Did Trump get a "mandate" to choose SCOTUS members as GOP says?

[independentusa]

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

 

[Captain America]

The only mandate Trump has is probably some Russian drag queen. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[Deuce]

Anyone complaining about anything Democrats do here needs to just have the word “Garland” tattooed on their forehead.

 

[Moon]

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

It's in the Constitution, the only mandate that matters.

 

[TobyOne]

Why does it matter ? He appoints, Senate approves. It doesn't matter how many votes anyone got for anything except for the final Senate vote.

And, oh, by the way - Because of Surrender Monkey Harry Reid, a simple majority works twice as nice.

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

 

[Mycroft]

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

Who are the "ultra right wing justices" you speak of?

 

[Amelia]

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

Well, he did get a mandate. He's the president. He won fair and square, more or less. Russian interference and hush money aside.

But Obama had a mandate and Republicans denied Obama.

So what does any of it mean anymore?

 

[Mr Person]

Well, that's usually what Presidents get to do, subject to congress actually considering and voting. Something that didn't happen with Gorusch.


And now, of course, the Democrats would be idiots not to be just as dirty as the GOP. Hell, they should probably be even dirtier. Might as well find out where the bottom is if we're going to race there. First step to recovery. Or collapse.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Well, he did get a mandate. He's the president. He won fair and square, more or less. Russian interference and hush money aside.

But Obama had a mandate and Republicans denied Obama.

So what does any of it mean anymore?

That you need the POTUS to nominate and a Senate majority to approve to get a new SCOTUS justice seated - just like the constitution says.

 

[Deuce]

That you need the POTUS to nominate and a Senate majority to approve to get a new SCOTUS justice seated - just like the constitution says.

Congress decides the size of the court, so I’m picturing a hypothetical President Ocasio-Cortez with a Democratic-controlled Congress adding five extra seats so that the Ocasio-Cortez sextuplets can fill the rest of the seats. I assume that conservatives on this very message board would have no objection because, hey, appointing SCOTUS members is in the constitution as a power of the President.

 

[itsforthekids]

It doesn’t matter. He’s 2 for 2. My bet is that he’ll wind up with 4...which would be awesome!

 

[ttwtt78640]

Congress decides the size of the court, so I’m picturing a hypothetical President Ocasio-Cortez with a Democratic-controlled Congress adding five extra seats so that the Ocasio-Cortez sextuplets can fill the rest of the seats. I assume that conservatives on this very message board would have no objection because, hey, appointing SCOTUS members is in the constitution as a power of the President.

Yep, then the SCOTUS could set a precedent that whatever congress passes and the POTUS signs into law is constitutional under the federal commerce and/or taxation powers.

 

[washunut]

Well, he did get a mandate. He's the president. He won fair and square, more or less. Russian interference and hush money aside.

But Obama had a mandate and Republicans denied Obama.

So what does any of it mean anymore?

I must be mistaken. I thought Obama appointed Kagan and Sotomayor.

 

[Amelia]

I must be mistaken. I thought Obama appointed Kagan and Sotomayor.

Then Republicans refused to take even the first steps to consider his nominee after Scalia died. He made a perfectly fine nomination yet the Supreme Court went most of the year one judge light because Republicans wouldn't honor Obama's mandate.

Dirty tricks with specious justification.

Nothing means anything anymore.

 

[Parrish]

78,000 votes over 3 states was more than enough to win the EC but does qualify as a mandate.

 

[washunut]

Then Republicans refused to take even the first steps to consider his nominee after Scalia died. He made a perfectly fine nomination yet the Supreme Court went most of the year one judge light because Republicans wouldn't honor Obama's mandate.

Dirty tricks with specious justification.

Nothing means anything anymore.

Granted that was not right. If they wanted to defeat him they should have given him a hearing and then voted. He deserved that and so did Obama.

 

[haymarket]

Since Trump hold office illegitimately, he can claim no mandate for any action as president.

 

[independentusa]

Who are the "ultra right wing justices" you speak of?

Gorsuch for one and now Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is the one chosen to save Trump by ending the investigation.

 

[dobieg]

Since Trump hold office illegitimately, he can claim no mandate for any action as president.

Any word on if Ginsberg is still on oxygen?

 

[Mycroft]

Gorsuch for one and now Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is the one chosen to save Trump by ending the investigation.

Neither one of those men are ultra right wing justices.

 

[apdst]

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

He's the president. He gets to make the pick.

 

[apdst]

Anyone complaining about anything Democrats do here needs to just have the word “Garland” tattooed on their forehead.

Elections have concequences.

 

[Logician Man]

The only mandate Trump has is probably some Russian drag queen. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Too damn funny!....:lamo...although he most likely has a mandate hanging at the end of each arm.

 

[apdst]

Congress decides the size of the court, so I’m picturing a hypothetical President Ocasio-Cortez with a Democratic-controlled Congress adding five extra seats so that the Ocasio-Cortez sextuplets can fill the rest of the seats. I assume that conservatives on this very message board would have no objection because, hey, appointing SCOTUS members is in the constitution as a power of the President.

FDR tried rigging the system like that.

 

[Grokmaster]

I heard a GOPer in the hearings today basically say that Trump got a mandate to choose who he wanted to be on the SCOTUS by winning the election. My problem with that is that a mandate says you won the most votes, thus proving that a majority of our citizens wanedt Trump to choose ultra right wing justices for the court. Yet we know that Trump did not get majority of Americans to vote for him and thus for his choices. He won by getting the most votes on the electoral college, and lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes. So my question to that GOPer on the committee, where is the mandate?

31 of 50 states say he did.

Get over it.