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Sources: Trump may nominate Peter Thiel to Supreme Court.
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SolidSnakex
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Don't look at the new polls.
Honestly, Thiel is probably the public figure I'm most worried about right now. Plenty of eccentric rich people have bankrolled weird political projects before, but no one with so many resources has ever seemed dedicated to burning it all down in the way Thiel is. Like, there are the rich people who finance Republicans or Democrats every year, but now we have a rich guy who seems most interested in pushing whatever is most likely to bring about the collapse of society so he can get to work building his libertopia. And even once Trump's gone, Thiel's still out there waiting for the next apocalyptically awful candidate to arise.
Rimon-hanit
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Sure is going to be an exciting four years.
It's front-page news in Germany.
Literally just spit my coke everywhere.
ISWThunder
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That's not true. I dont believe Trump can nominate himself.
the_batman
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Michelle Obama should just take Hillary's place and end this election right now.
CreepingFear
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I guess you haven't read history.
Confirmation is normally a tough process. See the current debate over Merrick Garland. With Trump all that goes out the window.
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All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
Judges are appointed, typically the prerequisites are a law degree, membership with a bar association, and time spent working in law. It sounds like this guy meets at least two of those.
However, government of the people and by the people, and equality among all means that unless there's a law the requires those things anyone can be appointed if they're confirmed afterward. As a form of checks and balances you can't tell people that they can't take part in the the government because we all have the right to choose our leaders and take part in leadership of the country. So far as I know there aren't any laws restricting someone without law education or experience from being part of the Supreme Court.
Dude Abides
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Typically the time spent is more than the one year right out of law school that Thiel has.
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All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
But that's not a rule.
AuthenticM
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It should be.
In Canada, in order for a judge to be considered for a Supreme Court seat, he or she needs to have been a judge for 10 or 15 years if I recall. I know that for a lawyer to become a judge, he or she needs to have practiced law for at least 10 years.
Dude Abides
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Nor are the things you listed.
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All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
That was the point of my post.
TheLostBigBoss
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oh, this is good stuff
The guy is plenty judgemental, don't you worry about that.
orthodoxy1095
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Between Thiel and meme explanations, I feel like American politics have really jumped the shark for good.
Shake Appeal
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Peter Thiel on the Supreme Court is the point at which I'd be comfortable calling for bloody revolution, honestly. That would be an apocalyptic scenario, as far as I'm concerned.
QuantumZebra
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Squirrel Killer
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Thank God for the Electoral College.
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