return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoHandwringing over Biden's age has Democrats worried about a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsberg's refusal to step downwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down175
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkHandwringing over Biden's age has Democrats worried about a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsberg's refusal to step downwww.businessinsider.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square249fedilink
minus-squarethesprongler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up53arrow-down1·9 months agoExcept there is a line of succession for president, whereas trump got to pick RBG’S successor.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·9 months agoWhich of course, was 100% her fault. Holding on to power into your 90s is really fucking stupid.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoDo you not remember Obama trying to pick a justice at the end of his last term? The Republicans put up a fight and the Democrats backed down which is how we got a 6-3 court
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoWhile that was fucked up, yes, that’s not why Trump got to pick RGB’s successor.
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoRepublicans have entered the chat and proceed to make up reasons why the line of succession doesn’t apply.
Except there is a line of succession for president, whereas trump got to pick RBG’S successor.
Which of course, was 100% her fault. Holding on to power into your 90s is really fucking stupid.
Do you not remember Obama trying to pick a justice at the end of his last term? The Republicans put up a fight and the Democrats backed down which is how we got a 6-3 court
While that was fucked up, yes, that’s not why Trump got to pick RGB’s successor.
Republicans have entered the chat and proceed to make up reasons why the line of succession doesn’t apply.