congress. In the Senate Mitch McConnell made some kind of deal w the Devil...

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 09:11 PM

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…and has held outsize influence in the Senate ever since. The Supremes are his doing — and so much else.

But I’m sure you can talk your way around that.

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I thought that the 9th Court of appeal is liberal.. [View all] question everything Tuesday OP

Same one ITAL Tuesday #1

2 of the 3 Judge Panel were TSF Appointees Nictuku Tuesday #2

Fuck THAT!!! AZJonnie Tuesday #3

10 of the 29 judges (excluding the senior status judges) are Trump appointees. RockRaven Tuesday #4

Thanks, RR. People don't keep up. The Courts change slowly, but they do change, and the 9th Circuit... Hekate Tuesday #8

But at least our powder is dry while trump stuffs dozens more lifetime appointments down our throats via the nuclear... Hassin Bin Sober Tuesday #10

Huh? Harry Reid went nuclear in 2013 and ended judicial filibusters. tritsofme Tuesday #11

Yes Hekate Tuesday #14

We are in the minority in Congress. In the Senate Mitch McConnell made some kind of deal w the Devil... Hekate Tuesday #13

Harry Reid changed the rules for all non-Supreme Court federal judges in 2013 Polybius Wednesday #18

Nixon? Polybius Wednesday #17

Here are the 3 Nixon judges who are still alive and have Senior status: Celerity Wednesday #19

It is an it isn't FBaggins Tuesday #5

See right below. Only 10 of the 29 are trump appointees. ancianita Tuesday #7

While it's "only" 10, the 10 shouldn't be minimized. That 10 makes a difference. In It to Win It Tuesday #15

Depends maybe on who the judges were who ruled. 10 were from trump. Here are their names in order of seniority. ancianita Tuesday #6

Not at all a done deal dpibel Tuesday #9

It was more liberal until Trump got elected in 2016. Trump appointed 10 out of the 29 active judges on the 9th Circuit In It to Win It Tuesday #12

They are going to have to rehear the case en banc (entire 9th panel) hlthe2b Wednesday #16

Some corrections FBaggins Wednesday #20