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Generally speaking, our U. S. Supreme Court has been at about a 5-4 (or 4-5) ideological split, as of late. There are some solid conservatives, some solid liberals, and some swing voters. There is much discussion of President Trump now replacing retiring Justice Kennedy. And, obviously, he will seek to fill the seat with a conservative. Which brings me to my question. What has been the most "powerful" (or "disparate") ideological split in the Supreme Court's history? Has the Court ever been 9-0 or 8-1 or 7-2 (or such) in its split? Just curious. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 16:14, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
I remember reading that both of Obama's appointments (Sotomayor and Kagan) moved the court rightward. They weren't painted as conservative per se, but rather, as less liberal than the retiring justices (Souter and Stevens) who they replaced, resulting in a net rightward shift. I don't have a view myself about whether that assessment is correct. Obama's last pick ( Merrick Garland) was less conservative than his predecessor (Scalia), but wasn't confirmed, and who was (according to our article) supported by Orrin Hatch as an alternative to "someone the liberal Democratic base wants". I don't know how Gorsuch (Trump's first appointee, who replaced Scalia) compares with Scalia. 173.228.123.166 ( talk) 03:02, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
In the U. S. Senate, if a Senator is absent, can he or she still somehow vote? I was reading about the upcoming Senate vote for the new Supreme Court justice. The article basically said that Republicans have a 51-49 majority. And it then stated that the Republican majority will be lowered to 50-49, if Senator John McCain is absent due to his health issues. So, if it were a "really important" vote, can an "absent" Senator McCain (or any other "absent" Senator) still somehow cast a vote? Electronically, through telephone, computer, or whatever? Or must the Senator physically be in that room when the vote occurs? Does Wikipedia have any articles about such matters? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 16:23, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
I read the wiki article on gaslighting and checked out a few vids. Can two people be gaslighting each other? I have a mother and daughter (both adults) that I have been working with for a while. I have met each individually as well as together. Both are exhibiting the signs of having been (past and current) gaslighted and each indicates that the other is the perpetrator (when they describe how the other treats her, has impacted her, makes her feel, etc.). There is not currently anyone else in the family system who could have gaslighted both of them. If I were just meeting with one of them, I would likely conclude that the other is the gaslighter (and this is what it presents as when I have met them individually). 76.71.157.49 ( talk) 21:16, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
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Generally speaking, our U. S. Supreme Court has been at about a 5-4 (or 4-5) ideological split, as of late. There are some solid conservatives, some solid liberals, and some swing voters. There is much discussion of President Trump now replacing retiring Justice Kennedy. And, obviously, he will seek to fill the seat with a conservative. Which brings me to my question. What has been the most "powerful" (or "disparate") ideological split in the Supreme Court's history? Has the Court ever been 9-0 or 8-1 or 7-2 (or such) in its split? Just curious. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 16:14, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
I remember reading that both of Obama's appointments (Sotomayor and Kagan) moved the court rightward. They weren't painted as conservative per se, but rather, as less liberal than the retiring justices (Souter and Stevens) who they replaced, resulting in a net rightward shift. I don't have a view myself about whether that assessment is correct. Obama's last pick ( Merrick Garland) was less conservative than his predecessor (Scalia), but wasn't confirmed, and who was (according to our article) supported by Orrin Hatch as an alternative to "someone the liberal Democratic base wants". I don't know how Gorsuch (Trump's first appointee, who replaced Scalia) compares with Scalia. 173.228.123.166 ( talk) 03:02, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
In the U. S. Senate, if a Senator is absent, can he or she still somehow vote? I was reading about the upcoming Senate vote for the new Supreme Court justice. The article basically said that Republicans have a 51-49 majority. And it then stated that the Republican majority will be lowered to 50-49, if Senator John McCain is absent due to his health issues. So, if it were a "really important" vote, can an "absent" Senator McCain (or any other "absent" Senator) still somehow cast a vote? Electronically, through telephone, computer, or whatever? Or must the Senator physically be in that room when the vote occurs? Does Wikipedia have any articles about such matters? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro ( talk) 16:23, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
I read the wiki article on gaslighting and checked out a few vids. Can two people be gaslighting each other? I have a mother and daughter (both adults) that I have been working with for a while. I have met each individually as well as together. Both are exhibiting the signs of having been (past and current) gaslighted and each indicates that the other is the perpetrator (when they describe how the other treats her, has impacted her, makes her feel, etc.). There is not currently anyone else in the family system who could have gaslighted both of them. If I were just meeting with one of them, I would likely conclude that the other is the gaslighter (and this is what it presents as when I have met them individually). 76.71.157.49 ( talk) 21:16, 28 June 2018 (UTC)