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Restore the Balance

10/3/2018

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​The confirmation process for the
Supreme Court nominee
is on pause this week
as the Senate
awaits the findings
of an FBI investigation.

Unfortunately,
it looks like
no matter what
the investigation finds,
half of the country
is going to be
crying foul.

It feels like an impossible situation.

What can we do about it?

We can TALK to one another.

Is anyone happy with the way this is unfolding?

How can we fix the confirmation process?

How do we change the system
so we don't wind up in this
dysfunctional place again in the future?

We need to trust that our Supreme Court is unbiased.

It's hard to do that when the
confirmation process has become
so politically charged.

What can we do to make sure
Supreme Court nominees have overwhelming
support from both parties?

How do we restore the balance in the system?

What are your thoughts? 













1 Comment
Gerry A JONES
10/3/2018 09:38:53 am

This has been a hard time. Starting with the Republicans blocking Obama from making an appointment. (Actually going farther back when there was a block from getting Federal Judges - as far as I know it was a first in Supreme Court Justices)
If that had not happened, I think we'd be seeing this unfolding differently.
I don't really understand how the sitting president can appoint judges who will be on the bench for a life-time but somehow, that was made the law.
This one blurs the regular process with the #metoo movement.
I find myself sighing a lot.

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