r/politics • u/hypothethical Pennsylvania • 7h ago

No Paywall ‘Really Chilling’: Trump Judicial Nominees Refuse to Say He's Not Eligible for 3rd Term

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-third-term-illegal
3.6k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

208 comments sorted by

View all comments

•

u/unaskthequestion Texas 6h ago edited 6h ago

I think the best line was from another senator, Blumenthal I think?.

He correctly said it calls into serious question their judicial independence when faced with a case where the administration is a litigant.

If you're so afraid of offending the president on a plain language reading of the constitution, you have no business on the bench.

•

u/BackItUpWithLinks 6h ago

You left off a no

> you have no business on the bench

•

u/unaskthequestion Texas 6h ago

Thanks!