return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoHandwringing over Biden's age has Democrats worried about a repeat of Ruth Bader Ginsberg's refusal to step downwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up1240
arrow-up1240external-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 · 1 year agomessage-square251fedilink
minus-squarethesprongler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up70·1 year agoExcept there is a line of succession for president, whereas trump got to pick RBG’S successor.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 year agoWhich of course, was 100% her fault. Holding on to power into your 90s is really fucking stupid.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-up1·1 year agoWhile that was fucked up, yes, that’s not why Trump got to pick RGB’s successor.
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.