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Orrin Hatch, Utah Senator to Retire, Opening Path for Mitt Romney

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/politics/orrin-hatch-retiring-romney-trump.html

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year, rebuffing personal pleas from President Trump to seek an eighth term and paving the way for Mitt Romney, a critic of Mr. Trump’s, to run for the seat.


This might cause issues for Trump's next pick for the USSC given Hatch's expertise as chair of the Judiciary committee
 
TurtleDude said:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/politics/orrin-hatch-retiring-romney-trump.html

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year, rebuffing personal pleas from President Trump to seek an eighth term and paving the way for Mitt Romney, a critic of Mr. Trump’s, to run for the seat.


This might cause issues for Trump's next pick for the USSC given Hatch's expertise as chair of the Judiciary committee
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It does open up an opportunity for Romney.
 
Redress said:
It does open up an opportunity for Romney.
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Trump picking another USSC Justice is.. how do you say.. counting your chickens before they hatch?
 
Winston said:
Trump picking another USSC Justice is.. how do you say.. counting your chickens before they hatch?
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There is a fair possibility of it. The lower court judges are almost as important.
 
Redress said:
There is a fair possibility of it. The lower court judges are almost as important.
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Is a RBG retirement expected?

I agree that picking judges is a way of anchoring your political power.
 
Winston said:
Trump picking another USSC Justice is.. how do you say.. counting your chickens before they hatch?
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I will make a gentlemen's bet with you that Trump will get at least one more and most likely two more picks before 2020 is over
 
TurtleDude said:
I will make a gentlemen's bet with you that Trump will get at least one more and most likely two more picks before 2020 is over
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What are the stakes?
 
TurtleDude said:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/politics/orrin-hatch-retiring-romney-trump.html

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year, rebuffing personal pleas from President Trump to seek an eighth term and paving the way for Mitt Romney, a critic of Mr. Trump’s, to run for the seat.


This might cause issues for Trump's next pick for the USSC given Hatch's expertise as chair of the Judiciary committee
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Was Hatch involved in helping with the Gorsuch pick? I thought Grassley was the Senator who spearheaded helping Trump with the pick. I know Hatch was chair awhile ago, but I don't recall Hatch being particularly involved in the process last year. I could certainly be forgetting.
 
TurtleDude said:
I will make a gentlemen's bet with you that Trump will get at least one more and most likely two more picks before 2020 is over
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Kennedy and? I don't think RBG or Breyer would willingly leave with Trump in office. I guess I've always heard thirdhand rumblings that Thomas may want to retire early.
 
Ah, the guy who ran on term limits apparently meant 40 year term limits. Not much of a limit if you ask me.
 
Anagram said:
Kennedy and? I don't think RBG or Breyer would willingly leave with Trump in office. I guess I've always heard thirdhand rumblings that Thomas may want to retire early.
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RBG will be carried out on her bench brief but her health is bad. she has had both colon and pancreatic cancer and has appeared dazed and inattentive in recent oral arguments. Breyer isn't exactly spring chicken either though Kennedy is the most likely to leave though he has the second biggest ego on the court and that might prevent that.
 
TurtleDude said:
gloating rights
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Fair enough.

How about a thread down in the nether world where the loser has to gush praise for the winner's exalted intelligence and superior powers of foresight?

I'll shake on it.
 
Winston said:
Fair enough.

How about a thread down in the nether world where the loser has to gush praise for the winner's exalted intelligence and superior powers of foresight?

I'll shake on it.
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works for me but I already consider you an intelligent and honorable poster.
 
TurtleDude said:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/politics/orrin-hatch-retiring-romney-trump.html

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year, rebuffing personal pleas from President Trump to seek an eighth term and paving the way for Mitt Romney, a critic of Mr. Trump’s, to run for the seat.


This might cause issues for Trump's next pick for the USSC given Hatch's expertise as chair of the Judiciary committee
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Yeah I think he's interested. This happened the same day that Orrin announced retirement.

Mitt Romney's Twitter location is updated to Utah as Senate seat opens

So far mum on whether he will make a bid for the Senate from Utah, Mitt Romney's Twitter account on Tuesday was updated to note he calls the Beehive State home.
Romney was already registered to vote in Utah, and the update on Tuesday made it Twitter official.​
 
TurtleDude said:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/us/politics/orrin-hatch-retiring-romney-trump.html

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year, rebuffing personal pleas from President Trump to seek an eighth term and paving the way for Mitt Romney, a critic of Mr. Trump’s, to run for the seat.


This might cause issues for Trump's next pick for the USSC given Hatch's expertise as chair of the Judiciary committee
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Doesn't Mitt Romney live in Massachusetts?
 
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