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2016 Postmortem

Tiggeroshii

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2. Looks like both our sources reference the same person, Sean Davis

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 05:00 PM

Dec 2016

I think the only potential exception to this is if the Democrats can claim a "recess" in between the old and new session, since technically there has to be some sort of gap. In that case, it could pass as a "recess appointment, right?"

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Interesting analysis on the potential Jan. 3 Appointment of Merrick Garland [View all] Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 OP

Another analysis of why that won't be happening... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #1

Looks like both our sources reference the same person, Sean Davis Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #2

SCOTUS has ruled SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #7

I might be sold on this point, though from your link: Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #3

That's simply not going to happen. It's about as likely as MineralMan Dec 2016 #4

:( Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #5

No chance in Hell kudzu22 Dec 2016 #6

Merrick has no chance... conservatives won budkin Dec 2016 #8