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Originally Posted by Adder
Sorry, I thought it was obvious. The court has no power to force the senate to take any action. Even if it wanted to order its co-equal branch to do something, what would it order and how would it enforce it? Send the Marshals to force them to vote?
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The court has no power to do anything, really. But they could settle the issue such that whoever was acting the fool would be formally violating a Supreme Court decision.
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Originally Posted by Adder
Whether a political question or barred by the separation of powers, the court would stay out of it.
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Are you saying the Court has no power to interpret the clause of the Constitution relating to the appointment process of the justices? If McConnell decided as majority leader he was the only person who got to approve a nominee, do you think the Court doesn't have jurisdiction to settle that question?
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Originally Posted by Adder
ETA: Also, it's not my fault you use too god damn many words.
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That's true.
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